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"Social Unionism is all about giving back to the communities that foster our families." |
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Social Unionism is a concept in which unions look beyond immediate objectives and try to reform social conditions of the workers. Unionism may also be considered as a means of appealing to needs of members which are not necessarily economic. In social unionism programs with regard to education, health, welfare, artistic, recreation, and citizenship are designed to attempt to satisfy needs of members' whole personalities. Social unionists believe that labor has an obligation to better the general society.
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Social Unionism attempts to integrate workers, trade unions and the labor movement into broader coalitions for social and economic justice. In principle, unions and other organizations support each other in what are seen as mutually beneficial goals.
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The Cancer Prevention Challenge Our Environment Council has participated in multiple Cancer Prevention Challenges (formerly the Run, Walk, and Roll for Cancer Prevention). Involving our council in this important cause helps us reach out to members to support a worthy cause that affects almost every Canadian, but also helps us educate our Brothers & Sisters about cancer prevention vs. cancer cures. The Cancer Prevention Challenge is the only fundraiser exclusively devoted to cancer prevention in Canada. All funds raised from this event go to the Women's Healthy Environments Network, and eighty percent of those funds raised, come right back to us to be spent on cancer prevention initiatives in our own community. Rain Barrel Fundraiser Sale Every year DREC holds our Rain Barrel Fundraiser Sale to raise money for our Council. Our rain barrels are used fruit, vegetable, olive, & pickle barrels that have been refurbished by rainbarrel.ca to help us promote; recycling, reusing, home gardening, and sustainability. These rain barrels are $60 and are sold in retail stores for up to $150. They come fully equipped with a mosquito net, spigot and overflow hose. Rain barrels are great for collecting rainwater to use in the garden. It’s good gardening practice with both environmental and financial benefits. |
Valentine`s Comedy for Cancer Prevention Our newest Cancer Prevention Challenge is a sell-out event featuring three comics from the Yuk Yuks Canadian Comedian line-up, as well as one of our local Rock and Roll bands Thoze Guyz. Guests are presented with attendance prizes full of cancer prevention information, and links to internet based Cancer Prevention resources. Halloween Fundraiser Dance Party The Durham Regional Environment Council has held Halloween Fundraiser Dance Parties to raise funds for our council, and share our profits with a local community environmental organization. Fluoride Information Night Unifor DREC has hosted information sessions with Free Durham From Fluoride to shed light on the facts about water fluoridation, and how it is an outdated, hazardous practice that only adds to the toxic soup of chemicals we are exposed to everyday. Reaching out to our community partners and allies helps build relationships between our union and the community, while helping to educate everyone about environmental hazards we face everyday. |
Earth Day Education
Every April, through a unique Earth Day programs, Unifor and The Workers Health & Safety centre challenge Ontario students to think outside the box — or at least, outside the blue box. Students, their educators and families alike, recognize the value of recycling programs and ‘litterless' lunches. So why not also think about recycling cars, electronic goods, and other consumer products that load up already overcrowded landfill sites?
Our program learning objectives help ensure participating students have a better understanding of key concepts related to sustainability including:
Throughout our program, we emphasize by example, innovations workers, community advocates, environmentalists, enlightened entrepreneurs and governments are taking to make a world of difference for this planet, and all who inhabit it.
Check out Our Union's Student Environmental Outreach Program, in partnership with the Worker's Health & Safety Centre!
Every April, through a unique Earth Day programs, Unifor and The Workers Health & Safety centre challenge Ontario students to think outside the box — or at least, outside the blue box. Students, their educators and families alike, recognize the value of recycling programs and ‘litterless' lunches. So why not also think about recycling cars, electronic goods, and other consumer products that load up already overcrowded landfill sites?
Our program learning objectives help ensure participating students have a better understanding of key concepts related to sustainability including:
- Environmental impacts of climate change, water use and misuse, electronic waste, consumerism
- Links between environmental impacts and worker and community health
- Opportunities for young people, their families and schools to examine their own environmental impacts and ways to make more sustainable choices
- The many ways workplaces and governments can move us to a cleaner, greener economy.
Throughout our program, we emphasize by example, innovations workers, community advocates, environmentalists, enlightened entrepreneurs and governments are taking to make a world of difference for this planet, and all who inhabit it.
Check out Our Union's Student Environmental Outreach Program, in partnership with the Worker's Health & Safety Centre!
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