2018 will be a year of changed for elected officials here in Thompson, not only at the municipal level but also with Thompson’s biggest union.
Members of United Steelworkers Local 6166 will be headed to the polls in just over two weeks to elect a new executive. Voting will take place on April 9th at the Steel Centre from 8:30am until 8:30pm, with advance polls taking place on April 5th and 6th.
With both President Les Ellsworth and Vice President Gord Medwid set to retire this year, there will be fresh leadership for the union. James Crawley and Warren Luky are running for Union President, while Tony Colbourne and Luke Robinson are running for the VP role.
Three positions have already been filled by acclamation; Sheila Campbell as financial secretary, Travis Hart as recording secretary and Glen Boxell as outside guard.
Below is a list of positions to be filled, as well as who is running.
President:
James Crawley
Warren Luky
Vice President:
Luke Robinson
Tony Colbourne
Treasurer:
Robert Ellsworth
Baltazar Flores
Inside Guard:
Chris Delay
Michelle Tomashewski
Guide:
Harald Stadbauer
Justin Lefebvre
Trustees (three will be elected):
Jim Macintyre
Keith Compton
Todd Burnside
Randy Wischenewski
Graham Walker
Even Bercier
Grievance Committee (nine will be elected):
Jim Macintyre
James Crawley
Luke Robinson
Travis Hart
Even Bercier
Graham Walker
Randy Wischenewski
Robert Ellsworth
Baltazar Flores
Tony Colbourne
Glen Boxell
Harald Stadbauer
Todd Burnside
