The Human Rights / Race Relations (HRRR) committee is comprised of the four equity groups within CEIU

The Terms of reference (Link) outlines the mandate of the Committee is to:

Explore, develop and review human rights and race relations initiatives;
Review policies within CEIU and the departments /agency;
To represent and respond to concerns relating to human rights issues;
To monitor and evaluate the progress of  the CEIU as a union and as an employer on issues of human rights/race relations

The Committee is comprised of the following:

(A) The National Vice-President for Huan Rights and their Alternate

(B) Nine (9) members at large, two (2) from each of the following human rights groups

(i)   First Nations/Métis/Inuit
(ii)  Members with Disabilities
(iii) LGBTQ2+
(iv) Racially Visible

(C) plus, one (1) additional chair for non-binary members to be added to the LGBTQ2+ chairs for the HR/RR Committee

Gender parity will be maintained in each of the four groups. Members are elected for a three year term to sit on the national HRRR committee. The elections take place at the tri-annual HR/RR conference. Self-Identify here.

Human Rights / Race Relations Committee members