National Executive Board

The National Executive Board makes decisions on behalf of CUPE members in between conventions. Its members are elected by CUPE members at CUPE's biennial national conventions. This section contains summaries of the board's meetings, and decisions taken.

Current members of the National Executive Board

Paul Moist, National President

Jun 22, 2009 03:32 PM Paul Moist is national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) – Canada’s largest union with more than 605,000 members.

Charles Fleury, National Secretary-Treasurer

Nov 14, 2011 01:44 PM Charles Fleury was elected national secretary-treasurer of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) on November 2, 2011 at the national convention in Vancouver.

Daniel Légère

Jun 29, 2005 11:49 AM

General Vice-President
Daniel Légère has been a union activist ever since he was first hired as a correctional officer in St. Hilaire, N.B. in 1980. While still on probation, he became a shop steward and fought an unjustified reprimand. His involvement has taken many forms in CUPE and in the community ever since.

Lucie Levasseur

Nov 2, 2007 11:37 AM

General Vice-President
Lucie Levasseur comes to CUPE's National Executive Board from Québec's post-secondary education sector.

Fred Hahn

Dec 14, 2009 03:59 PM

General Vice-President, Ontario

Fred Hahn has been an active member of CUPE since 1991. A social worker raised in rural Ontario, Fred chose to use his degree from the University of Toronto advocating for children with intellectual disabilities with Community Living Toronto.

Tom Graham

Oct 1, 2008 12:54 PM

General Vice-President, Saskatchewan

Tom Graham first became involved in CUPE in 1979, when he was hired by the City of Saskatoon Sign and Paint shop. He was elected president of CUPE Saskatchewan in 1998.

Barry O'Neill

Jan 16, 2004 10:46 AM

General Vice-President
Barry was elected to the national executive board in 1998, first as a regional vice president.

Wayne Lucas

Aug 24, 2009 03:24 PM

Regional Vice-President, Newfoundland and Labrador

Lucas has been a CUPE member for over 30 years, having started his career as a school board worker in 1978. He has served as the president of CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador for the past 19 years.

Danny Cavanagh

Apr 29, 2005 03:22 PM

Regional Vice-President, Nova Scotia
Danny Cavanagh was first elected as president of CUPE Nova Scotia on April 27th, 2005 at the annual convention in Sydney. He is also president of his local, CUPE 734 the outside workers for the Town of Truro.

Sandy Harding

Jun 10, 2008 03:17 PM

Regional Vice-President, New Brunswick