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CLAC organizes all of a company’s employees into one bargaining unit, with all occupations covered under one comprehensive collective agreement. This simplifies negotiations, policies and administration, and improves work site stability and collaboration. It also provides workers with multiskilling opportunities.
CLAC manages two retirement savings plans to help members build a secure future—the CLAC Pension Plan and the CLAC Group RSP. CLAC’s Pension Plan is the 11th largest defined contribution pension plan in all of Canada! A defined contribution plan means that all the money invested on your behalf—and all the returns— belong to you. Your money is not used to pay other people’s pensions.
Our executive team members bring their experience as workers, unionists, and managers to build positive workplace communities. They’re proud to lead a union that’s making a positive difference in so many workers’ lives.
Wayne was first introduced to CLAC in 2001 when he was working as an equipment operator in the Northwest Territories. After completing a bachelor of arts in environmental studies and business administration in 2003, he became a CLAC representative in Edmonton.
In 2004, Wayne opened a new member centre in Fort McMurray to support the union’s growing presence in Alberta’s oilsands industry. CLAC’s membership in Fort McMurray quickly grew from 500 members in 2004 to 9,000 members in 2008.
In 2008, Wayne became CLAC’s Fort McMurray director. After serving as the union’s Alberta director for several years, he was appointed executive director by the National Board in 2017.
Wayne has his MBA from Queens University and is serving his second term as the president of the World Organisation of Workers.
Ian began working for CLAC even before graduating university, serving as an intern in Grimsby, Ontario, in 2000. Upon graduating with his bachelor of arts in business, he became a representative.
In 2004, Ian opened the Ottawa Member Centre, and in 2009, he and Colin deRaaf, CLAC Training Ontario director, opened the Cambridge Member Centre.
Ian has negotiated collective agreements in most sectors in which CLAC members work. He has also coordinated CLAC’s representation of Ontario volunteer firefighters. He has been very involved in CLAC’s government relations, speaking regularly to government committees regarding CLAC’s view of labour policy and needed labour legislation reform.
Ian currently serves as CLAC’s Ontario and Manitoba director.
Dennis joined the CLAC team in 2004 as a representative in Edmonton. In 2008, he relocated to Fort McMurray, and in 2011, he moved to Saskatchewan to oversee CLAC’s presence in that province.
Dennis has been involved in a number of key negotiations in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and served as a member of the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board. He has a bachelor of science degree in environmental studies and biology. He also has a wide variety of work experience—everything from industrial construction and forestry to teaching English overseas and working as an admissions counsellor at a local university.
Dennis serves as CLAC’s Alberta and Saskatchewan director, and also manages the union’s activities in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Kevin first began serving CLAC members as a steward at an assisted living centre prior to becoming a CLAC representative. Since then, he has worked for CLAC for 20 years in both Calgary and Langley.
Known for his enthusiasm for learning, his ability to build strong working relationships, and his problem-solving skills, Kevin is an integral part of the CLAC executive team. He has experience in many sectors, but specializes in construction. He represented CLAC members working on some of the largest projects in BC and was appointed BC construction coordinator in 2013.
Kevin currently serves as CLAC’s British Columbia director.
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