December 18, 2017 at 2:00 PM
Unifor Local 2002 LGBTQ committee held their first
meeting on November 29, 2017 at the Local’s Headquarters in Toronto. Local 2002
President, Euila Leonard welcomed and congratulated the committee for coming
together for their first meeting.
Kellie Scanlan – Unifor National liaison and proud
LGBTQ member – joined the session and gave a presentation on the recommendations
put forward by the National Pride Committee at Canada Council held in August
2017. The committee also reviewed a three-year strategic plan based on those
recommendations.
Kevork Vahedjian was selected by his peers as
committee chair and will be the primary contact for the Unifor 2002 LGBTQ. The
committee is currently working on a communication strategy and will share once
established. The local will also have a link for members to sign up to send /
receive e-mail and also potentially join this committee in the future.
Unifor is committed to representing all members,
which includes creating safe and fair workplaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual,
trans and queer (LGBTQ) union members.
We are proud of the work we do to confront
homophobia and transphobia in the workplace. Unifor advocates for the Pride
community in Canada. Unifor actively participates in Pride parades and holds
national Pride conferences.
In Solidarity,
Your Unifor LGBTQ Committee,
Phil Ayotte, District 201, Winnipeg Airport
Joanne Goulet, District
205, Calgary Airport
Saul Santiago, District 301, Toronto Airport
Benoit
Lapointe, District 401, Montreal Airport
Ferdinand Macaraig, District 616
Regina Airport / Saskatoon Airport
Colton Marshall, District 613, Kelowna
Airport
Martin Melanson, District 508, Saint John Reservations
Krista
Melvin, District 508, Saint John Reservations
Luis Garcia–Mendez, District
104, Vancouver Aeroplan
Carl Smith, District 104, Vancouver Aeroplan
Wade
Ireland, Unifor Local 2002 Secretary Treasurer
Kevork Vahedjian, District
400, Montreal Reservations & LGBTQ Chairperson
Christine Bower, Liaison to
the Executive Board
Euila Leonard, Unifor Local 2002 President
For more information, please contact:
Christine
Bower, Liaison to the Executive Board
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