Registry of Lobbyists
Version 3 of 39 (2006-06-05 to 2007-01-08) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
| Organization: |
UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA
800-234 Eglinton Avenue East Toronto, ON M4P 1K7 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-487-1571 Ext.: 5950 |
| Fax number: | 416-487-6235 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | KEN NEUMANN, NATIONAL DIRECTOR FOR CANADA |
| Description of the organization's activities: | Promote the political, economic and social interests of its members and working people in general. Engage in the political process to effect legislative change and to voice the views of the union to elected officials at all levels of government. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | The United Steelworkers represents workers in a broad range of sectors within the Canadian economy. This includes mining, paper and forestry, steel products, telecommunications, education, heath care, security, transportation (air, rail, road, marine), equipment, retail, financial services, chemical and petroleum, rubber and plastics and grain handling, as well as in the public sector. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | DENNIS DEVEAU |
| Position title: | GOVERNMENT LIAISON, LEGISLATURE DEPT. |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | ROGER FALCONER |
| Position title: | EDUCATION & ORGANIZING DEPT. HEAD |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | GEORGE NAKITSAS |
| Position title: | ASST. TO THE NATIONAL DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Pension Commission (CPC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Grain Transportation Agency (GTA), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, National Energy Board (NEB), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) | ||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Forestry, Health, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Mining, Regional Development, Telecommunications, Transportation | ||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Meeting with various MPs regarding CITT & Labour, public heath and education, transportation, bankruptcy and pension protection for workers and anti-scab legislation; presentation on Federal Accountability Act (Bill C-2). | ||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Meetings with Labour Minister re railway and safety in for forestry sector workers, presentation to Steel Caucus on steel trade issues, meetings with MPs regarding consolidation and foreign investement in mining sector and softwood lumber. | ||||
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