Endorsed Candidates in Upcoming Municipal Elections - Vancouver

Civic elections will be held in your municipality on Saturday, November 19. You can also vote in Advance Polls on Wednesday, November 9.

As a member of the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union Local 378 (COPE 378), we wanted to inform you that your local labour council has endorsed some candidates in their municipal election bids. You can find the list of endorsed candidates below.

Your local labour council has endorsed these individuals as the best candidates to represent issues that affect working people in your community. Before each election candidates seeking local labour council endorsement submit their information and undergo an interview to ensure that they take progressive positions, especially on issues impacting union members.

Your municipal representatives can have a huge impact on important issues like public transit, transportation, affordable housing, land use and resource development, and local education.

In addition to looking at specific issues, your local labour council has ensured the endorsed candidates reflect trade unions’ values and vision of a more just and equal society where workers and all community members have a say.

We believe these candidates have the experience and skills to be effective assets to your community:

City of Vancouver

Mayor
• Gregor Robertson – Vision Vancouver

Council
• R.J. Aquino – COPE
• Heather Deal – Vision Vancouver
• Kerry Jang – Vision Vancouver
• Raymond Louie – Vision Vancouver
• Tim Louis – COPE
• Geoff Meggs – Vision Vancouver
• Andrea Reimer – Vision Vancouver
• Tim Stevenson – Vision Vancouver
• Tony Tang – Vision Vancouver
• Ellen Woodsworth - COPE

Vancouver School Board
• Patti Bacchus – Vision Vancouver
• Ken Clement – Vision Vancouver
• Al Blakey – COPE
• Jane Bouey – COPE
• Gwen Giesbrecht – COPE
• Mike Lombardi – Vision Vancouver
• Cherie Payne – Vision Vancouver
• Allan Wong – COPE
• Rob Wynen – Vision Vancouver

Vancouver Parks Board
• Constance Barnes – Vision Vancouver
• Sarah Blyth – Vision Vancouver
• Brent Granby – COPE
• Donalda Greenwell Baker – COPE
• Aaron Jasper – Vision Vancouver
• Trevor Loke – Vision Vancouver
• Niki Sharma – Vision Vancouver

Electoral Area “A”
• Scott Andrews

We urge you to support these candidates in your civic elections on Saturday, November 19.

Thank you,

David Black
President, COPE 378