A record number of women also elected to the National Executive Committee
For Immediate Release
OTTAWA – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has elected Jan Simpson, a postal worker from the Scarborough local, as the union’s new National President. She becomes the first black woman to lead a national union in Canada. Julee Sanderson from the Saskatoon local was elected 1st National Vice-President. Bev Collins was re-elected as National Secretary-Treasurer.
Simpson has been breaking barriers at CUPW for many years. She was the first black woman elected to the national office and to the national board. “I am truly honoured to be a part of a progressive union that values diversity and continues to challenge the status quo.”