DISTRICT 7 ANTI-HARASSMENT STATEMENT & POLICY
ANTI-HARASSMENT STATEMENT
Members of OSSTF District 7 have the right to workplace and union environments free from harassment and bullying. Any member who feels targeted by harassment or discrimination must be able to speak up and know their concerns will be responded to immediately in accordance with the OSSTF District 7 Harassment and Bullying Resolution and Complaint Procedure, as approved by District Council.
The Anti-Harassment Officers for each meeting will be identified at the beginning of each meeting.
ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY
A member of OSSTF District 7 has the right to a workplace and union environment free from harassment and bullying. Harassment and discrimination are not joking matters. They have a destructive effect on the workplace environment, individual well-being, and union solidarity. Such actions are not only destructive; they can be illegal. Harassment and discrimination can take many forms and may be verbal, physical, or psychological. They can involve a wide range of actions, including comments, gestures or looks, pictures, messages, touching, or more aggressive actions. These acts may be indirect or overt; they may be isolated or repeated. However, acts of harassment and discrimination are always degrading, unwelcome, and coercive. They are always unacceptable. As members of OSSTF District 7, our goal must be to protect human rights, to promote mutual respect and trust, and to foster inclusion. We cannot condone or tolerate intimidating, demeaning, hostile, and aggressive behaviour against another member. We cannot condone these behaviours when we witness them. As OSSTF District 7 members, we must speak out against this conduct, and stand together to protect human rights. We must take action. OSSTF District 7 is committed to strengthening member solidarity, and, in addition to representing members’ interests in the workplace, takes seriously its own responsibility to ensure that members are treated with respect and dignity at all OSSTF District 7 sponsored events and meetings. Any member who feels targeted by harassment or discrimination must be able to speak up and know their concerns will be responded to immediately in accordance with the OSSTF District 7 Harassment and Bullying Resolution and Complaint Procedure, as approved by District Council.
Members of OSSTF District 7 have the right to workplace and union environments free from harassment and bullying. Any member who feels targeted by harassment or discrimination must be able to speak up and know their concerns will be responded to immediately in accordance with the OSSTF District 7 Harassment and Bullying Resolution and Complaint Procedure, as approved by District Council.
The Anti-Harassment Officers for each meeting will be identified at the beginning of each meeting.
ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY
A member of OSSTF District 7 has the right to a workplace and union environment free from harassment and bullying. Harassment and discrimination are not joking matters. They have a destructive effect on the workplace environment, individual well-being, and union solidarity. Such actions are not only destructive; they can be illegal. Harassment and discrimination can take many forms and may be verbal, physical, or psychological. They can involve a wide range of actions, including comments, gestures or looks, pictures, messages, touching, or more aggressive actions. These acts may be indirect or overt; they may be isolated or repeated. However, acts of harassment and discrimination are always degrading, unwelcome, and coercive. They are always unacceptable. As members of OSSTF District 7, our goal must be to protect human rights, to promote mutual respect and trust, and to foster inclusion. We cannot condone or tolerate intimidating, demeaning, hostile, and aggressive behaviour against another member. We cannot condone these behaviours when we witness them. As OSSTF District 7 members, we must speak out against this conduct, and stand together to protect human rights. We must take action. OSSTF District 7 is committed to strengthening member solidarity, and, in addition to representing members’ interests in the workplace, takes seriously its own responsibility to ensure that members are treated with respect and dignity at all OSSTF District 7 sponsored events and meetings. Any member who feels targeted by harassment or discrimination must be able to speak up and know their concerns will be responded to immediately in accordance with the OSSTF District 7 Harassment and Bullying Resolution and Complaint Procedure, as approved by District Council.