by SEIU Branch Local 1 | Mar 6, 2022 | London and Area News
By Equity Representative Pam Diggs: International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on March 8 worldwide. This day is focused on empowering, educating and fostering support for women and children. The wider agenda of IWD encompasses a variety of different...
by SEIU Branch Local 1 | Feb 6, 2022 | Uncategorised
The poster read, “Wanted at once, 300 men for No. 2 Construction Battalion for coloured men of Canada.” The unit was formed in Nova Scotia, home to more than a third of this country’s blacks. …In the early 1900’s, during the First World War they weren’t always wanted...
by SEIU Branch Local 1 | Dec 6, 2021 | London and Area News
Ottawa (02 Dec. 2021) On December 6, 1989, a male gunman opened fire in a classroom at the Montreal engineering school, specifically targeting women students in an anti-feminist attack. The École Polytechnique massacre is commemorated annually as the National Day of...
by SEIU Branch Local 1 | Nov 20, 2021 | London and Area News
As transgender people gain more visibility and acceptance, we take time this November 20th to remember those who were not so lucky to be accepted. Transgender Day Of Remberance serves several purposes. It raises public awareness of hate crimes against transgender...
by SEIU Branch Local 1 | Sep 15, 2021 | Health & Safety, London and Area News
Starting on September 22nd, 2021, the Ontario government , in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, will require people to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of their vaccination status to access certain businesses and settings. Some of these...