As Vice President of CMAW Local 1995, Chris advocates for 1000 members in the areas of safety, workplace harassment, contract negotiations and benefits. His union contributes to the community by sponsoring local teams and volunteering to help youth develop an interest in the trades. As trustee on the Pension and Benefit Board, Chris increased benefits…
Adam is a Director in Air Canada’s Strategic Procurement group where he oversees the commercial and contractual matters related to the IT and Commercial portfolios. He brings extensive experience managing and negotiating high stakes and complex supplier agreements and is known for his ability to find solutions and to defuse conflict. Adam graduated from HEC…
Terry is a Registered Professional Forester and the Tribal Chief of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council (CSTC) since July 2012. Many aspects of Terry’s position as Tribal Chief at CSTC involve being vocal and an advocate for the membership’s rights and title and to address indigenous rights issues with the Federal and Provincial governments. Prior…
John is the Chief Steward, University Operations, for United Steelworkers Union Local 1998 at the University of Toronto. Since joining in 2012, John has worked to help employees manage their employment relationship with the University. In 2015, John led the Local’s by-law review process as Co-Chair of the committee and helped prepared the Local to…
Born and raised in Edmundston, Jennifer has worked for the Public Service of Canada for almost 20 years where she has developed expertise in policy, program management, communications, governance and client service. She has been an Executive for over ten years and has held positions in multiple departments. She is currently Deputy Director, Appointments at…
Jane is a resident physician, researcher and internationally sought after speaker specializing in medical education and advocacy around physical activity for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease. She earned her MD and PhD in sports and exercise medicine and is a World Champion and Olympic Rower. Jane pursued further medical training in six different…
Cari graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1994 with a degree in Criminology and Sociology. She began her career with Correctional Service of Canada in 1995 as a Correctional Officer. She served as a Parole Officer as well as acted in positions of Coordinator Case Management and Unit Manager. In 1999, Cari worked at RHQ…
Basia is the newly-elected President of the Winnipeg Labour Council. Before that, she worked as a Letter Carrier while serving as Vice President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers Winnipeg Local 856. For over two years, she put her considerable energy towards the Restore Door-to-Door Delivery campaign and successfully lobbied for a postal banking…
Carly is from Niagara Falls and works at Post Foods. She is a member of Unifor Local 1101, where she has been a union rep for 12 years. Carly has held numerous positions on her Local’s executive, including being on the bargaining committee for the last three contracts. She is also the chair of Unifor’s…
