National Truth and Reconciliation Day 2021: Working towards justice
Today marks the first annual national day for truth and reconciliation where we take the time to commemorate the Indigenous people who have endured violence and suffering throughout Canada’s history, as well as reflect on the ways that we can all work towards reconciliation and justice for Indigenous people across North America.
At ACFO-ACAF, we are taking this day to seek out educational resources on Indigenous history and culture, as well as support Indigenous-led businesses and organizations in our community.
This new statutory holiday applies to all ACFO-ACAF members under each classification’s collective agreement as “one additional day when proclaimed by an act of Parliament as a national holiday”:
- CT-EAV (AU collective agreement): Article 12.01(l)
- CT-FIN (FI collective agreement): Article 22.01(l)
- CT-IAU (AS collective agreement): Article 30.02(l)
- NAV Canada collective agreement: Article 25.01(l)
While we are encouraged by the progress made towards reconciliation in the creation of this statutory holiday, we recognize that there is still much more to be done. As such, we call on the newly-elected parliament to make progress towards implementing the 94 Calls to Action laid out by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
Related
Update: Employer refocusing of government spending
On November 7, ACFO-ACAF President Rob Hawkins and Director of Labour Relations Scott Chamberlain met with the employer to discuss […]
Complete ACFO-ACAF’s EDIAR survey
We are pleased to be launching our Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism (EDIAR) survey and request your completion of the […]
Register today: ACFO-ACAF Holiday Gala (December 13)
We are thrilled to be bringing back for a second year our highly popular end-of-year celebration event, the ACFO-ACAF Holiday […]