Canada's largest union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), is hosting a four-day human rights conference because it's crucial for the union to continue to move on social issues, says its president Paul Moist.
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Canada’s largest union CUPE hosting human rights conference

Saying it’s a critical moment for equality and the labour movement, Canada’s largest union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is hosting a human rights conference in the prairie city of Winnipeg starting Thursday night (February 5).

The union, which represents workers in such sectors as health care, emergency services, education, municipalities, and transportation, is bringing together some 500 union delegates and invited guests over the four days of the conference. It’s the union’s second conference on human rights.

RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda spoke with Paul Moist, the president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Canada’s largest union about the conference and the issues the union wants to raise.

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More information:
CUPE Human Rights Conference 2015 details – here

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