COPE 378 members

COPE 378membersBUILDING OUR FUTURE. FIFTY YEARS STRONG.Accenture Business Servicesfor Utilities (ABS)Senior Rep: Brad BastienUnion Reps: Kevin Smyth, Karen RockwellAccenture Business Services for Utilitiesprovides outsourced services to utilities inNorth America. COPE 378 members work incall centres, customer service and meter readingfor BC Hydro.Aviscar, Inc.Senior Rep: Brad BastienUnion Rep: Kevin SmythAvis Rent-A-Car System, Inc. and itssubsidiaries operate the world’s second largestgeneral-use car rental business. COPE 378 hasbeen certified as a union representing workersat Aviscar Inc. in British Columbia since 1969.British Columbia AutomobileAssociation (ERS & SC)Senior Rep: Dave ParkUnion Rep: Pat JunnilaBCAA is a not-for-profit member servicesorganization offering services to travelersincluding through Service Centres andEmergency Road Services. COPE 378 beganrepresenting workers at BCAA in 1998.BC Transit - VictoriaSenior Rep: Dave ParkUnion Rep: Kevin PayneBC Transit is the provincial crown agencycharged with coordinating the delivery of publictransportation throughout BC (outside theGreater Vancouver Regional District).BC Transit manages and operates the VictoriaRegional Transit System. COPE 378 hasrepresented workers here since 1977.more at >> www.cope378.caBritish Columbia Government& Service Employees UnionSenior Union Rep: Dave McPhersonBCGEU is a diverse union representingapproximately 60,000 people in BC. Theunion employs a number of workers to carryout the union’s affairs including support andadministrative staff. COPE 378 has representedsupport staff at the BCGEU since 1996.BC HydroSenior Rep: Brad BastienUnion Reps: Barbara Junker, Vic FothBC Hydro provides power to fuel economicgrowth in British Columbia. Its primarybusiness activities are the generation anddistribution of electricity. Transmission of thatelectricity is facilitated by the BC TransmissionCorporation on behalf of BC Hydro. COPE378 has represented workers at BC Hydro since1962 and with it’s predecessor, The BC ElectricCompany, since 1955.BC Transmission CorporationSenior Rep: Brad BastienUnion Rep: Jackie BrownBritish Columbia Transmission Corporation(BCTC) is an independent electric transmissioncompany responsible for the planning,management and operation of BC Hydro’stransmission assets. It officially began operationson August 1, 2003. COPE 378 has representedemployees at BC Hydro since 1962 andcontinue to represent those now with BCTC.Berlitz Canada Inc.Senior Rep: Brad BastienUnion Rep: Teresa DavieBerlitz Canada provides Canadians with livelanguage instruction for personal or professionalrequirements. COPE 378 has representedworkers here since 2003.COPE 378 members work throughoutBC at over 30 different facilities.Although our union name is new, ourpredecessor unions have been representingworking people in BC since 1955.Capilano CollegeSenior Union Rep: Brad BastienUnion Rep: Karen RockwellCapilano College’s main campus is in NorthVancouver, with regional campuses in Squamishand Sechelt. COPE 378 has representedsupport and administrative staff at CapilanoCollege since 1974.Canadian Northern ShieldSenior Rep: Dave ParkUnion Rep: Brian NelsonCanadian Northern Shield Insurance offers a fullrange of personal insurance products, includingpolicies for homeowners, condominium ownersand tenants, commercial insurance and privateauto insurance. COPE 378 has representedworkers at this company since 1974.Coast Mountain Bus CompanySenior Rep: Dave ParkUnion Rep: Kevin PayneCoast Mountain Bus Company is part of theTransLink family providing daily bus andSeaBus services to Greater Vancouver. COPE378 has been the union for workers who provideoperational, scheduling and administrativeservices for the company since 1977.Columbia Hydro ConstructorsLtd.Senior Union Rep: Brad BastienUnion Rep: Jackie BrownCHC, a wholly owned subsidiary of BC Hydro, ismandated to provide a labour relations structureand to be the employer of construction labour tosupport power generating projects in BC.Dollar Thrifty AutomotiveGroup Canada Inc.Senior Union Rep: Brad BastienUnion Rep: Kevin SmythThrifty Car Rental is one of the largest carrental companies in the world. COPE 378 hasbeen representing workers at this company’slocations in BC since 2000.Fortis BCSenior Rep: Brad BastienUnion Rep: Jackie BrownFortis BC generates and distributes electricity tohomes and businesses in south central BC. Theyprovide repair and emergency response, build,maintain and upgrade power lines and facilitiesand install and read meters. COPE 378 hasrepresented workers here since 1980.Page 10 cope 378 Local Voice SUMMER 2006