Special Edition: Black History Month 2024

Black History Month 2024 – Interview with Bernadeth Betchi

To celebrate Black History Month, CAPE interviewed Bernadeth Betchi, a CAPE member, representative plaintiff in the Black Class Action lawsuit, and 2023 CAPE presidential candidate. CAPE invited her to talk about her experience running for President of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees, anti-Black racism and discrimination in the workplace, and much more.

CAPE: The theme for Black History Month 2024 is Black Excellence: A Heritage to Celebrate; a Future to Build. What do you think about the theme and how does it resonate with you as a Black francophone immigrant woman?

Fireside chat: Unions and the federal workplace: challenging the status quo for justice and equity

To mark Black History Month, the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) is hosting a bilingual fireside chat with a panel of prominent voices in the Black federal employee and union communities to discuss what changes are required for unions to better support and represent their Black members, and what the employer can do to ensure Black employees achieve justice and equity in the federal workplace. Find out more.

President’s message: Black History Month – Advancing justice and equity

CAPE celebrates Black history in Canada by honouring and embracing the important role that Black people and their communities have played in shaping the federal public service, the labour movement, and Canadian society. Yet there will be greater cause for celebration when Black people enjoy all the rights and opportunities that our country promises and can fully and equally participate in shaping our collective future.

Black workers have been at the forefront of the labour movement since its early days – despite the many obstacles and discrimination they faced. Labour unions originally barred Black workers from taking...CONTINUE READING.

Calendar of Events

English lunch and learn: Long COVID and the workplace

You are invited to participate in a virtual lunch and learn session on long COVID on March 27 from 12 pm to 1 pm EST. This session will be held in English. Find out more.

CAPE in the News

Ottawa Citizen - Unions urge government to negotiate more damages for public servants over Phoenix pay system

Radio-Canada - Système de paie Phénix : un dédommagement additionnel demandé par des syndicats (French only)

Globe and Mail - Unions call on Ottawa to provide additional compensation as issues with Phoenix pay system persist

La Presse - Les fonctionnaires demandent une nouvelle indemnisation (French only)

CTV - Unions call on government to extend compensation for public servants over Phoenix pay system

The Maple - An Interview With The New President Of CAPE

Le Droit - Bienvenue dans le merveilleux monde de Nate (French only)

Past Thematic Days

Mark Your Calendar

March 8: International Women's Day
March 18-24: Neurodiversity Celebration Week
March 20: International Day of la Francophonie
March 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility

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