June Veecock, an anti-racism activist and Human Rights advocate, is the first woman from a racialized community to work for a central labour organization in a senior position when she becomes Director of Human Rights for the Ontario Federation of Labour in 1986. As Director of Human Rights she is responsible for the Ontario Federation of Labour’s Anti-racism and Equity programs. June was a founding member and Chair of the Ontario Coalition of Black Trade Unionists and a committed member of the Congress of Black Women of Canada.