July 2012 Newsletter - UNITE HERE Local 47

Vol.4 | Issue 2 | Summer 2012
President/Administrator - Ian Robb’s Report
Since the election of the Future 47 team in February 2011 a lot of
exciting things have happened in our Local Union.
As many of you know, Local 47 has grown from 2005 (imposition of
Trusteeship) at approximately 780 members to in excess of 2700
members in 2012.
In the last year Local 47 has bargained 6 Camp Collective Agreements and 3 Hospitality Sector Collective Agreements. You will find
highlights of those agreements throughout this Newsletter.
We have entered into a Voluntary Recognition Agreement with Sodexo Canada for the Pioneer Camp and for all operations in the
Province of Alberta. We have a provincial wide recognition which
means Local 47 has the right of first refusal for all other operations
in Alberta. Sodexo continues to bid on camp jobs and continues to
work in cooperation with Local 47.
resulted in Local 47 challenging the Alberta Labour
Relations Board over one of
their rules which denied the
true wishes of the members.
Local 47 was prepared to
take the Alberta Labour Relations Board to the Supreme
Court of Canada with a Constitutional Charter challenge.
The Labour Board granted
the Certification vote. During the process Local 47 negotiated a voluntary recogni- Ian Robb, President / Administrator
tion with the Employer. Poplar
Creek was a 500 man camp that is quickly growing to a 1500 man
camp.
I assisted Local 40 (BC) in bargaining with Compass for a camp
in British Columbia. I sat at the table and assisted with workload
issues and also provided a Local 47 camp Steward to be the Steward at the camp in BC. By working together we are ensuring solidarity and continuity in the Camp Sector across the country.
The 3 Aramark Jackfish camps have joined Local 47 – Aramark
agreed to a Voluntary Recognition Agreement and it was ratified
in March 2012. This resulted in approximately 100 new members.
Just down the road from the Jackfish Site is another Aramark Site
– Pike Camp. After the ratification at the Jackfish Sites the folks
working at Pike contacted Local 47 and we are proud to announce
we have ratified another voluntary recognition agreement for this
camp. That is another 80 - 100 new members. At the time of printing this newsletter we are in bargaining with Aramark at MEG Energy, Poplar Ridge Lodge.
Joanne Moody and I worked with ATCO Structures and Logistics
and Sodexo on their bids for new camps representing over 16,000
new beds in the oilsands. If either contractor gets any of those
new camps they will be voluntary recognitions for Local 47 in the
coming months.
Local 47 is in negotiations with Local 41 (Saskatchewan) to merge
into one Local. Local 41 is a hospitality Local with approximately
400 members. We look forward to welcoming the members to our
family. A special called membership meeting will be scheduled to
vote on the proposed merger.
We have organized four new camps – the one called Poplar Creek
is with the catering company of Horizon North Logistics and the
other three are with Aramark. The Poplar Creek organizing effort
Local 47 filed an application for certification for a camp that is run
by SNC Lavalin OM&G. The Employer fought the application and
we had the hearing at the Labour Board in April. This camp will
I, as the Chair of the Building Trades of Alberta Camp Rules and
Regulations Committee, successfully concluded 2 years of negotiations. I was also elected as the President of the Northern Alberta
Building Trades Council.
In this Issue
Executive Officers
Ian Robb - President/Administrator
Albert Amire - Vice President
Joanne Moody - Secretary-Treasurer
Executive Board
Marrouf Abou-morad
Sam Asfour
Charlene Chayka
Bill Franklin
Mo Jomaa
Yassine Kobrosli
Jeannette Tyrkalo
Andre Verreault
Edmonton Executive Board
Calgary Executive Board
Vacant
Trustees
Terry Charlton
Ron Gerow
Ritchie Nagypal
Ester Huston
cont’d page 2
President’s Report
Late Breaking News
Vice President’s Report
Job Steward Training
Merger - Local 41
Sell Jimmy
Christmas 2011
Secretary/Treasurer Report
Membership Meeting
Executive Board Report
Bargaining Update
Habitat for Humanity
In Memorium
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LATE BREAKING NEWS.... LOCAL 47 GOES VIDEO!
It was an amazing experience to have this video conference. Ian Robb and Joanne Moody
spent time with Albian members one evening
and explained the results of the Safety Shoe
Grievance and updated us on the Meal Breaks
Arbitration and Bargaining. Lots of good feedback from the members, who ranged from
long timers like Ali Khedaloui and Hani Hussein, and brand new work permits like Ted Tecle
and Fattha Ahmed.
“It is a breakthrough and a nice
Albian members in attendance
Riad Salha, Deborah Power, Sabrin Abdulmonime,
Gert Bouzane, Daphne Stacey, Lynne McRae, Fidaa Fadel, Rocque Chouinard, Vasilios Fikiris, Diane
Fikiris, Lien Do, Rawad Radwan, Walid Akiki, Vincent
Howe, Said Assaf, Grace Stagg, Gary Stagg, Martha Bernard-Stamatelakis, Emmanuel Stamatelakis,
Wade Boyde, Linda Van Holland, Kim Lang, Duane
Charlton, Fattha Ahmad, Awad Zamel, Monica Pumphrey, Corinna McDowell, Walid Abouhassan, Abdulmajid Osman, Hani Hussein, Marvin Bassendowski,
Victor McRoberts, Ted Tecle, Mohamed El Faki, Souliman Hachem, Cory
Lasaga, Ravin Paramanantham, Lorne Power, Carolyn Moore, Christina
Scallion, Ali Khedaloui, Vikram Saran, Hilda Mason, Tarek Shibley, Helena
McNeil, Butch Barron, Louise MacEachern, Marguerite Herelle, Margaret
Mouland, Brian Kennedy, Pauline Hasselgrave, Jean Nicolakakis, Rex Bennett, Brenda Bennett, Bernie Butler, Saad Karout, Michael Lebek, Robert
Mireault, Mohamed Karout, Yassine Kobrosli.
means to bring the Union together especially with the addition of
more sites everyday”.
A camp attendant was so happy, she said: “I didn’t even know how
they looked like”, another one said: “it was nice, and they were
there to answer any question”, a janitor said “It is a breakthrough
and a nice means to bring the Union together especially with the
addition of more sites everyday”.
“A big thank you to everyone who participated in this historic first”.
President/Administrator Ian Robb’s Report Cont’d
represent another 160 - 180 new jobs.
The Union recently won the hearing at the
Labour Board and the ballots have been
counted. 76 voted in favour of Local 47
and 3 voted against. We are in the process of setting bargaining dates at the
printing of this newsletter.
Suncor’s new project — the Voyageur
camp (which is across the highway from
Suncor Baseplant) opened in June. Compass ESS was awarded the contract and
they have agreed to take the Collective
Agreement we have at the Suncor Site and
put it in place at the Voyageur Site. This
will represent another 100 – 150 new jobs.
Local 47 is working hard to showcase our
members as the best skilled camp workers
in the oil fields. To help reach that goal we
are very happy to announce that we have
just purchased a new office building. It is
essentially turn-key and we have recently
moved into our new home. The building is
almost 16,000 square feet and will have a
great training centre that will keep Local 47
moving forward – the best of the best. We
will continue to have the best trained camp
workers in the North!
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Vice President’s Report
by Albert Amire
I want to share a little bit with you about the
history of our Union and Collective Bargaining. As you all know, Albian, Suncor,
Syncrude, Albian Cafeteria, Voyageur and
Firebag are up for bargaining now.
Your bargaining team will be led by our
President/Administrator Ian Robb and Secretary-Treasurer Joanne Moody and will include members working at each site.
I think it is important to know and especially for our newer Brothers and Sisters that
we were not always paid this well; that we
didn’t always have such a good health care
and pension plan. Very few people know
that in the 80’s we were about 200 members working. At that time, we couldn’t get
seniority into the Collective Agreement. We
had to fight hard for that. Then in the late
80’s our pension was $.15, $.20, $.25 an
hour into our Pension Plan. As members
we united together and wanted to plan for
our future, and we took all the wage increase the Employer gave us into the Pension Plan. This has benefited all Local 47
members, we are all very proud of our Pension Plan and our Health Care Plan. That
is thanks to our Brothers and Sisters who
were around then and thought of the future.
Albert and his newest granddaughter, Leanne.
Now this time, the priority should be the
language in our Agreements. What do we
want? We want money? Of course, but the
company is not there to give, give, give. We
need to get our priorities straight for what
will protect us and future members. We
need to protect our health and safety – so
when we retire we are not broken.
We have to know what we want, we have
to know what our priorities are, we have to
give the leadership the tools and our support to get what we all believe are our collective priorities. Remember what we did
in the 80’s and what we all take for granted
now (seniority/healthcare/pension), we
need to plan for the future, for our future.
JOB STEWARD TRAINING –COMING SOON!
UNITE HERE Local 47 is pleased to announce there
will be a Camp Sector Job Steward Training coming
up in the fall.
Several people have already expressed preliminar y
interest in attending this training. Being a Job Steward
is not an easy task.
There are in fact two ver y impor tant jobs of a Job/
Shop Steward.
• The fir st is to monitor work place conditions, deal
with complaints, investigate and settle grievances
and ensure the Collective Agreement is being
followed.
• The second is to be the Union’s link between the
member ship and the Union Hall.
Being a Job/Shop Steward means:
•Being available by having your door open or your
phone on day and night.
• Your room or apar tment is full of paper s and files.
solver, an organizer,
politically aware.
a
sounding
board
and
be
Your Job/Shop Stewards both in the Camps and in the
Hospitality sector constantly go above and beyond
to help their brother s and sister s. They volunteer
countless hour s of their time to make things better
for their co worker s. These people do not receive any
extra pay for doing these countless extra things ever y
working day and often on their days of f.
All Camp Sector member s w ho would like to par ticipate
in the upcoming Job Steward training should write a
letter to the Union expressing interest, outlining w hy
you think you will make a good Job Steward, describe
volunteer work you have been involved in and please
include your contact infor mation on your letter. All
letter s will be considered and par ticipants will be
selected based on the above criteria.
Please write a letter expressing interest,
outlining why you would make a good Job
Steward, describe volunteer work and
include contact infor mation.
• You must - represent the issue - not the individual
member - but the issue that is raised.
• You will clearly communicate the concer ns of the
member ship to the Union Representative and to
communicate issues from the Union Hall to the
member ship to keep infor mation flowing.
•You must be able to communicate clearly and
professionally with management often in ver y tense
situations.
These are just a few examples of w hat being a Job/
Shop Steward means. Basically that individual must
be a leader, an educator, a communicator, a problem
Local 47 steps up to the plate
A big thank you and a shout out to Joanne, Ian and our very diligent lawyers who challenged the receivers at the Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe!
Sadly, the Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe went into receivership on Friday, November
25th. While most unions would stand back and wait to see what might happen, Local 47
stepped up to the plate on behalf of our members at the hotel and made sure that the
receivers upheld our collective agreement and revoked the letters of termination/rehire
which were sent out to all the members on the day of receivership.
It has been a difficult and challenging time for all the members at the Crowne, with cutbacks, layoffs and reduced hours. The news that the hotel went into receivership was
demoralizing, let alone the news that all of our vacation pay had vapourized and our only
recourse was to apply to the government for compensation of a portion of the monies
owed us for vacation time.
Thank goodness, Local 47 stood up for us and got all that back!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
Sincerely,
Caroline Schwabe
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Merger –
Local 41
As allowed for in our Bylaws, Local 47 is
moving forward to merge with Local 41
in Saskatchewan. There will be a special
called membership meeting to vote on the
merger proposal in the coming months and
a notice will be posted to inform members
of the time, date and location. A merger
with Local 41 will open up the camp sector
in Saskatchewan for our members and allow for better representation for the hospitality members both in Saskatchewan and
Alberta.
Good results equals positive feedback
Ms. Joanne Moody
Local 47
RE: Local 47 Contract Negotiations
Ms. Moody,
When initially approached to represent the Camp Attendants at the CNRL Site, I was
hesitant due to the lack of knowledge of the actual process. I now have a new appreciation for the process and can value the work that our union representatives put forward to ensure we are properly compensated for our dedication, loyalty and hard work.
When the negotiation meeting was concluded, I have to remark on my feeling of complete pride and absolute confidence in our union leader, Mr. Ian Robb. The qualities that
are required to be a great leader are evident in Mr. Robb. He knew the contract through
and through. The passion that he exhibited when negotiating our contract certainly left
me knowing that we are well represented.
I would like to express my gratitude for the opportunity to participate in the negotiation
process of our contract.
Sincerely,
Muriel Strang
Camp Attendant
2005
Sell Jimmy!
Attention Local 47 members!
The Union is selling the 2005 Jimmy that
had been the Union vehicle in Fort McMurray for several years. The Jimmy was kept
in good working order and has 191,570 km
on it.
The asking price is $4,700 O.B.O. prior to
August 30, 2012. If any member is interested in purchasing the Jimmy please
send in a written offer to purchase.
Christmas 2011 - Thanks and Gratitude to Local 47
Local 47 received the following note from Randy Stefanizyn
the Manager of Labour Relations for Syncrude Canada Ltd
and Shandra Linder, Corporate Labour Relations Advisor.
Randy and Shandra sent these notes following the Christmas
dinner that Local 47 members put on at the Syncrude
Site.
Ian,
I am sure that you have received a very positive response
for the efforts that your people continue to put forth.
Obviously the incredible pride in their abilities is reflected
in part through the photographs that Heidi was able to
share with us.
Barge Landing
Our thanks to you for the genuine support of Local 47
throughout the entire year, as your organization continues to work with our contractor of choice.
We appreciate our very positive working relationship your
staff and employees, and especially those employed on our
site.
Randy Stefanizyn
Manager, Labour Relations
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Syncrude Mildred Lake Village
Ian,
Excellent work by your folks. Please let them know that the feedback was all very positive.
What a great opportunity for them to showcase their real talent.
Shandra Linder
Corporate Labour Relations Advisor
Throughout the Oilsands Local 47 members outdid themselves in
making Christmas for their customers a memorable experience.
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Membership Meeting ~ June 10, 2012
At the membership meeting on June 10th
in Edmonton at the Holiday Inn Express
Hotel your Officers were very pleased to
present Brother Michael Lashomb with
Lifetime Membership. Brother Mike has
been an exemplary member who is always
ready to volunteer to help with any project
and he attends funerals on behalf of Local
47 of any Brothers and Sisters who pass
away. It is because of members like Mike
that the Lifetime Membership honour was
created. As of June 10th, the Union will
pay Mike’s Union dues and his burial fees
in appreciation of his service and dedication to Local 47.
Kathy Parent’s Statement About
Unionizing the
Workplace
by Kathy Parent,
Amarak Jackfish Site
What is the process of the union
coming to the camp?
It was relatively easy to get the attention of
the union, because the workforce present
at the camp was ready, everyone felt bullied and was sick of the cheap wages that
we were being paid.
For many of us, we felt that we had nothing
to lose, as we knew there had to be a better
option for us.
Brother Michael Lashomb accepts his lifetime membership certificate from President/
Administrator, Ian Robb and Vice President, Albert Amire.
3rd Annual Catering Championships
The 3rd Annual Catering Championship
took place on Sepember 13, 2011 at the
First Nations community of Fort MacKay.
Food service teams from ESS run camps
in the Fort McMurray area competed in this
ESS lead initiative for the “Catering Chamionship Cup.”
It was a heated, yet friendly, competition between the finest of UNITE HERE
Local 47 members, from Syncrude, Suncor,
CNRL, and Albian Sands.
The Albian Sands team won this year’s title
and brought the “Catering Championship”
cup back home! The team, led by Chef
Brian Gregan, included Cooks: Reggie
Simms, Mary Chong, and Ryan McIsaac,
Baker: Sarah Lawson, and GH’s: Faisal
Zahra, Wayne Hanlon, and Moe Karout.
Local 47 members continue to showcase
their dedication and talents, which enables
the employers to provide the best service
to the customers.
“We compete, not so much against an opponent, but against ourselves “(Bud Wilkinson)
Congratulations!!
By becoming unionized all of our wages
increased by 50% or better, and our jobs
have shifted from being just “jobs” to careers. Instead of being employees of a
company that exploited us for cheap labour, we now make a fair wage that we can
be proud of, as well as being allotted the
necessary benefits that we as Canadians
value in extended healthcare, dental, and
a pension plan.
Secretary-Treasurer
Report
by Joanne Moody
I am please to report that the finances
of Local 47 are in good shape and I am
proud to advise the members of Local
47 that we are in compliance with the
International Union’s fiscal policies and
procedures. The Trustee’s review the
books and bookkeeping practices every two months prior to General Membership meeting and each time they
report that the books are in accordance
with the policies and are in good order.
End of April 2012 – Balance Sheet
Total assets of the Union are:
$7, 516, 785.11
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Executive Board Report
by Yassine Kobrosli
Fellow Brothers and Sisters let’s all take
a step back and do a self-evaluation for
a second; have we ever asked ourselves
where we would be if we weren’t members
of this great Union?!
This matter is of extreme importance to our
organization and subsequently to our lives
and livelihood, because taking our membership in Local 47 for granted is leading
us to complacency, and complacency is
a fertile environment for negative attitude;
which contravenes our Union’s mission of
providing power, dignity, and independence to
the membership. 1
Our wages, benefits, and work conditions
have exceeded by far those of the nonunionized workers at the very same Hospitality/Catering industry, which made our
Union very appealing to job seekers, and
most of us were not an exception, and definitely felt privileged to become members.
The relationship between the Union and the
members is like the relationship between
the heart and the rest of the body, a mutual beneficial partnership, where each is
dependent on the other. The Union gave us
an opportunity to improve ourselves, and
improving ourselves served to improve the
Union in return.
“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether
you take things for granted or take them with
gratitude.” 2
Gratitude, towards the Union, could be
expressed in loyalty, thankfulness, commitment, contribution, and ownership. This
gratitude doesn’t suggest absolute obedience to a person or a group of people,
rather to adopting the idea of unity under
this organization’s umbrella, and the commitment to its advancement.
Bargaining Update
Jan 5, 2012 - 41b Cafeteria and Dashaways at the Syncrude Site members ratified
a four year Collective Agreement with superior language changes and the addition
of the CCIAF Fund contributions, the Benevolent Fund contributions and the Building Trades contributions. The members
will receive a RRSP matching system of
$1,000.00 per year for 2011 and 2012 and
$1,200.00 for 2012 and 2013. In addition
the member will receive wage increases of
4% effective today; 4% effective, April 1,
2012; 4% effective April 1, 2013 and 4% effective April 1, 2014. Thank you to Stacey
Rogers and Albert Amire for your work on
the Bargaining Committee.
There’s always going to be room for improvement, because “the arrogance of suc-
cess is to think that what we did yesterday is
good enough for tomorrow” 3, but negative at-
titude, undermining success, destructive
criticism, spreading false accusations and
rumours, and taking one’s failure against
the Union in the form of DFR complaints,
have all proven themselves to be destructive to the Union, and fruitless to the member.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, it is our choice
to choose between negative and positive
attitude. Let’s not take our membership in
this wonderful family for granted, let’s appreciate what we have, seek improvement
through unity, respect, acceptance and
understanding of others, and always maintain a positive attitude and remember “to be
interested in the changing seasons is a happier
state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with
spring”.
UNITE HERE Constitution.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton.
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William Pollard
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Jan 26, 2012 – Ramada Hotel - Please
be advised that a three (3) year Collective
Agreement has been ratified at the Ramada Hotel in Calgary. The new agreement includes wage increases retroactive to May
1, 2011.
Feb 6, 2012 - Barge Landing Lodge Site
ratified the Mediator’s Recommended
Settlement. The Collective Agreement has
many improvements to language including: workload, scheduling, leave request,
seniority etc. In addition, there are increases in travel subsidy with incremental
increases each year for 2013 and 2014.
Wage increases of 3% retro to February 1,
2011; 4% February 1, 2012; 3% February
1, 2013; 4% February 1, 2014.
Thank you to Bargaining Committee members, Pat Thomson and Shakil (Sam) Ashraf
for their dedication.
Building Trades Golf Tournament – Local 47 team – Ron Bell, Albert Amire, Robert
Hargreaves (Syncrude) and Ian Robb. Local 47 sponsored a hole in this years Golf
Tournament and Nabiel Sanduga and Joanne Moody sold tickets all day and at the
end of the day we gave away a prize of 1 night at the Chateau Lacombe Hotel and a
$150 gift card to LaRonde Revolving Restaurant. The Chateau Lacombe graciously
donated the free night and Local 47 paid for the gift card. Local 47 raised $970 and
President Ian Robb threw in the $30 to make the donation to the Charitable Foundation
an even $1,000.00.
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At the time of writing this newsletter Local 47
is also in bargaining with the Employer at the
University of Calgary.
Preparations are being made and proposals are being received for bargaining
for the Firebag, Albian, Albian Cafeteria,
Borealis and Millenium, Voyageur, Suncor
Baseplant Cafeteria and Mildred Lake Village Sites.
STAY STRONG, STAY UNITED!
Membership
Information
Meetings
Strategic Planning Session
RE: Presentation at Jasper Park Lodge by Bob Blakely
Ms. Joanne Moody
The first Membership Information meeting
was held in Fort McMurray on Tuesday,
February 14th, 2012. President/Administrator Ian Robb spoke to the assembled
members about upcoming bargaining and
the importance of solidarity during the bargaining process.
The most recent Membership Information
meeting was held in Fort McMurray on
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012. Local 47 Legal
Counsel David Mercer spoke to the members about the Collective Agreement and
their rights and responsibilities under their
Collective Agreement.
Voyageur camp celebrates
Canada Day!
I would like to start off with extending many thanks to the people that invited me to
attend the meetings concerning the future of our union on the weekend of 24 Nov 11
at Jasper Park.
My first initial thought was “what a great opportunity to see the mountains and a great
time to get a bit of relaxation.” I did see the mountains but my original beliefs of how
the union meetings transpire were put into perspective. Many people including myself
are under the misconception that these meetings are more fun than work. Well, I now
know that this is not true. I am still amazed at the hard work that is put forth for our
union which was clearly evident in Mr. Blakely’s seminar.
Mr. Blakely was extremely knowledgeable and inspirational. He spoke about the direction of our union, including where we are now, where we want to go and how to
get there. Everyone at the meeting was encouraged to give their input on how we can
achieve our goal, to be the best union.
On Saturday morning the meeting started at 8:30am and ran until late evening. Again
Sunday morning we all met to resume our seminar until lunch time. After lunch we all
parted back to our destinations.
With the plan put forth by Mr. Blakely, I feel confident that we can be the biggest and
strongest union under the leadership of Mr. Ian Robb.
Cake prepared by Local 47 Brother,
David Mallan
Sincerely
Muriel Strang
Habitat for Humanity
Kathy Hamelin, Georgina Hamm, Karen Maltais,
Marianne Sluchinski, Moise Manzi, Eva Kakwezi,
Nabiel Sanduga and Ian Robb.
Moise Manzi and his spouse Eva Kakwezi.
Habitat for Humanity Edmonton
teamed up with the Alberta Building
Trades to build a Union-built home
in Edmonton.
Local 47 volunteered to do the post
construction clean up of the house as
well as provide the food for the official
hand off ceremony that happened on
May 25th where the family was given
the keys to their new home.
Kathy Hamelin.
Ian Robb, Moe Jomaa, Sam Asfour, guest Chef
Manfred Schwarten and Nabiel Sanduga.
Ian Robb and Moe Jomaa.
A big THANK YOU to our Brothers and Sisters who volunteered for this great cause!
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Gone but not
Forgotten
Sid Tarrabain
Local 47 members lost a good friend when Sid Tarrabain was killed in a highway accident on August 14, 2011. Many of our members
knew and respected Sid and his larger than life presence will be greatly missed.
Our Brothers and Sisters
Sister Dianne Laidman
Brother Gilbert West
Brother Ted Thomopoulas
Brother Zoucher Zalti
Brother Khalil Habhab
Sister Mariah Maring
Brother Doug Ryan
Brother Emanuel Stach
Brother Michael Trifunski
Brother Spyridon Giannelis
Brother Kirk Sessions
Sister Diane Zemlickis
William Cantwell
Survived by Sister Ann Cantwell
Tammy Saunders
Survived by Brother Dale Saunders
Sean Sweeney
Survived by Sister Charlene Sweeney
Barbara Ann Antonaros
George Bussey
Survived by Sister Wanda Petten
LOCAL 47 INFORMATION
Local 47 President/Administrator Trustee:
Ian Robb
Local 47 Union Representative:
Joanne Moody
Local 47 Dispatcher:
Barbara McGrath
Local 47 Northern Union Representative:
John Dominique
Local 47 Accounting Tech:
Grace Holkema
Local 47 Reception:
Lori Galand
Local 47 Head Office
12836-146 Street Edmonton, Alberta, T5L 2H7
Phone 780-426-7890
Fax 780-426-5098
Toll free (from outside of Edmonton) 1-888-801-4373
Local 47 Dispatch
Phone 780-413-7177
Toll free (from outside of Edmonton) 1-877-413-7177
Local 47 represents working people in Alberta’s hospitality & culinary industries.
Original charter granted November 28, 1944.
UNITE HERE is a member of the Alberta Building & Construction Trades Council. Local 47 is affiliated to the Alberta Federation ofLabour, Canadian Labour
Congress. Local 47’s official member newsletter, union news, is designed and
created by union labour.
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Survived by Brother Dimitrios Antonaros