A Woman's Place Is in Her Union?

Tiffany, Brittany, and Elise explore the importance of women in the labour movement and how to combat sexism. They discuss the We Believe You initiative of the CUPE Ontario Women's Committee, microaggressions, news coming out of Activision Blizzard and the 2020 Olympics, and more. With special guest Candace Rennick—CUPE Ontario Secretary-Treasurer and candidate for CUPE National Secretary-Treasurer.   Show links: Sexism in Winnipeg’s Labour Movement. Cole Rockarts, RankandFile https://cupe.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WeBelieveYouJan2021.pdfhttps://www.rankandfile.ca/sexism-and-winnipegs-labour-movement/CUPE Ontario Women’s Committee We Believe You Toolkit Canadian Women’s foundation: www.canadianwomen.org 15 Micro-aggressions Women Face On A Daily Basis, Bustle article https://www.bustle.com/articles/119429-15-microaggressions-women-face-on-a-daily-basis-because-they-all-add-up-to-an-unequal “Gaming Culture is Toxic. A major lawsuit might finally change it.” Written by Aja Ramano , Vox.com. https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/22617457/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-ubisoft-open-letter-toxic-gaming-culture Link to the CUPE National Safe Spaces focus group: https://cupe.ca/safe-union-spaces-focus-groups Link to survey (closes today, but just incase they keep it open longer) : https://cupe.ca/participate-cupes-safe-union-spaces-survey Candace Rennick campaign website;www.candacerennick.comPlus link to the Facebook page :https://www.facebook.com/electcandacerennick/Twitter:@CandaceRennick. CUPE Ontario Young Workers Conference: https://cupe.on.ca/event/cupe-ontario-young-workers-conference/ CUPE Ontario HS IWAC Conference: https://cupe.on.ca/event/health-safety-injured-workers-advocacy-committee-virtual-conference/