International Women’s Day – March 8, 2022 We as Albertan’s need to have a serious discussion on bias. This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is #BreakTheBias, and for good reason. Did you know that Alberta has the second highest … Read More

We are putting a personal spin on our final blog post for Black History Month 2022 and discussing the dearly departed Fitzroy Boyd. Fitzroy Boyd was born in 1945 in Jamaica. In 1975 he immigrated to Canada and became a … Read More

The third installment of our Black History Month blog series will focus on the Honorable Jean Augustine. Jean Madeline Augustine was born September 9, 1937 in Grenada. However, she immigrated to Canada at the age of 23 to study at … Read More

Our second installment for Black History Month will focus on some of the contributions Black women have made to both civil rights and labour. Janice Gairey In 1985 Janice Gairey became the acting President of CUPE 1874. In 2006, she … Read More

Black History, Labour Unionism and the Fight for Equality As most of you are aware, February is Black History Month. So, this month we are introducing a series of posts on the accomplishments of Black people who have furthered labour, … Read More

Union History – The Winnipeg General Strike As far as the historical events in Canadian Labour history, the Winnipeg General Strike is about as notorious as they get. Many of you may already know the gist of it, but for … Read More

Member Assaults – Blog We have said it so many times before, but we cannot repeat it enough: Member safety is our first concern. It is of utmost importance. We have posted frequently on our Code Blue processes and the … Read More

This Sunday October 10th, 2021 is World Mental Health Day. If you’ve been following our blogs for the last couple of years, you’ll know that mental health is something we take very seriously. We care about yours and we want … Read More

ATU Local 583 – 2021 Bike Draw We had over 200 entries for our first ever virtual bike draw! We are pleased to report that the whole process was smooth sailing and all winners have picked up their prizes! Scroll … Read More

We are proud to present our short film compilation from our rally on June 29, 2021. It is our very first Vlog (video blog). If you were unable to attend and would like to watch the live Facebook event please … Read More