Telecommunications Workers Union Committees

TWU Committees
Committee Roles

Executive
Bargaining
Constitution
Education
Finance
Health and Safety
Human Rights
Political Action
Youth

Structure

Structure
Function
Executive Council

COMMITTEES as of April 2009
Constitution Committee
Education Committee
Finance Committee
Pension Trustees
Bargaining Committee
Clerical Job Classifications/Evaluations (JEMS)
Contracting Out, Monitoring and Action
Employment Equity
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered (GLBT) Committee
Health & Benefit Plan Trustees
National Health And Safety Committee
Human Rights Committee
Language and Cultural Committee
Member Outreach Committee
New Certifications Committee
Operator Services Steering Committee
Political Action Committee
Quality Of Service Committee
Shareholder Activism Group
Technology Committee
WCB Committee
Youth Committee
Federation Of Labour Committees
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Ontario
- Quebec (FTQ)
Canadian Labour Congress



Elected Committees

Constitution

Bryant Boyd
Allan Haggstrom
Brian Harlow
Bruce Kennedy
Guy Mousseau
Juanita West
Monte Worthington (Chair)

Education

John Bass
Jean-Luc Boisvert
Bonnie Devine
Mike Lucas
Nancy McCurrach (Secretary)
Martin Plourde
Chris Stephens (Chair)
Ivana Niblett, Business Agent

Finance

Philippe Baril
Grant Beattie
Elizabeth Fletcher, (Secretary)
Derek Mason
Randy Romer
Sherryl Anderson, ex officio

Pension Trustees -- TWU

Carol Nagy
George Doubt, President
Sherryl Anderson, Secretary-Treasurer
Lee Riggs, Business Agent

Bargaining

as required


Appointed Committees

Clerical Job Classifications/Evaluation (JEMS)

Lila Hackett, Business Agent - BC
Cindy Orivolo, Business Agent - BC Delores Pilsl, Business Agent - AB
Dale Warner, Business Agent - AB

Contracting Out, Monitoring and Action (COMAC)

more to be filled
Dave DiMaria, Business Agent

Employment Equity

Lila Hackett, Business Agent - BC
Ivana Niblett, Business Agent - AB
Paolo Rehel, Business Agent - QC
Maria Zonni, Business Agent - ON

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered (GLBT) Committee

Jeff McCade
Steve McWhirter
Rachel Perant
John Carpenter, Vice President

Health & Benefit Plan Trustees

Czar Loquia
Ron Ritchey
Lori Ruggles
Lance Trevison
Cindy Orivolo, Business Agent

National Health & Safety

Benny Chou
Al Haggstrom, Secretary
Brian Harlow, Vice Chairperson
Greg Kadey
Dave Michie, Chairperson
Doug Tse
Jason Dosdall (Alternate AB South)
June Garden (Alternate BC)
Ron Palmer (Alternate AB North)
Dave Turcotte (Alternate QC)
Kelly Wright (Alternate ON)
Robin Arndt, Business Agent
Paolo Réhel, Business Agent

Human Rights

John Bass - AB, Secretary
Jean-Luc Boisvert - QC, Chairperson
Alanna Depree - AB
Shannon Forward - ON
Louise Gertzbein - ON
Pierr-Richard Joseph - QC
Kavita Parasram - Chairperson
Kelly D Thompson - BC
Tamara Marshall, Business Agent - BC
Isabelle Miller, Business Agent- QC
Dale Warner, Business Agent - AB
Tricia Watt, Business Agent - ON

Language and Cultural Committee

Racquel Ramsumair
Isabelle Miller, Business Agent
Paolo Réhel, Business Agent

Member Outreach Committee

Robin Arndt, Business Agent
Isabelle Miller, Business Agent Ivana Niblett, Business Agent
Lee Riggs, Business Agent
Michael Thompson, Business Agent
Tricia Watt, Business Agent
Alyson Williams, Business Agent

New Certifications

John Carpenter, Vice-President

Operator Services Steering Committee

Robin Arndt, Business Agent
Colin Brehaut, Business Agent
Betty Lockhurst, Business Agent
Bobby Schneider, Business Agent

Note: Each Operator Services Local selects a representative to be on the committee

Political Action

Carmen Cairns - BC
John Hockley - ON
Michael Irving - BC
Guy Mousseau - BC
James Renick - AB
Colin Brehaut, Business Agent
Alyson Williams, Business Agent

Quality of Service

to be filled

Shareholder Activism

to be filled

Technology Committee

Paulo Garcia
Steven White
Dave DiMaria, Business Agent
Dale Warner, Business Agent

WCB Committee

Ann Bridge - ON
Randy Romer - BC
Alain Roy - QC
Maria Zonni, Business Agent

Youth Committee

Marc-André Brochet
Michael Boucher
Mike Lucas
Justin Miller
Harmony Oakley
Caroline St-Louis
Bojan Savic
Alyson Williams, Business Agent

 

Federations of Labour & CLC Committees (Appointed)

Alberta

Vice-President -- John Carpenter
Vice-President -- Ivana Niblett
Education -- Ivana Niblett
Gay, Lesbisan, Bisexual, Transgendered -- John Bass
Health and Safety -- Dale Warner
Political Action -- Alyson Williams
Women's Committee -- Delores Pilsl
Youth Committee -- Alyson Williams

British Columbia

Executive Council -- George Doubt
Human Rights -- Tamara Marshall
Occupational Health and Safety -- Dave DiMaria
Political Action -- Colin Brehaut
Women's Rights -- Betty Carrasco

Ontario

Health and Safety -- Maria Zonni
Human Rights -- Tricia Watt
Women's Rights -- Maria Zonni
Visible Minorities -- Tricia Watt

Quebec (FTQ)

FTQ Director -- Isabelle Miller
Health and Safety -- Paolo Réhel

Canadian Labour Congress

Vice President -- George Doubt
Disabilities Committee -- Betty Carrasco
Education Committee -- Ivana Niblett
Political Action -- Alyson Williams
Youth Committee -- Alyson Williams