Although there are many sources of support if you’re facing harassment or discrimination, the best tool you have  – is you. It’s important to learn how to advocate for yourself to ensure policies, practices and systems that are supposed to help you, actually do.

• Self-advocacy: FBEC’s Self-Advocacy Checklist gives helpful pointers on how to advocate for yourself and make the system work for you.
• Advise management: If you are experiencing discrimination or harassment in the workplace, it’s important that you inform and seek support from your management. Here’s a sample letter that you can send to inform management and draw attention to your situation.
• Contact your union: It’s also important that your contact your union for support. FBEC has met the following unions to discuss and seek support for our objectives:
  • Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)
  • The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC)
  • Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE)
  • Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)