Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Ayesha is a Union Representative at the union for Canadian Office & Professional Employees- COPE 378 (MoveUP). She completed a B.A. in Sociology and holds certificates in Global Governance, Human Rights, and NGO & Non Profit Management. She serves as a Member of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women. Ayesha's paid and unpaid work includes the intentional centering of anti-imperialism in spaces here, near and far- including but not limited to: race & class liberation and challenging white supremacist Patriarchy. To recognize her demonstrated impact for social change, Ayesha was named a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum, delegate for the Banff Forum, distinguished as KPU's Outstanding Young Alumni and is recognized as one of KPU's Top 40 Alumni to Watch. She has been featured by CBC The National, Spice Radio, Sher e Punjab Radio, Rabble Media, The Vancouver Sun, and The Surrey-Leader Now.
As a Union Organizer with MoveUP, I support workers to build collective power through organizing, leadership development, member engagement, and strategic campaigns. My work includes leading certification campaigns, defending bargaining units during raid and decertification activity, developing organizing infrastructure, and designing education programs that strengthen worker and member participation. Highlights include: • Lead organizer on 7 successful certification campaigns across the non-profit, environmental, education, labour, and financial services sectors. • Led a major raid defence campaign to protect existing bargaining rights and membership. • Developed organizing frameworks, policies, and training resources, including anti-raid and decertification response systems, member resiliency curriculum, and organizing best-practices programs. • Designed and facilitated training for Executive Council members, Board members, staff, stewards, activists, and union representative trainees. • Trained more than 175 union leaders, staff, members, and activists, including 8 Union Representative Trainees across three organizer development cohorts. Areas of focus include organizing strategy, member engagement, leadership development, internal organizing, campaign planning, facilitation, and worker empowerment.
o Sher e Punjab Radio's segment on volunteering: 05/15 o MC for KPU's "Annual Sociology and Criminology Undergraduate Student Conference": 11/15 o Panelist for Kwantlen Student Association's "Social Justice Mixer": 01/16 o MC for Rabble's "Combatting Islamophobia in the Media" event: 04/16 o Spice Radio's segment on genocide prevention: 05/16 o Moderator for the panelist discussion at the KDocs film screening "After Spring": 02/17 o Spice Radio's segment on student organizing: 03/17 o Spice Radio's segment on social events for women: 01/18 o Panel Moderator for the Kwantlen Documentary Film Festival: 02/18 o MC for the BC Government's Eid Al-Adha celebration event: 06/18 o MC for the United Nations Decade for People of African Descent Forum: 08/18 o Panel Moderator for the Kwantlen Documentary Film Festival: 02/19 o CBC Vancouver's segment on Ramadan: 05/19 o CBC National's segment on "Where are you really from?": 06/19 o Government Relations Workshop Facilitator at the Alliance of BC Students' conference: 06/19 o CBC Vancouver and CBC National's segment on "Where are you really from?": 07/19 o Panelist for the BC Federation of Labour's Young Workers Conference on the topic of Union Organizing: 09/19 o Facilitator at BCGEU's Young Workers Conference: 09/19 o Panel Moderator for “Because We Are Girls”: 01/20 o Festival Panel Moderator for the Kwantlen Documentary Film Festival: 02/20 o Panel Moderator for Vancouver Shapers X SFU Public Square event “Women of Colour Rising”: 03/20 o Alumna panelist for KPU's Leaders of Change Forum: 05/21 o Workshop Facilitator for a Personal Support Workers Class on Allyship & Solidarity: 06/21
Reporting to the President, the Operations Organizer is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations necessary to support the society in achieving its objectives set forth in the Strategic Plan. The Operations Organizer manages all facets of operations including policies, internal systems, Human Resource functions, and Finance- by driving efficiencies, communication, and program delivery excellence with a focus on sustained continued improvements. This is an internal-facing role, providing leadership and guidance to employees who work in one of two office locations or remotely from home. -Provide support to all unionized staff, including support for the new working relationships with the Student Executive and its committees -During Collective Agreement renewal years, act as the Employer representatives in bargaining activities -Act as one of the Staff Liaison Officers alongside the President and maintain accurate, up-to-date, complete and confidential personnel files -Assist with and provide expertise, advice and direction on human resource matters, notably the Collective Agreement, Personnel Policies, occupational health & safety, employment standards legislation, WCB requirements, staff benefits and insurance, grievance procedures, etc.
-Organize the shipment of 2,500+ pieces of gently used soccer equipment from various Surrey soccer clubs to marginalized schools in Accra, Ghana -Distribute 2,500+ pieces of equipment to marginalized schools for their physical education programs
Member of Unionized Workers’ Union- UWU: Equity-Seeking Committee Member Labour Education: -Staff Representative Training Level 1: Grievances (March 2019) -Staff Representative Training Level 2: Arbitrations (April 2019) -Staff Representative Training Level 3: Negotiations (May 2019) -Staff Representative Training Level 4: Bargaining Representation (June 2019) -Staff Representative Training Level 5: Facilitation (September 2019) -The Working Mind Employee Program (October 2019) -Organizing for Power (April 2020) -Popular Education Facilitation Training (October 2020)
Labour Education: -Organizing Academy (January 2019) -Steward Fundamentals Level 1 (May 2019) -Enhanced Steward Training (June 2019) -Workers of Colour Roundtable (June 2019) -Anti-Oppression Training (July 2019) -Young Workers Conference (September 2019) -Women's Conference (November 2019)