1984-07 July IBEW Journal.pdf - International Brotherhood of ...

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CANADIAN FEDERATION
OF LABOUR [FL FCT
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Pictured are tt1e IBEW delegates 10 the Second Convention 01 the Canadian Federation of Labour which was held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The delegates mel in caucus 10 review and lake action on convention business.
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Canadian Federation of
Labour Convention Held in
Edmonton, Alberta
The Second Convention of the Canadian
Federation of Labour [eFL)
..... (Federation Canadicnne D~l Travail),
- was held in Edmonton, Alberta, May
9and 10, 1984.
Two hundred and thirty-Ave delegates
from unions and councils af­
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filiated to the e FL attended and participated
fu ll y in the business coming
- before the Convention.
Besides the International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers, other
unions scated at the Convention were
International Association of Heat and
Frost Insulators and Asbestos Work-
__ ers, International Brotherhood of
Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders,
Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers,
International Union of Bri cklayers
and Allied Craftsmen, International
Union of Elevator Constructors, International
Union of Operating En-
-'l gineers, Operative Pla sterers' and
Cement Masons International Association,
In ternational Brotherhood
of Painters and Allied Trades, and
United Association of Journeymen
and Apprentices of the Plumbing and
Pipe Fitting Industry of the United
States and Canada.
President of the CFL Jam es Me­
Cambly was the delegate from the
Federation, and de legates Peter Salisny
and Don Backs represented the
Alberta and Northwest Termorics
District of MacKenzie Council of
Labour. Brother Sa lisny, a member
of lBEW Local 424, Edmonton, Alberta,
is the president of the recently
chartered CFL Council of Labour for
Alberta and the Northwest Territories.
There were 16 fraternal delegates
from six national and international
unions or regional and proVincial
organizations present. Fraternal del·
egates represented the following Ofganizations:
The ProfeSSional Institute
of the Publi c Service of Canada,
The Professional Radio Operations
First District Vice President Ken G. Rose served
as chairman of the Resolutions Committee during
the Convention. VICe President Rose also
chaired the IBEW delegation caucus .
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