{"id":10903,"date":"2025-09-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildingtrades.ca\/?p=10903"},"modified":"2025-09-29T13:09:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T13:09:38","slug":"statement-on-the-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/statement-on-the-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On September 30<sup>th<\/sup>, Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions joins the nation in marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to recognize the impact of the residential school system on Indigenous families and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe affirm our commitment to increasing Indigenous representation in the unionized skilled trades, and strengthening our relationships with Indigenous communities across the country through initiatives like CBTU\u2019s Indigenous Awareness Training,\u201d said CBTU Executive Director Sean Strickland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDuring a time of increased division and polarization, it is more important than ever that we stand together. Today, I encourage members of Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions to participate in local events and wear orange to show solidarity with the survivors of residential schools.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 30th, Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions joins the nation in marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to recognize the impact of the residential school system on Indigenous families and communities. \u201cWe affirm our commitment to increasing Indigenous representation in the unionized skilled trades, and strengthening our relationships with Indigenous communities [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - 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