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The New Union Project: CAW, CEP and Local 232
* For the purposes of analysis, responses “agree” and “strongly agree” are combined into a general “agree” category, and “disagree”and
“strongly disagree” combined to “disagree” in every table presented in this paper.
** ROC: “Rest of Canada”
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General Introduction
Fundamental change is inevitable for the union movement in Canada to survive. Workplace
union density is falling. Globalization is leading to the dismantling of fundamental union provisions, at
the same time as it creates a growing prosperity gap that leaves working families further and further
behind. Hostility towards the labour movement from neo-liberal governments appears to be echoed in
the public that elects those governments. Unions face difficulties connecting with their members, let
alone expanding their membership.
Two of the largest private-sector unions in Canada, the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) and the
Communications Energy and Paper Workers (CEP) have embarked on discussions around the
possibility of combining forces to create a “New Union Project” that changes the way unions do
business.
CEP 232 is a national local representing the federal staff of the New Democratic Party, Canada’s
Official Opposition. With the success of the NDP in the last federal election, membership in the local
rose from about 125 to the current 534 staffers in the leader’s office, MPs’ offices on Parliament Hill,
and constituency offices from coast to coast to coast. A large segment of Local 232’s members are
located in or originate from the Province of Quebec. With its presence across the country and by the
very nature of its work, Local 232 is uniquely positioned with regards to the goals identified by the
New Union Project.
The purpose of this paper is to explore the views of the membership of local 232 with regard to
the New Union Project using a membership survey and interviews of key leaders.

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Exploring the Issues:
As the result of a preliminary discussion with the President of Local 232, Calinda Brown, some
central areas of interest and concern were identified for this study. In addition, the first general
membership meeting of the newly expanded local took place in Ottawa in early June with the New
Union Project discussion as an agenda item.
Methodology:
After identifying key areas of focus for this project, interviews were scheduled with three
identified and key stakeholders:
 Nycole Turmel is the NDP Opposition Whip and former Interim Leader of the party. She holds
a unique perspective on the issues as former national president of the Public Service Alliance of
Canada (PSAC), as a Quebecker, and in her leadership/management role with the members of
Local 232.
 Gaetan Menard, CEP National’s Secretary Treasure and co-chair on the New Union Project
proposal committee with Peter Kennedy of the CAW

 Fred Wilson, Assistant to CEP National President Dave Coles, sits on the joint CEP/CAW New
Union Project proposal committee as a research staffer.
A ten-question survey was also constructed using the Survey Monkey online tool. Questions
included identifying province worked in, level of interest or involvement in the local union, and level
of agreement with statements regarding the New Union Project. The survey was available for a period
of three weeks to members in both official languages. A copy of the survey in English is attached to
this report as an appendix.

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Analysis:
245 responses were collected in total. 23 surveys completed at 30% or less response rate were
discarded. The 222 surveys completed represents 41.6% of Local 232’s total membership of 534.
Results are accurate with 95% confidence ± 5%. 55% of respondents work in Ontario, 34% in the
province of Quebec, while the remaining 11% come from across the rest of the provinces and
territories. 56.8% of respondents self-identified as active or interested in the local unions, 39.6% as
neutral and 3.6% as non-active or not interested.
Findings:
1) Is this New Union thing a good idea? (survey question 3)
Gaetan Menard: “that’s why the part of doing things differently is so important, you are right, if
we continue to do the same things we used to do, it won’t be better. We will just create a new big
one ... it’s just shovelling time in front of us, which is something that I’m totally not interested in …
Let’s create something and let’s use this as the spark to do something differently.”
Fred Wilson: “the trade union movement in Canada has less political influence than any time in
the post war period….through our social role, our role in the media, certainly our political role –
most of the tripartite functions of the state, business and labour have fallen apart…the real question
that we put was, is there an interest in something new? And we found out that there was an interest
on the CAW side in something that was new...something that would have a new identity…a union
that would have new features to be able to succeed where until now we have not been able to
succeed….a new identity, new features, and a new approach to organizing.”
CEP 232 members:
 “it remains to be seen,”
 “if the New Union supports the NDP”
 “If the CAW will continue to oppose NDP this makes no sense for Local 232 whatsoever.”

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“It is a good idea to merge the CAW and CEP to create a new union.”
Agree Neutral Disagree Depends
Total 12.70% 29.70% 39.60% 18%
Active Members 15.90% 20.6 40.40% 23%
Non‐Active Members 8.30% 41.70% 38.50% 11.50%
Quebec 7.80% 40.80% 36.90% 14.50%
ROC** 15.10% 24.00% 41.10% 19.90% *see footnote
The results of the membership survey indicate that, overall, members of CEP Local 232 do not
agree that a new union is a good idea, with active members more skeptical than non-active members,
and workers in Quebec twice as reluctant to agree than their counterparts in the rest of the country,
although the number of members who chose the “depends” option in this question outweighs
agreement in every category. Of the 40 total “depends” responses, 18 of them were neutral in nature –
“don’t have enough information” or “it remains to be seen” as examples – 17 could be characterized as
cautiously supportive – “if the New Union supports the NDP” – and 5 made negative statements such
as “I can’t see any advantages.”
It is probably not surprising that rank and file members would be more skeptical or less
optimistic than the leadership engaged in the discussions around the New Union. One of the issues the
proposal is meant to address is the disconnect between rank and file members and leadership. That
disconnect seems to be evident in the disparity between the optimism of the members of the proposal
committee and the rank and file members of CEP 232.

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2) Should it be a social union? (survey question 4)
The New Union Project aspires to create a “new kind of national Canadian industrial unionism” as
much about ideology as action, “open to all who share the vision of a stronger, larger, Canadian social
union.” The new union would be a social union, “a force fighting for all workers, not just its own
members,” encouraging the existing membership to expand beyond servicing and embrace the work of
movement-building. 1
Nycole Turmel: “In general, the unions’objective is to have a better quality of life, better working
conditions and this isn’t well known, well presented. A social union more open about that will and
should help the survival of unions … I wish for the leaders who have been through the previous
experience that they will be able to use that experience, and look at the kind of union you want,
what kind of leadership you want, being inclusive of young people, being inclusive of the diversity
of Canadians … I do hope that the new union has a part in its constitution about the social side,
and what that means, our responsibilities towards those who are not as lucky as us to have a good
wage or a better job, or good conditions. That is our purpose.”
Gaetan Menard: “I think that we got to … try to put some incentive to say to our people listen …
when you are in the community, with the united way, coaching a hockey team, why don’t you wear
your union hat? Say this is how we are involved in our community, this is what we can do, this is
what we can achieve, and trying to polish our image because quite frankly this is a big problem we
got right now. We are under attack by the government but we are also under attack by the media
who manage to describe us as people who are looking for their pockets only. We are the ‘grandeurs’
with the big pension, and all that while we are losing it all over the place. This is what we got to
change, and change that image that we are not there only for us, we are there for the whole
population, we are there for all working class people in this country and we believe that we can
build a better country if we act together, if we get the community involved.”
CEP 232 members:
 Do I think the new union should organize unorganized workers? Yes! Declining union density
is a problem and the way to solve it is to organize.
 maybe we should fix our union first and establish it for people in the union before we decide to
help other people
 I agree that it should, not sure a new, combined union is a good way to accomplish that.
 every union, combined or not should be doing it CEP and CAW should do this as separate
unions.
 So long as it satisfies the needs of its members first

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“The new combined union should reach beyond its membership
to unorganized, unemployed and unpaid worker groups”
Total 47.50% 27.60% 15.40% 9.50%
Active Members 54.40% 20.8 13.60% 11.20%
Quebec 38.70% 37.30% 21.30% 2.70%
ROC** 52.10% 22.60% 12.30% 13.00%
Although they disagree with the idea of forming a new union, the members of CEP Local 232
do agree in the principles of social unionism as worthwhile goals. The consistent theme in the 40
written responses was enlightening; with many agreeing that reaching out to unorganized workers was
something unions and Local 232 should do whether it is part of a new bigger union or not. A small
number of members felt that the union did not do well enough at servicing and should focus on that
before reaching out.

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3) On affiliation with federations of labour: (survey question 5)
The New Union, as described on the website, would work within existing federations of labour and
maintain those relationships, challenging them to evolve, but be capable of movement-building on its
own if need be.
The question of the FTQ (Federation des Travailleurs et Travailleuses du Quebec) is specifically
relevant and was raised as a concern by CEP 232’s president. Although the FTQ is not formally
affiliated with any political party, federal or provincial, it has previously and repeatedly made
recommendations during elections in support of separatist candidates from the PQ and the Bloc.
“The new union should remain affiliated with provincial and national federations of labour,
such as the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), British Columbia Federation of Labour (BCFL)
or the Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ)”
Total 67.1% 23.3% 4.6% 6.0%
Active Members 86.0% 6.6% 0.0% 6.6%
Quebec 75.60% 14.90% 8.20% 1.40%
ROC 77.70% 10.80% 3.60% 7.90%
Survey results indicate that across all subsets of CEP Local 232 membership, participation in
federations of labour is valued. Of the 13 respondents who chose to enter a written response, only one
(working in Ontario) was specifically opposed to the FTQ. The results here appear to indicate that
workers in Quebec are no less committed to the idea of affiliating with federations of labour than
workers outside the province.
Nycole Turmel points out that separatism is not really an issue, but joining forces together in order
to protect workers and their interests: “Don’t mix separatism with culture and don’t mix those two
things with the labour movement. We should be working together to make sure everybody has a
better life, no matter if you are unionized or not … We don’t need to fight over whether we’re part of
a federation of labour. Be there! We have to be there to represent the workers, and fight our issues
inside the labour movement.”

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Gaetan Menard speaks to the necessity of becoming agents of change with regard to the issue of
the FTQ as well: “Too many times, we elect them and we think that the job is done. We should not
leave them to themselves. We have stories in BC, we have stories in Quebec, the PQ was great for
their first mandate and after that, they have the biggest list of back to work legislation than any
party.”
Fred Wilson echoes that sentiment: “I think that as long as we (the NDP) hold our ground
politically, the FTQ will build relationships with the NPD and I’d be very very surprised if they
didn’t recommend the reelection of all the NPD members in the next election.”
In the course of his interview, Fred Wilson indicated that the FTQ is very interested in building a
relationship with the NPD and having members of CEP Local 232 affiliate with them. They have
apparently been in touch with the National office of the CEP, but no one had communicated this to
Local 232. This in itself is more of a commentary on the disconnect between national leaders and rank
and file members than anything else.
The overall impression in examining this issue is that the executive of Local 232 probably doesn’t
need to worry about potential conflicts between its members in Quebec when it comes to labour council
affiliation and their work supporting New Democrats. Whether or not it happens within the framework
of a new union, the work of the local will be in fostering relationships across the country with
federations of labour and local communities.

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4) On the question of political affiliation: (survey question 6)
“The new union should be politically affiliated with the New Democratic Party of Canada.”
Total 77.0% 12.2% 5.2% 5.6%
Active Members 86.0% 6.6% 0.80% 6.6%
Quebec 75.60% 14.90% 8.20% 1.40%
ROC 77.70% 10.80% 3.60% 7.90%
An overwhelming percentage of respondents agreed with this statement. Of the 12 respondents
who chose to make written answers, 3 of them referred to the issue of a union’s need to remain
politically impartial enough to be primarily focused on the needs of its members and labour issues.
Non-active members were somewhat less enthusiastic in their agreement with this statement than active
members, while province of origin was not a factor.
In both the written survey answers and the interviews, the issue of political affiliation and the
differences between CEP and CAW cultures on this issue were evident. While CEP maintains a formal
affiliation with the New Democratic Party of Canada, “and proudly so,” (Fred Wilson) the CAW has
no such commitment. In a very poignant example of that difference, and very painful to CEP local 232
members at the time, CAW president Buzz Hargrove endorsed Paul Martin and the federal Liberal
party in the 2006 federal election campaign.
Gaetan Mendard: “I have that fucking image of Buzz Hargrove giving his jacket to Paul Martin
and I will never forget that.”
Despite the differences, all three leaders interviewed are hopeful about the possibility of finding
common ground between the CAW and CEP on the issue of political affiliation.
Nycole Turmel speaks to the need for the labour movement as a whole to work together: “Just look
at what’s happened in the last year – we’ve opposed every time we could back to work legislation,
we are in favour of social programs, we want jobs for everybody. And the CAW cannot go against
that.”

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Fred Wilson speaks to the similarities between the two unions: “we did not find that the actual
differences … between our approach and their approach was as wide as the gap between Buzz
Hargrove supporting Paul Martin… (and) Brian Payne being the first labour leader in Canada to
support Jack Layton for leader. That is a big difference, but in real life the differences are narrower
than that. What we both shared in common was a commitment to political action, a commitment to
electoral politics, a commitment to progressive political action in electoral politics and within that
context it’s not like you have to convince the CAW people what the difference between a social
democratic party and the Liberal party is. They of course understand that well. And even in their
strategic voting they have always supported all NDP incumbents.”
And despite the consensus of objection to the CAW’s support of strategic voting and past
history of support of the Liberal Party, members of CEP Local 232 and CAW share the conviction that
a labour organization should maintain enough of a distance from any political party to be able to hold
that party accountable for the ways in which its policies are consistent with the values of working
people. This point was emphasized by several members during the general meeting in June, and one
member put it concisely in a written answer to this survey question:
“Political affiliation is not the most important thing to me when considering a union.
Representation is. Standing beside me to take on management is. Fighting for my rights in the
workplace is. I am a New Democrat but in my view, that's secondary to the union. I think selecting
a union based on political affiliation can lead to a conflict of interest.”
Fred Wilson: “If this is about making labour stronger, renewing and revitalizing labour, if this is
what it`s about then that new power we have has to be wielded effectively and responsibly and
that’s why I think that we`re going to have a very constructive relationship with the party. I think it
will be a better and healthier relationship. If it means the labour movement holds the party’s feet to
the fire that would likely be a good thing.”

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5) On remaining affiliated as a local if a New Union is formed: (survey question 7)
Nycole Turmel: “Alone you cannot do anything. If you’re not part of a bigger picture, a bigger
movement, we will just be fighting among ourselves instead of fighting against the real enemy.”
“If a new union is formed CEP local 232 should remove its affiliation from it.”
Total 20.6% 38.5% 19.7% 21.1%
Active Members 25.4% 26.2% 19.7% 28.7%
Quebec 18.90% 52.70% 21.60% 6.80%
ROC 21.50% 30.90% 19.70% 28.80%
The results of this question seem to be an almost even split until the written responses are taken
into consideration. 25 of the 45 respondents who chose a written answer stated that they had no
issue with removing affiliation with the New Union if it did not endorse or affiliate with the NDP.
The question of political affiliation, in this question and the previous one, comes out over and
above all other issues as the biggest point of concern with the members surveyed.

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6) On effectively opposing the Harper Conservatives: (survey question 8)
Fred Wilson: “One of the things people have got to understand is, that if you have a union the size
of the new union we’re talking about, north of 300 000 members, and I think we can become bigger
than that quite quickly, that a union of that size which would be the largest private sector union in
practically every part of Canada, acquires political responsibilities and everybody’s conscious of
that. We will have the ear of decision makers, we will obviously be very influential everywhere in
civil society and in government and with business, and it will have a huge responsibility to the
whole political landscape, and I think people have got that.”
Nycole Turmel: “Harper is doing a great job of dividing people, he’s doing a great job of making
sure the wages of working people are getting lower and lower, and that those who are getting richer
and richer, he’s letting them do this.”
Gaetan Menard: “The conservatives are one of the new reasons for the new union project. We need
to build the machine to stop them. Stealing our right to strike, stealing our democracy, and what
makes me nervous is not much reaction in the public … Workers are under attack right now like
they’ve never been ... one thing that is very interesting: CAW is very big with Air Canada and VIA
rail. They are big in transportation and we are very big in media and communications, so when
you’re talking about federally regulated labour environments, they will be dealing with us.”
While the three leaders interviewed for this study expressed the conviction that a New Union would
pose an effective opposition to the current neo-liberal Conservative federal government, the survey
results seem to reflect less conviction from the members of Local 232 on that front:
“The new would be an effective component in opposing and defeating
the Harper Conservative government”
Total 35.5% 36.5% 15.6% 12.3%
Active Members 25.2% 36.9% 13.1% 14.8%
Quebec 37.00% 37.00% 23.30% 2.70%
ROC 34.80% 36.20% 11.50% 17.40%
14 of the 26 members who responded with a written “depends” answer expressed the hope that the
New Union could indeed stand as an effective opposition to the current regime. It is interesting to note
that while the culture of the CAW was only cited 4 times in the previous 3 question responses

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combined, 5 times in this question alone. Respondents expressed concerns with the CAW and its
history of supporting either the Liberals or strategic voting as concerns preventing this outcome. It is
also interesting to note that 2 respondents did not see any connection between the formation of a New
Union and fighting Harper.

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7) Would it make a difference in my life to have a New Union? (survey question 9)
“The formation of a new union would make no difference
to me in my day-to-day working life.”
Total 20.0% 30.5% 42.4% 15.7%
Active Members 13.9% 27.9% 51.7% 6.6%
Quebec 23.60% 33.30% 37.50% 5.60%
ROC 18.10% 29.00% 44.90% 8.00%
It seems clear that the members of CEP 232, regardless of their support, are invested in the outcome
of the New Union proposal. One of the 15 written responders, who is located in British Columbia,
pointed out that the formation of the New Union might allow the member to be more actively involved
in Local 232 as part of that greater community building objective, while another member answered that
the degree to which it would affect their life depended on whether they could get involved. Perhaps
predictably, the responses of non-active members reflect some ambivalence to this statement, with an
equal number of them agreeing and disagreeing.
8) The question of civil disobedience. (survey question 10)
“If necessary, the new union should engage in civil disobedience to create social change.”
Total 46.2% 23.8% 21.0% 9.0%
Active Members 46.6% 20.5% 12.3% 10.7%
Quebec 37.50% 20.80% 36.10% 5.60%
ROC 50.70% 25.40% 13.10% 10.90%

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This question was included in the membership survey as a matter of personal interest, and as a
result of discussions that came out of the Labour College spring session. The labour movement is
painted as a threat to a successful economy and increasingly under attack by neo-liberal governments
and in the media. Most recent examples include federal Conservative back-to-work legislation and a
private member’s bill requiring unions to publicly disclose expenditures to political parties, and Ontario
Conservative leader’s Tim Hudak’s introduction of right-to-work legislation that would abolish closed
union shops, effectively nullifying the Rand formula.
In making such anti-union statements, neo-liberals fail to recognize that the Rand decision of 1946
included more than just a formula for collecting union dues from workers. Rand was an agreement
whereby unions agreed not to strike during the period of a collective agreement in exchange for the
right to collect dues from all workers. Prior to Rand, wildcat strikes and labour unrest disrupted the
production of capital when workers removed their labour in order to achieve gains.
The neo-liberal abandonment of Rand as a covenant with labour should be matched by the labour
movement’s throwing down the gloves and playing by the same rules, which would no longer
guarantee predictable periods free of labour unrest. For the time-being, a labour leader could be
criminally charged for encouraging members to disregard Rand, though no such penalty seems to be
applicable to governments or corporations. The results of this survey indicate that the members of CEP
Local 232 would favour civil disobedience, at least in some form, in order to effect social change. It
should be noted that 13 of the 19 respondents who chose to make a written answer to this question
agreed with the statement with some qualification to the degree of civil disobedience, such as ‘non-
violent,’ or ‘not initiated by ourselves.’

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Conclusion:
In many ways the objectives of CEP Local 232 and those of the New Union Project are
identical. Both strive for social justice and fairness for working Canadians. Both understand that there
needs to be public education, activism and awareness in order to achieve those goals. A divergence
occurs in the belief that a new union is the way to achieve those ends. An element of trust is involved,
and trust is what seems to be lacking for Local 232 – trust in the CEP leadership, trust in the current
CAW membership and culture.
It is interesting to note that the very process of conducting this research reflected the barriers
that the New Union Project is attempting to overcome. For example, as an organization that proposes
to create a more open and transparent face to its members, it was quite difficult – though in the end
achievable – to arrange interviews of key leaders in CEP. It took more than three weeks before anyone
responded to requests for interviews and information, and this happened only after resorting to pulling
some strings with the Labour College faculty to knock on a few doors that had previously remained
closed. As a result of the discussions that took place around the New Union and CEP 232, and at least
in part as the result of this research itself, the local drafted a letter to the proposal committee outlining
its concerns with the process which is included here as an appendix, and which will hopefully be
considered as valuable input for consideration.
There is no question that, as the final report of the New Union proposal committee is made
public and comes to floor of the CEP national convention for ratification in October 2012, Local 232
will be following the proceedings with the awareness that the very nature of its existence, without
exaggeration, hangs in the balance.

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REFERENCES:
1. New Union Project. March 1, 2012 CAW-CEP Discussion Paper
http://www.newunionproject.ca/caw-cep-discussion-paper/
2. Fred Wilson, 2012. Interview, June 12
3. Nycole Turmel, 2012. Interview, June 12
4. Gaetan Menard, 2012. Interview, June 13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
With grateful thanks to Chantal Fortin for providing translation of the Local 232 membership survey
into French, and to Calinda Brown, president of CEP Local 232 for providing direction and focus to
this research with an initial conversation and her time.

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APPENDIX I: Survey
1. Choose the province or territory that you work in:
2. What is your level of interest/involvement in CEP Local 232?
Active/Interested
Neutral
Not Active/Not interested

3. For Questions 3 to 10, choose the answer that best fits your agreement with the
statement presented.
"It is a good idea to merge the CAW and CEP to create a new union."
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Depends (please explain) – respondent is required to provide a reply if they choose “depends”
4. "The new combined union should reach beyond its membership to unorganized,
unemployed and unpaid worker groups."
5. "The new union should remain affiliated with provincial and national federations of
labour, such as the CLC (Canadian Federation of Labour), BCFL (British Columbia
Federation of Labour) or the FTQ (Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses de
Québec).
6. "The new union should be politically affiliated with the New Democratic Party of
Canada."
7. "If a new union is formed, CEP local 232 should remove its affiliation from it."
8. "The new union would be an effective component in opposing and defeating the
Harper Conservative government."
9. "The formation of a new union would make no difference to me in my day-to-day
working life."
10. "If necessary, the new union should engage in civil disobedience to create social
change."

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APPENDIX II: Letter from CEP Local 232 to Dave Coles & the New Union Proposal Committee
D earBrotherColes,
O urlocal,CEP 232,helditsannualgeneralm eetingon June6th.Atthism eetingtherewasagreatdealof
interestin theN ew Union projectbetween CEP andCAW.O verthecourseofthem em bership’s
discussion,som eseriousconcernswerealso raised;m ainlythepoliticalaffiliation ofthisnew union and
whatkindofservicesourlocalwillreceivefrom theN ationalofficegiven ourlocal’suniquem ake-up.
Asourlocalism adeup ofm em berswho workforN ew D em ocraticPartyM em bersofParliam entandthe
officeofThom asM ulcair,LeaderoftheO fficialO pposition –theunion’spoliticalaffiliation is
intrinsicallyim portantto ourm em bers.O urm em bersarejustifiablyproudthattheybelongto aunion that
isvocallysupportiveoftheN D P.
G oingforward,ourm em berswantto beassuredthattheirunion’sactionssupportourm em berscontinued
em ploym ent–nam elytheelectoralsuccessofthefederalN D P.In thepast,theN ew Union Project’sother
union,CAW,hasopenlysupportedotherpoliticalpartiesandcam paigns.A notableexam plewouldbein
the2006election cam paign when BuzzH argroveurged m em bersofCAW to voteLiberalwheretheN D P
had no chanceofwinning.Pastexperiencessuch asthisonehaveourm em bership rightfullyconcerned.It
isaveryrealpossibilitythatourdelegatesto convention willbedirectedbythem em bership to voteagainst
theN ew Union proposalreportrecom m endationsiftheissueofpoliticalaffiliation isnotaddressedin a
m annersatisfactoryto ourm em bers.
Asyouknow ourlocalisauniqueone.W eareanationalwith m em bersacrossCanada,from coastto coast
to coast.W ith theN ew Union project,severalofourm em berswish to know whatkind ofservicesour
localwouldreceive,m ainlywhetherornotourlocalwouldbegiven anationalrepresentative;ifourlocal
wouldreceivesupportwith bargainingandarbitration andfinally,whetherourlocalwouldbeexpectedto
contributeto astrikefund,given thatourlocalisunableto go on strike.
In addition to thoseconcerns,willthedifferentregionsofthenew union considerourm em berswhen
trainingisplanned,orpoliticalactionscam paignslaunchedorregionalm eetingsareheld?Currently,we
onlyreceiveinform ation regularlyfrom theO ntario region andourm em bersm issouton training
opportunitiesin otherregionsandhavenotbeen ableto attend regionalm eetingsto discussthisN ew
Union projectbecausetheregionalofficesdidnotm akeCEP 232awareofthosem eetings.
Thankyouin advanceforrespondingto theconcernsexplainedin thisletter.TheN ew Union Projectisan
am bitiousendeavourand onewhich iscannotbefullydeveloped anddecided overnight.Itisourlocal’s
hopethatourconcernscan beaddressed andthatourm em berswillgain theassurancethattheirinterests
willberespectedwith theestablishm entofthisnew union.
Sincerely,
CalindaBrown,President
andtheExecutiveofLocal232
cc:N ew Union Projectproposalcom m ittee

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