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Amalgamated Transit Union
Canadian Council
©2005-2011
Webmaster:
Don Welch
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History
The Canadian Council was first setup in 1973, as a result of a decision at the 1973 International ATU Convention in Miami, Florida. In effect, the International recognized the need for a distinct structure to represent the interests of the ATU in Canada.
In 1982, at the International ATU Convention in Hollywood, Florida, the convention passed a resolution which approved the concept that the International ATU would convene a historic founding convention in 1982 and that this convention would develop a separate constitution for the ATU Canadian Council. The Canadian constitutional convention provided for the following:
Election of Canadian Officers by Canadian ATU members
Separate Canadian section in the ATU constitution
Establishment of a Canadian National Office
For the Canadian Council to be the highest authority in Canada on issues
of legislative, health and welfare
This resulted in the setting up of a National Canadian Regional Conference. The underlying purpose of all ATU Canadian locals at the first "Canadian Conference" was to setup a Canadian office with appropriate funding to run the office.
The establishment of a Canadian ATU office was officially in place in 1983 and brother Ken Foster was appointed the first General Executive Secretary of the Council at a National Canadian Regional Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia (in 1983). In 1984 a full-time secretary was added to the staff of the Canadian office, thus making the Canadian Council fully operational with a full-time secretary and full-time General Executive Secretary, later referred to as Canadian Director. In 2006 brother Robin G West was elected Canadain Director succeeding brother Ken Foster after his retirement.
The Canadian Council continue to respond to the needs of the Canadian ATU members. |
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