Friday June 14, 2019
For Immediate Release
Toronto, ON – Staff Representatives from the National Union of Public and
General Employees have joined the IAM.
The ten representatives provide support and coordination for NUPGE
members unions in Ontario such as OPSEU and Canadian Union of Brewery
and General Workers Local 325.
“Many of these groups operated as a staff associations and wanted the
resources and expertise of the IAM to speak on their behalf,” said IAM
Grand Lodge Representative and Organizer Scott Jackson.
The NUPGE staff representatives join their counterparts from the Canadian
Labour Congress, Canadian Office and Professional Employees, United
Food and Commercial Workers, International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, Nova Scotia Government and General Employees and the
Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario – Toronto, as members of
IAM Local Lodge 1922.
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For further information:
Scott Jackson – IAM Grand Lodge Representative/Organizer
416-225-9003/416-579-0854
Bill Trbovich – IAM Director of Communications for Canada
416-386-1789 Ext #31/416-735-9765
Link to article on IAMAW Canada
