Greetings On behalf of the National Council of the Union of Health and Environment Workers I want to wish everyone a Happy Black History Month. February each year is an opportunity to celebrate the work […]
Women’s History Month: Women in Our Union
This October the Union of Health and Environment Workers is celebrating Women’s History month. Each year Canadians from across the country join together to acknowledge the many contributions that women have made in every field […]
The Union Makes Us Strong
We hope you get the chance this Labour Day to enjoy the last long weekend of the summer with family and friends. Maybe go to a cottage or a lake, have a barbeque or attend […]
Celebrate and Remember
June is a month to remember and celebrate. We celebrate Pride across the country as a welcome opportunity for all of us, regardless of our sexual identity to acknowledge and celebrate our differences. It is […]
Safety First
One of the things we all learned during the pandemic is the importance of our individual and collective health and safety. As a Union we had to redouble our efforts to ensure that all UHEW […]
No Justice No Peace
March is a month where we recognize both the progress we have made and how far we still have to go. On March 8 the Union of Health and Environment Workers will celebrate International Women’s […]
December milestones and reminders
Greetings Every December we note and commemorative a couple of very important days on the calendar. They are more than just days. They are milestones and reminders that we have much more to do to […]
Remembering
November is a month of remembering and remembrance. On November 11 we remember and honour those who gave their lives for our freedoms. We have a democracy and freedom to vote and participate fully in […]
Pride’s Place is in Your Union
Greetings June is Pride Month in Canada, and the Union of Health and Environment Workers would like to wish all our LGBTQ2+ members a happy and safe Pride. Pride was born out of struggle. It […]
Fight for the Living
One of the first issues that trade unions fought for was the right to have a safe and healthy workplace. In fact, it is a primary reason that many workplaces organized because if your work […]