A message brought to you by the Human Rights and Race Relations Committee

June 21 is Canada’s National Indigenous Peoples Day, which is meant to celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures, and outstanding achievements of the nation's indigenous peoples.

Courageous restaurant workers at the Rainforest Café in Niagara Falls have been seeking a first contract from their employer Canadian Niagara Hotels for over a year and have been on strike since April 7^th.

We were invited by our Liberal MP, Jean Rioux. We met him in the reception area to talk about the status of collective bargaining. We also had a chance to meet the following MPs: Jean Rioux, Denis Paradis, François-Philippe Champagne, Diane Lebouthillier and Joyce Murray.

We asked Minister Murray to return to the bargaining table with reasonable offers.

The CEIU National Human Rights/Race Relations (HRRR) Conference is fast approaching and matters dealt with by this conference will be in the form of resolutions which are either adopted or defeated by the accredited delegates in attendance at the Conference.

The Canada Employment and Immigration Union (CEIU) is calling for nominations for the positions of Representative(s) and/or Alternate(s) to sit on the CEIU National HRRR Committee.

May 17 of every year is International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT).  It is a rallying event offering an opportunity for people to get together and reach out to one another.

The CEIU National Office and Simply Voting, is conducting an electronic vote for the following positions:

• Alternate NVP for Alberta/NWT/Nunavut
• 2^nd Alternate NVP for Ontario
• 2^nd Alternate NVP for Quebec
• 2^nd Alternate NVP for Women’s Issues, Western Region

Mental Health Awareness Week is May 6th-12th, 2019.  In that light we would like to ask a few questions on mental health in the workplace.

The Canada Employment and Immigration Union is pleased to be able to offer fifteen (15) $2,000.00 National Scholarships to CEIU members in good standing, their spouse, their common-law spouse (including same sex partners) and/or their dependant(s).

The National Executive (NE) met in Gatineau, Quebec from Friday, April 5^th to Sunday, April 7^th, 2019 with training on the morning of April 5th.

The February 5^th, 2019 minutes of the NE conference call were approved at this meeting and are now available on the CEIU website.  Should you, as a member of CEIU, wish to read or view these minutes or the previous minutes of the National Executive meetings, please contact a member of your Local Executive, as they have been provided with the password to access these minutes.