The OPSEU/SEFPO Coalition of Racialized Workers is inviting OPSEU/SEFPO members who identify as racialized as defined in the Ontario Human Rights Commission Policy and Guidelines on Racism and Racial Discrimination to apply for a position on the Committee.

CoRW Committee is seeking new members from Region 3, 4, and 6.  CoRW recently acquired the status of an OPSEU/SEFPO Committee.

The role of the representative on the Coalition of Racialized Worker is to:

• organize, educate, support, and empower all racialized workers within OPSEU/SEFPO;
• ensure racialized workers are adequately represented within OPSEU/SEFPO’s structures;
• encourage the participation of racialized workers at local, regional and in all decision-making processes within OPSEU/SEFPO;
• monitor the situation of racialized groups by promoting the collection and analysis of Code-consistent “race” based data;
• review policies, laws and regulations which create and perpetuate racial discrimination;
• ensure systemic racial barriers in social, economic and political institutions are removed and corrective action taken;
• work with equity-seeking groups to broaden and develop the goals of the Committee, and build coalitions within the community; and
• assist in establishing Coalition and committees within the regions to develop and promote programs to encourage Racialized members to participate in Union

The selection committee will screen the applications and make a recommendation to the Coalition based on the following five considerations:

• geographic balance of the seven (7) regions;
• representation of the diverse racialized communities served by the union (i.e., a wide range of racialized members from the Black, Person of African Descent, Asian, South East Asian and Racialized communities);
• mix of community and union activity;
• Gender Diverse Persons
• a desire to network, advocate, educate, and increase equality for racialized workers

Please forward applications to Equity Unit (e-mail to equity@opseu.org not later than 5:00 p.m. on January 31, 2023

If you have any difficulty reading the attachment, please contact hnamu@opseu.org

CORW 2023 Call out Application

Full name *

Local number

Address *

Address Line 1

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

Home phone

work phone

Email *

Place of employment

Job title

Please check your OPSEU/SEFPO Region

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Please indicate which Racialized group(s) you belong to:

• Black
• Asian
• South Asian
• Other

Racial identity

Are you active in OPSEU/SEFPO (e.g. elected to union position)? *

• No
• Yes

What region are you from?

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What is your understanding of the work of the Coalition of Racialized Workers Committee? *

What is your understanding of Racialization? *

Please list your past and current union activities if applicable: *

Please list your past and current community activities if applicable: *

What issues have you identified as barriers that prohibit the full participation of racialized people within OPSEU/SEFPO in particular and the broader society in general? *

How have the issues you identified above prevented full participation of Racialized workers within OPSEU/SEFPO? *

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