Executive Officers
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Daniel Légère (UFCW)
Brian Duplessis (ILA)
Chris Watson (CUPE)
Carla Thibodeau (USW)
Tasha Salesse (PSAC)
Executive Council
Union Vice-Presidents – 5,000 and more members:
Sandy Harding (CUPE)
Stephen Drost (CUPE)
Caroline Gregan (PSAC)
Alain Sirois (PSAC)
Paula Doucet (NBNU)
Maria Richard (NBNU)
Union Vice-Presidents – 800 to 5,000 members:
George Nickerson (CUPW)
Daniel Smith (UFCW)
Vacant (NBFUR)
Union Vice-Presidents – less than 800 members:
George Leaman (BCTGM)
David Craft (ILA)
Labour Councils’ Vice-Presidents:
Shawn Gorman Wetmore – Saint John (CUPE)
Brent McInnis – Fredericton (PSAC)
Lorn Martin – Edmundston (CUPE)
Ryley Hallihan – Miramichi (PSAC)
Melissa Brown – Moncton (CUPE)
Serge Plourde- Bathurst (CUPE)
Canadian Labour Congress:
Danielle Sampson (Atlantic Regional Director)
Serge Landry (Regional Representative)
Committees
Committees are an important part of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour’s ongoing work. These committees are composed of workers from our affiliated unions who volunteer their time to do the valuable work that the committees take on.
We currently have the following committees:
Occupational Health, Safety and Environment Committee
George Nickerson
NBFL Vice-President
cupwgeorge@gmail.com
Political Education Committee
Serge Plourde
NBFL Vice-President
ksplourd@rogers.com
Women’s Committee
Tasha Salesse
NBFL Vice-President
tashas725@hotmail.com
Young Workers Committee
Conor Kelly
NBFL Vice-President
conor.kelly@ufcw.ca
Join the NBFL
To affiliate, please contact our office at:
New Brunswick Federation of Labour
281 Collishaw Street,
Unit E
Moncton, New Brunswick
E1C 9R1
Telephone: (506) 857-2125
Email: info@fednb.ca
Application to Affiliate (PDF)
To learn more about the New Brunswick Federation of Labour and our work, you can read:
Our History
The New Brunswick Federation of Labour (NBFL) was created in 1913 when Mr. James L. Sugrue of Saint John and Mr. Neil Savage of Moncton were elected President and Secretary-Treasurer respectively. At the Convention on January 20th, 1914 the following motion was passed:
“On motion the President and Secretary-Treasurer were empowered to procure a charter from the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada”.
For two years, semi-annual meetings were held in January and July, and since then regular conventions have been held.
The NBFL is composed of unionized workers within the Province, having representatives attending its conventions from almost every community in New Brunswick where a Labour Organization exists.
The NBFL is now Labour’s central voice in New Brunswick. The Federation invites workers to join together to ensure a fair workplace by bargaining collectively their:
- wages and benefits
- pensions
- holidays and vacations
- health and safety rules
- hours of work, and
- working conditions
It is the NBFL’s role to build solidarity and mutual support between unions.
For more information about the history of the Federation, see the book Provincial Solidarities: A History of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour (Athabasca University Press, 2013), available in paper and e-book or for free download at:
Provincial Solidarities: A History of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour
Previous Executive Officers
Presidents and Secretary – Treasurers of the NBFL over time:
| Year(s) | President | Secretary-Treasurer |
| 1913 | James L. SUGRUE | Neil SAVAGE/P. D. AYER |
| 1914–1918 * | James L. SUGRUE | P. D. AYER |
| 1918–1920 | Célime A. MELANSON | George R. MELVIN |
| 1921–1928 | James E. TIGHE | George R. MELVIN |
| 1929–1932 | Eugene R. STEEVES | George R. MELVIN |
| 1933 | James A. WHITEBONE | George R. MELVIN |
| 1934 | James E. TIGHE | George R. MELVIN |
| 1935–1953 ** | James A. WHITEBONE | George R. MELVIN |
| 1954 | James A. WHITEBONE | Lee A. SMITH |
| 1955–1958 *** | James A. WHITEBONE | William F. MCCARLIE |
| 1959 | Angus MACLEOD | James H. LEONARD |
| 1960–1962 | James A. WHITEBONE | Yvon LANCTIN |
| 1963 | James A. WHITEBONE | Valerie BOURGEOIS |
| 1964–1966 | John F. MACMILLAN | Valerie BOURGEOIS |
| 1967–1968 | Paul LEPAGE | Valerie BOURGEOIS |
| 1969–1972 | Paul LEPAGE | Gregory MURPHY |
| 1973–1979 | Paul LEPAGE | Alvin G. BLAKELY |
| 1980 | Phillip BOOKER | Jean THEBEAU |
| 1981 | Larry HANLEY | J. Albert RICHARDSON |
| 1982–1986 | Timothy MCCARTHY | J. Albert RICHARDSON |
| 1987–1990 | Timothy MCCARTHY | Maurice CLAVETTE |
| 1991–1994 | John MCEWEN | Maurice CLAVETTE |
| 1995–1996 | Bob HICKES | Maurice CLAVETTE |
| 1997–1998 | Tom STEEP | Maurice CLAVETTE |
| 1999–2000 | Blair DOUCET | Maurice CLAVETTE |
| 2001–2004 | Blair DOUCET | Terry CARTER |
| 2005–2006 | Michel BOUDREAU | Terry CARTER |
| 2007–2010 | Michel BOUDREAU | Danny KING |
| 2011–2012 | Michel BOUDREAU | John GAGNON |
| 2013–2014 | Patrick COLFORD | John GAGNON |
| 2015-2017 | Patrick COLFORD | Charles ROUSE |
| 2017-2019 | Patrick COLFORD | Charles Rouse / Brian DUPLESSIS |
| 2019-2023 | Daniel LÉGÈRE | Brian DUPLESSIS |
* There is no record of the convention in the years 1916 and 1917, yet it is known annual conventions were held, and each of the officers mentioned were returned to office at these conventions.
** No convention was held in 1945 due to Government restrictions on travel because of troop movements returning from the Second World War.
*** Merged Convention of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour and New Brunswick Council of Labour.
