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Unifor joins with Aboriginal peoples across the country in recognizing June 21st, Aboriginal Peoples Day - the summer solstice that has for centuries been recognized as a day to celebrate First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples and their heritage.

It is also a day to reflect on the history of colonialism, to take a critical look at its on-going legacy, andto re-commit ourselves to righting the wrongs of both the distant and recent past.

We recognize that indigenous rights are inalienable. On June 21st this year our focus is on unfulfilled treaty obligations, on education rights for Aboriginal children and teens, and on the failure of oursociety to ensure even the basic safety and dignity of Aboriginal women.

Unifor is holding a Conference of Aboriginal / Indigenous Workers and Racialized Workers / Workers of Colour from June 20 to 22, 2014 at Port Elgin, Ontario. The theme is: "Challenging Racism - Building our Union".  Additional information about the conference is attached in separate English and French documents.

Local 2025 will provide $500 to up to two delegates to help offset the cost of attending the conference.  This is in keeping with the education guidelines adopted by the Local.

Interested members should contact Local Secretary Louise Laporte no later than May 29 if they wish to attend.

It took the better part of a year but our Local has a new agreement with the PSAC.

As executive members – and on behalf of our Local members – we offer our sincere thanks to those who served on our bargaining committee.

We recognize the hard work and commitment of:

Allison Pilon – who chaired the committee through its work finalizing our bargaining demands and the start of negotiations
Jacek Janczur – who took on the responsibility of committee chair when Allison took maternity leave late last fall, 
Jawara Gairey, Jean-Rodrigue Yoboua, and Loren Crawford.

We appreciate their willingness to take on this task and to complete it successfully in this difficult climate.

Unifor has 305,000 members working in every major sector of the Canadian economy.

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