Friday, March 28, 2008

CLC President Expecting a Challenge Next Month

Canadian Labour Congress President Ken Georgetti may be facing a challenge at the CLC convention in May. CUPE Ontario President Sid Ryan and Toronto & District Labour Council President John Cartwright are both being touted as possible challengers. I suspect the latter two labour leaders are upset over Georgetti's decision not to condemn the CAW's Magna deal.
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3 comments:

  1. WheatsheafMarch 28, 2008 at 4:09 p.m.

    Great! If he wins, Sid can move to Ottawa and be the losing candidate in Ottawa-South.

    On a more serious note, do you have any insight into the significance of this potential shake-up? Georgetti has been a stalwart in the union movement, but I am less familiar with Ryan and Cartwright's record as union leaders.

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  2. RudyApril 1, 2008 at 10:43 p.m.

    http://www.labourcouncil.ca/CLCresolutions08.pdf

    Campaign is on?

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  3. uncorrectedproofsApril 2, 2008 at 5:53 a.m.

    actually, it seems the challengers have backed off, but a few affiliates (particularly the ones who hate the Magna deal) are still looking for a candidate.

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