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“I get inspired by the issues with our band that I bring to CUPE,” says National Indigenous Council co-chair Brandice Blanchard. Learn how Blanchard connects union and community in this profile, part of a series sharing the stories of members of the National Indigenous Council and National Racial Justice Committee.

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