National Sector Council Conference 2022 Agenda

Opening Plenary

• Moderator: Richard Delisle, National Regional Vice-President, Quebec
• Moderator: Yolanda McClean, National Regional Vice-President, Ontario
• Thomas Louttit, Indigenous Elder

Blanket ceremony

• Debra Merrier, National Diversity Vice-President, Indigenous Workers
• Elaine Kicknosway, Traditional Drummer, Dancer, and Singer
• Mark Hancock, National President

Bystander training

• CUPE Education

Reception

Opening Plenary

Keynote Speakers

• Candace Rennick, National Secretary-Treasurer

Safe Spaces, Stronger Unions

Members of the Safe Union Spaces Working Group will update delegates on CUPE’s ongoing work. Our success in tackling austerity and privatization depends on the ability of all union members to thrive inside our movement, free of gender-based violence, harassment, discrimination, and other forms of oppression.

Presentation: “Fighting inflation without weakening workers”

• Julia Posca, researcher, Institute for Socioeconomic Research and Information (IRIS)

Opening plenary

Panel: “CUPE members resist the threat of privatization”

• Patrick Hallé, CUPE 3247, Quebec
• Sherry Hillier, National General Vice-President, the East
• Thi Vu, Communications Officer, Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU), British Columbia
• Moderator: Aditya Rao, Senior Research Officer, CUPE National

Closing Plenary

Report Back

• Moderator: Sylvia Sioufi, Managing Director, National Services Department

Remarks

• Mark Hancock, National President