Celebrating Diversity, Creating Change

Celebrating Black History Month 2024

This year, we held events in Toronto and made our debut in Hamilton.

We enjoyed entertainment and food, and we hosted a panel with Black SEIU Healthcare members and staff to discuss how we can influence the political decisions that affect Black healthcare workers and everyone in our community.

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Women’s March

SEIU Healthcare members lead the way at Toronto’s International Women’s Day march! Our union is driven by women who will never back down; leading the fight for equal pay, while refusing to let Doug Ford get away with his anti-worker and anti-women legislation.
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Filipino Heritage Month BBQ

Our celebration at Earl Bales Park brought us together for a day filled with delicious food, live performances and interactive games. Filipino leaders were invited to discuss their efforts to oppose Doug Ford’s privatization agenda with influential activists advocating for the community. It was an inspiring day of celebration, unity and learning as we highlighted the growth of the API Committee and shared vision stories with our union family.

LGBTQ2+ Pride

We were thrilled to celebrate Pride in Toronto and Ottawa this year. From shaking it on our big, beautiful Pride float to meeting Ottawa having important discussions around our political action work what we are doing to make sure workplaces are safe, welcoming and inclusive for our LGBTQ2+ members.
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In Solidarity at the Grassy Narrows’ River Run

We marched with over 8,000 people in solidarity with the Asupeechoseewagong Grassy Narrows First Nation for mercury justice and clean water access. The contamination, caused by the Dryden Paper Mill dumping mercury in the English-Wabigoon River in the 1960s and ’70s, continues to affect the community. Led by Shyanna Medicine, our Indigenous Executive Board member, we proudly participated in River Run 2024. This important event, held every two years, highlights critical issues — and next time, we need even more of you to join us and make a greater impact.
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Labour Day Parade

Workers Elect the Future!

This Labour Day, we were in more than a dozen locations across Ontario, showing our purple power and letting our province know that our healthcare workers will determine who is mine who will be elected to office in the upcoming Provincial and Federal elections.

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Empower Her Gala

We hosted our first-ever SEIU Healthcare EmpowerHer Gala. This year, we proudly supporting The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF). 

During the event, members celebrated culture, enjoyed incredible performances, and recognized SEIU International Canadian Vice President Sharleen Stewart, who won the first-ever EmpowerHer award.

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