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Agenda
Sunday, March 12, 2023
1:30 p.m. REGISTRATION TABLE OPENS
4 p.m. MEET AND MINGLE
5:30 p.m. OPENING PLENARY
Welcome
Indigenous greetings
Elder Syexwáliya Ann Whonnock, Squamish Nation
Video greetings
Mark Hancock, National President
Opening remarks
Candace Rennick, National Secretary-Treasurer
Keynote: “How did we get here? CUPE feminists breaking barriers”
Judy Darcy, former CUPE national president, BC MLA and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
Monday, March 13, 2023
8 a.m. SMUDGE
9 a.m. PLENARY
Panel: “Where are we now? The political landscape for women workers”
Bilan Arte, national human rights representative, CLC
Leah Gazan, NDP MP for Winnipeg Centre
Emilie Nicolas, columnist
Armine Yalnizyan, economist
Moderator: Sylvia Sioufi, managing director, CUPE national services
10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:50 a.m. SKILLS-BUILDING BLOCK #1
12:20 p.m. LUNCH
12:45 p.m. CAUCUS
Black and racialized workers
1:40 p.m. PLENARY
Presentation: “Up with women’s wages: Blueprints for fair and equitable pay”
Édith Cardin, Job Evaluation and Pay Equity Coordinator, Quebec
Mélanie Gougeon, Job Evaluation and Pay Equity Representative, Quebec
Kari Scott-Whyte, Job Evaluation and Pay Equity Representative, British Columbia
Emily Turk, Senior Job Evaluation and Pay Equity Officer, National Office
3:10 p.m. BREAK
3:30 p.m. TRIVIA: KEY MOMENTS IN WOMEN’S LABOUR HISTORY
4:45 p.m. CAUCUS
Indigenous workers
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
8 a.m. SMUDGE
8:15 a.m. CAUCUS
2SLGBTQI+ workers
9 a.m. PLENARY
Panel: “How do we build? Organizing for victories”
Marlihan Lopez, community organizer,
Peggy Nash, former NDP MP for Parkdale—High Park
Diane Therrien, former mayor of Peterborough, Ontario
Laura Walton, president, Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU)
Moderator: Lisa Djevahirdjian, communications representative, Quebec
10:30 a.m BREAK
10:50 a.m. SKILLS-BUILDING BLOCK #2
12:20 p.m. LUNCH
12:20 p.m. CAUCUS
Workers with disabilities
1:40 p.m. PLENARY
Panel: “Putting equity at the forefront”
Nadia Aristyl, CUPE 2000, Quebec
Sheryl Burns, CUPE 1936, British Columbia
Juanita Forde, CUPE 2191, Ontario
Lisa Kreut, Hospital Employees’ Union, British Columbia
Lindsay Poll, CUPE 4070, Alberta
Moderator: Catherine Louli, senior communications officer, CUPE national office
3:10 p.m. BREAK
3:30 p.m. REGIONAL MEETINGS
4:45 p.m. CAUCUS
Young workers
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
8 a.m. SMUDGE
9 a.m. SKILLS-BUILDING BLOCK #3
10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:50 a.m. PLENARY
Reflecting back: Poets in residence
Véronique Bachand and El Jones
Closing remarks: “Where do we go from here? CUPE’s fight for gender justice”
Candace Rennick, National Secretary-Treasurer