"A society.... that permits discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation is a society that permits discrimination period."
- Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella

The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour supports gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgendered workers in their struggle for inclusion in human rights legislation and collective agreements, and their fight for dignity and justice.


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Committee Mandate:

1. To organize gay and lesbian trade union members in Saskatchewan.
2. To gather and disseminate information about the needs and issues facing gay and lesbian workers.
3. To develop plans to have these issues addressed within the union movement.
4. To coordinate the work in Saskatchewan with the Canadian Labour Congress working group and network with other gay and lesbian organizations.


International Day Against Homophobia in Saskatchewan - May 17th
Letter to GLBT Community from Larry Hubich (2007) click here...

UNTIL...

UNTIL we’re considered equal, and not simply ‘tolerated’.
UNTIL our youth aren’t forced to leave home for the streets. UNTIL our partners are welcome at all family, social and workplace events.
UNTIL the police are there to protect us not harass us.
UNTIL sex trade workers are not seen as criminals.
UNTIL our children see our families reflected in school curriculum and story books.
UNTIL our differences and our cultures are celebrated not denied.
UNTIL it’s safe to come out at school.
UNTIL it’s safe to come out at work.
UNTIL hospitals, banks, travel agents, and insurance companies see us as people not problems or profits.
UNTIL we’re not stereotyped into certain jobs or denied others. UNTIL parents aren’t freaked out by having gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered children.
UNTIL we don’t have to justify, explain and expose our private lives.
UNTIL harassment at work stops.
UNTIL our streets are safe for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people.
UNTIL religions open their doors to our celebrations and expressions of faith.
UNTIL we can express gender without fear of reprisal or ridicule.
UNTIL gender stereotyping stops and we are all free to be wholly human.
UNTIL the cure for homophobia is discovered.
UNTIL we can love and be loved, with joy and gay abandon, 

We will not give up...

Links:

Canadian Labour Congress www.clc-ctc.ca (under rights)
EGALE Canada www.egale.ca
Canadian for Equal Marriage www.equal-marriage.ca
Canadian Rainbow Health Coalition www.rainbowhealth.ca
PFLAG Canada www.pflag.ca
Gay and Lesbian Community Centre of Regina www.glcr.ca
University of Saskatchewan www.ussu.ca/lgbcentre/
Saskatoon Pride Festival www.saskatoonpride.ca
Saskatchewan Resources for Sexual Diversity http://library.usask.ca/spcoll/srsd
University of Regina http://ursu.uregina.ca/~gblur/
Canadian Auto Workers Pride Pages www.caw.ca/whatwedo/pride
HEU LGBT Standing Committee www.pridepages.org
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission www.iglhrc.org
International Gay and Lesbian Association www.ilga.org
LGBT Network of Amnesty International www.ai-lgbt.org
Pride at Work www.prideatwork.org
Canadian Union of Public Employees www.cupe.ca/www/equalitypride
CEP www.cep.ca (under Human Rights/Equity then Equity Issues)
CUPW www.cupw.ca (under National Committees then National Human Rights Committee)
Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation www.osstf.on.ca
PSAC www.psac.com
Pink Blood - Homophobic Violence in Canada www.pinkblood.ca
United Steelworkers www.uswa.ca (click on "Who We Are" and then STEEL PRIDE)
National Day Against Homophobia www.homophobiaday.org
ARC International www.arc-international.net


Solidarity and Pride Committee report to SFL Convention 2009 (pdf)