February is Black History Month – Fraser Valley Labour Council Fraser Valley Labour Council Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:21:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://fraservalleylabour.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2022/03/FVLC_Favicon-150x150.png February is Black History Month – Fraser Valley Labour Council 32 32 February is Black History Month https://fraservalleylabour.ca/february-is-black-history-month/ Tue, 15 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://fraservalleylabour.labourcouncils.ca/?p=68 February is Black History Month and Canada’s unions are marking Black History Month by calling for long-term, concrete government action to address systemic labour market discrimination and disadvantages faced by Black workers. Read the full Canadian Labour Congress statement here.   There are multiple ways to get involved, take action and to learn! On February 23rd the CLC is hosting a virtual text rally – join us as we mobilize thousands of Canadians to take meaningful action against anti-Black racism. RSVP here!  Send a letter to your MP! Black workers and communities face ongoing systemic anti-Black racism. Tell Ottawa we need government action to combat and eradicate...

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]]> February is Black History Month and Canada’s unions are marking Black History Month by calling for long-term, concrete government action to address systemic labour market discrimination and disadvantages faced by Black workers.

Read the full Canadian Labour Congress statement here.  

There are multiple ways to get involved, take action and to learn!

On February 23rd the CLC is hosting a virtual text rally – join us as we mobilize thousands of Canadians to take meaningful action against anti-Black racism. RSVP here! 

Send a letter to your MP! Black workers and communities face ongoing systemic anti-Black racism. Tell Ottawa we need government action to combat and eradicate it.

Hear directly from Black Labour leaders on the importance of recognizing both the contributions and struggles of Black communities in this country. Learn here!

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