FAIR (Friends Against Indigenous Racism) Committee
FAIR Committee Mandate:
- To deal with racism in SGEU and the workplace and to ensure the emotional, mental, and physical well-being of Indian and Metis members
- To represent the interests of Indian and Metis SGEU members
- To develop and promote anti-racist policies and to provide education and programs for use internally and/or externally.
FAIR Committee Objectives:
- Promote anti-racism education in the workplace (employer and union) and within union leadership.
- Ensure that every available avenue and job opportunity is open to all Indian and Metis members by promoting such options as SGEU negotiating mandatory, and properly funded, Employment Equity plans.
- Act as a resource to approved organizing initiatives to bring Indian and Metis workers into SGEU.
- Develop long term plans to ensure Indian and Metis representation in SGEU through the establishment of an Aboriginal Sector in the union.
- Actively ensure that all racial incidents concerning Indian and Metis members are positively addressed through the co-operation of the FAIR Committee and other internal SGEU structures.
- Reach out to Indian and Metis SGEU members and co-operate with other organizations committed to racial equality.
- Support and promote the Representative Workforce for Aboriginal Workers Strategy.
FAIR Membership Criteria:
Members must have:
- Aboriginal ancestry
- Awareness and understanding of Aboriginal issues
- Knowledge of union principles would be an asset
- Union membership in good standing for one year
Committee Composition, where possible:
- Gender parity
- North/South representation
- Urban/Rural representation
- Chairperson elected internally
Committee Structure:
- 6 = One member elected from each of the Sectors
- 1 = One Provincial Council member
- 1 = One equity member from the PS/GE Sector elected at the Biennial Equity Conference
- 8 = Total size
- Term for FAIR Committee Members = two years
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Committee Members
Corey McCafferty (Public Service)
Vacant (Crowns)
Tammy Glasser (Health)
Joanne Fiddler (Education)
Albert Zwozdesky (Community Services)
Sharon Rose (Retail Regulatory)
Kara Stonechild (Equity)
Greg Eyre (Staff advisor)
