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Steelworkers member to member education is specialized training that help members gain skills and confidence to carry out the work of the union.
Dear Steelworkers,
In May each year, Steelworkers join with communities celebrating Asian Heritage Month.
According to Statistics Canada (Ethnic Origin Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016), Asian people are those with origins or ancestry in:
While we recognize the contributions of Asian Canadian people to Canada, we are also aware that there is much more to be done to fight for human rights and equality for everyone. Recent hate crimes and discrimination against Asian people, which increased sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, clearly show how far we have to go.
Organizations such as the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice (CCNC-SJ) have pointed out that current anti-Asian actions emerge in a historical pattern. Beginning with the Chinese Head Tax and the Exclusion Act in earlier Canadian history, to the anti-Asian actions during SARS, to COVID, anti-Asian discrimination and violence has been commonplace in Canadian society.
According to the Vancouver Police Department, anti-Asian hate crimes rose by 717% between 2019 and 2021. A joint 2020 report by the CCNC-JC and Project 1907 showed that since the onset of COVID, there are more Canadian anti-Asian racist incidents per capita than in the U.S. As Canadians, this is shocking.
During Asian Heritage Month, we celebrate the diversity Asian people bring to Canada, but we also demand that Asian people be protected from bigotry and hate, ranging from verbal discrimination to outright physical violence that is demonstrated today.
We call on all Steelworkers to:
In solidarity,
Marty Warren
National Director for Canada
Scott Lunny
USW District 3 Director
Dominic Lemieux
USW District 5 Director
Myles Sullivan
USW District 6 Director
Steelworkers member to member education is specialized training that help members gain skills and confidence to carry out the work of the union.
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