Not long after becoming an employee with my current employer about 17 years ago, I became the Secretary/Treasurer of my Local, but we were a small Local, not affiliated with the greater labour movement, even though my employer is a labour union.
Since our local joined IAMAW four years ago, I’ve had the opportunity to participate in some great training programs at the Winpisinger centre and grow my network of activists. From there to District Lodge 78 and Financial Officer meetings and the OFL as a delegate for the first time.
I’ve had the opportunity to hear Patty Coates speak at events I have organized for my employer, but to be able to actively participate for the first time as a delegate in the broader labour movement is so much bigger!
It really is all about the connections we make with our Brothers, Sisters and Members and the feeling of being a part of something bigger for the greater good that makes me so proud to be a part of IAMAW and to participate in the OFL.
It’s not about the destination. It’s about the journey.
