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The first-ever meeting of the Unifor Energy Council took place on May 28 in Montreal.
Unifor National President Jerry Dias spoke to the group about the importance of the Energy Council to Unifor, also the importance of energy as the economic engine to the economy and importance to Canada.
There were 110 delegates from 100 bargaining units representing more than 14,000 Unifor members in the energy sector.
Energy Sector Director Brian Campbell reported on the need for more organizing in the energy sector and pattern bargaining.
He reported that there are several issues facing the industry, but that rail and pipeline transportation tends to grab the most headlines. He said Unifor is against raw bitumen being transported out of the country for processing, costing thousands of jobs in Canada.
The elected executive is:
- Angela Adams, Chair
- Jim Galvin, Vice Chair
- Russ Day, Secretary-Treasurer
- Members at Large:
- Mike Kapelka
- Sandy Boyd
- Tom Kennedy
- Mark Mathewson
- Benoit Potvin
