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Karen Ranalletta

Karen Ranalletta was elected President of CUPE BC on May 21, 2021, after serving three terms as a General Vice President. She previously served as President of CUPE 2950 (representing more than 1500 clerical and library workers at the University of British Columbia). Karen represents CUPE BC as an Officer (Vice President) of the BC Federation of Labour and chairs the BC Fed's Health and Safety Committee. She also serves as a regional vice president for British Columbia on the CUPE National Executive Board. Finally, she sits on the Board of Directors for the BC Labour Heritage Centre, an organization dedicated to preserving and championing working people's history in BC.

Blog: http://hottubbinforjustice.blogspot.ca/

Lois Rugg

I am President of CUPE Local 4879, Thompson Rivers University Support Staff Member of the University Standing Committee and bargaining Committee President of the Kamloops and District Labour Council. I am serving a 2-year term on the BC Fed Executive Council representing the Southern Interior Labour Councils and am the former Co-Chair of the CUPE National Post-Secondary Task Force.

Karen Wong