It is now time to express yourself! Go and vote

Dear members and colleagues,

It is now the time for you the members to talk and decide who you want as your leaders for local 2002.

Due to my involvement in the present bargaining with Air Canada, I had a very short time to campaign. I was still able to talked and exchanged with thousands of our members across the country about my vision of the financial secretary’s role. I am very thankful for such positive feedback I have received from all of you.

I like to believe that my continuous involvement in the union over the past 21 years and my experience as financial secretary will make a difference at the end of the day. 

I am very proud of what I have done for the members over the years and I believe the support I am getting across the country is the recognition of this hard work I have done. 

In ending, I would like to ask people one more favour, you need to go to vote as this is your time to say who you want as leaders of YOUR union.

So please take the time to go vote until May 6, send in your mail ballots and also don’t forget to vote on May 2, for the government of our country.

In solidarity

Marcel Rondeau

Election time !

As you know it is now time for you the members to vote, For those of you that I have met, it was my pleasure and my privilege to meet you and I want to thank you for allowing me the time to talked to you about my vision of what I like to call, our new CAW 2002 local, Yes I believe that things can be made differently to improve the life of every single members in each and every units. 

I strongly believe I have the experience and the necessary skill to fulfill the position of financial secretary and I hope I will have the privilege and honour of serving you.

In solidarity

Marcel Rondeau

Vancouver

I'm spending the day in Vancouver meeting members at Aeroplan and at YVR airport - great support and feedback from everyone, thank you. There are a lot of wonderful people whom I've met. I will be heading to Winnipeg (YWG) later today to visit reservations and the airport.

-Marcel
 

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Visit at Quebec city airport

As usual it is always a pleasure to meet and talk with the membership of Jazz and Air Canada units at Québec city airport, these members have been working side by side since 2005 and have shown great respect for each other even when facing challenging time. The fact of the matter is that the leadership theredecided to join and show solidarity against the employer. They have share district meeting and the officer of one unit have serviced the member of the other unit without making any difference. Bravos pour votre démonstration de solidarité et de fraternité.

- Marcel

On the campaigning road

I was up an early this morning (05:30 am) at Toronto airport to meet members and explain my vision of the local and the role of the financial secretary.  I was thrilled to receive such positive feedback from members that I met this morning.

Marcel

YYZ Meeting

Tomorrow, the Air Canada bargaining committee will be adjourning negotiations for the day to hold a special meeting for the 2002 AC leadership. We will be discussing bargaining and details for the strike vote. Also attending will be Ken Lewneza and Leslie Dias.

CAW Biography: Quebec Council President

Marcel Rondeau began his career in the airline industry in 1986, and his involvement in the labour movement in 1988, when he joined Canadian International. He participated in the 1990 campaign to merge with the CAW, which led to the creation of Local 1990, where he was then elected shop steward.

His passion for fighting for workers' rights and improved working conditions really came to the fore following his participation in the CAW's Family Education program in Port Elgin in 1995. This event marked the start of an intense and wholehearted commitment to the labour movement that continues to this day.

In fall 1996, he was elected Regional Vice-President of his local union.

Following the difficult merger of former locals 2213 (Air Canada) and 1990 (Canadian International) in 2002, Marcel succeeded in uniting the members of the recently merged local unions around the shared goal of maintaining and improving their working conditions. His qualities as a leader and relentless worker were quickly recognized, and, in the fall of 2002, led him to be elected President of District 400 of Local 2002, a position he held until his election in May 2005 to the Eastern Region Bargaining Committee. He continues to serve on this committee today, representing over 1,200 members across Quebec.

Marcel has also been a Discussion Leader for CAW education programs since 1998.

Marcel was elected as a delegate to the Quebec Council in April 1997. In fall of the same year, he was elected to the Quebec Council's Resolutions Committee. Since then, he has served on the Executive Board of the Quebec Council as Trustee and Financial Secretary, and, in November 2005, after three months as interim president, he was elected by acclamation to the office of President of the Quebec Council, a position he held until his temporary appointment as a CAW National Representative in February 2007.

Upon returning to his workplace in the fall of 2007, Marcel decided to run for re-election to the position of President of the Quebec Council. He was re-elected convincingly on November 25, 2007.

Marcel lives in Montreal with his wife Nancy and their two children, Ève and Laurent.
 

[ Source: www.caw.ca/en/about-the-caw-leadership-quebec-council-president.htm ]

  

  

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Bio : président du Conseil québécois

Marcel Rondeau a débuté sa carrière dans le secteur des lignes aériennes en 1986, mais son implication syndicale débuta au moment où il s’est joint à Canadien international en 1988. Il fut de ceux qui ont participé à la campagne de fusion avec les TCA en 1990, pour créer alors la section locale 1990. À partir de ce moment, Marcel a occupé le poste de délégué syndical.

Son engouement pour faire respecter les droits des travailleurs et pour l’amélioration des conditions de travail s’est vraiment révélé suite à sa participation en juillet 1995 au programme d’éducation familial des TCA à Port Elgin. Ce  fût véritablement le point de départ d’une implication syndicale intense et entière qui l’anime toujours aujourd’hui.

À l’automne 1996, Marcel terminait avec succès le CEP de quatre semaines. À cette même époque, son implication et sa détermination furent reconnus par ses pairs qui l’élurent au poste de Vice-président régional de sa section locale.

Suite à la fusion des défuntes sections locales 2213 (Air Canada)  et 1990 (Canadien International) en 2002, Marcel a démontré ses qualités de rassembleur exceptionnel en réussissant à réunir les membres des deux sections locales tout récemment fusionnées non sans heurt, vers un but commun qui était de maintenir et d’améliorer les conditions de travail des membres. Ses mêmes qualités de rassembleur et de travailleur acharné furent reconnues dès lors, alors qu’il fut élu au poste de président du district 400 à l’automne 2002, fonction qu’il a occupée jusqu'à son élection en mai 2005 au poste de membre du comité de négociation de la région Est. Il occupe d’ailleurs toujours ce poste et représente plus de 1 200 membres à travers le Québec.

Marcel Rondeau est formateur pour les TCA depuis 1998. Il a donné entre autres, les formations de CEP de quatre semaines, le CEP communication, le Programme familial et bien d’autres.

Il a été élu comme délégué au Conseil québécois en avril 1997 et à l’automne de cette même année, il fut élu au Comité des résolutions du Conseil québécois. Depuis, il a obtenu des mandats au Bureau exécutif du Conseil québécois au poste de syndic, secrétaire trésorier et en novembre 2005, après trois mois au poste de président par intérim, il a été élu par acclamation au poste de président du Conseil québécois, poste qu’il a occupé jusqu'à sa nomination temporaire comme représentant national des TCA en février 2007.


De retour dans son milieu de travail à l’automne 2007, Marcel décida de briguer à nouveau le poste de président du Conseil québécois, où il fut réélu de façon convaincante le 25 novembre 2007.

Marcel considère que nous avons beaucoup à faire pour contrer les attaques du capitalisme sauvage ainsi que le transfert de nos emplois à l’étranger, qui afflige l’ensemble des travailleuses et des travailleurs mais plus particulièrement ceux de l’industrie manufacturière. Ceci devient un fléau pour l’ensemble de la société au Québec et ailleurs. Il est confiant que notre solidarité, notre engagement et la force de riposte qui caractérisent les membres des TCA nous permettront de contrer ceux-ci et d’améliorer nos conditions de travail et notre société.

Marcel Rondeau vit à Montréal avec sa conjointe Nancy et leurs deux enfants, Ève.et Laurent.
  
  

[ Source: www.tca.qc.ca/quisommesnous.php?menu=biographies#presidentquebec ]

  

  

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Twitter and Blog

Besides adding messages to this blog and answering your questions, you can also follow me on Twitter @MRondeau2002
 
- Marcel
 

Vote Marcel Rondeau, Financial Secretary for CAW Local 2002

Dear members and colleagues,

The Financial Secretary assumes one of the most important elected positions of the Local. It is imperative that the person occupying this position has the required capacity and knowledge to properly fulfill the duties.

For the past 21 years, I have been privileged to occupy several significant positions in our union; whether at the Local level as District Vice President, Regional Vice President, District Chairperson or as a member of the Bargaining Committee at Air Canada for the past six years.

At the national level, thanks to my leadership, competencies and rallying skills, I was elected to represent 22,000 members as Financial Secretary of the CAW Quebec Council for a three-year term before being elected for a third consecutive term as President.

I also occupy a seat on the National Executive Board of CAW-Canada, as well as being a member of the Board of Directors of the CAW Social Justice Fund.

My 21 years of experience has given me the expertise necessary to assume the duties of the position of Financial Secretary and to assist our leaders in each of our local units.

I respectfully request your support.

In solidarity,
Marcel Rondeau

  

  

  

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