"Confronting Anti-Black Racism" - Local 160 Weighs-In

The Society of United Professionals (IFPTE Local 160) joins those around the world mourning the death of George Floyd and, here at home in Canada, Regis Korchinski-Paquet. The murder of George Floyd is shocking, it is saddening, and we join those who call for justice for the family of Mr. Floyd. 

We affirm our deeply held conviction that Black lives matter. We recognize that anti-Black racism is deeply embedded within Canadian institutions and that we all must take an active role in confronting and ending that racism. In addition to our ongoing work to address racism in all its forms, a $5000 contribution has been made to Black Action Legal Centre, a community legal clinic supporting low-income Black Ontarians with a wide range of individual and systemic legal issues. Given that anti-Black racism often results in over-policing and over-incarceration of Black people, and that hundreds of our members work in the legal aid system, the Society felt that this was an important and relevant contribution for our union. 

Read the full statement here.

RELATED:
5/29/2020 – Statement from NPEU/IFPTE Local 70 leadership on the murder of George Floyd

June, 2020 - IFPTE Takes to the streets in support of Black Lives Matter (pictured: Western Federal Area Vice President Dr. Lee Stone and Local 21 members participating in peaceful protests in the Bay Area)