The final report of the proposal committee for a new union combining the CAW and CEP contains many intriguing ideas, not least being the 5 regional councils, funded by a separate per capita levy, that give the new union the feel of a labour central. All local unions in each region will be required to be members of -- and advance the work of -- their regional council, giving the structures a potentially powerful provincial and regional presence.
If the forthcoming CEP and CAW conventions approve the plan to unite, the report promises "an ambitious program of major organizing initiatives" coinciding with the founding convention of the new union.
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