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UNITED UTILITY WORKERS' ASSOCIATION
1207 - 20 Avenue NW
Calgary AB T2M 1G2
Phone: 403-284-4521
Fax: 403-282-1598
Calgary AB T2M 1G2
Phone: 403-284-4521
Fax: 403-282-1598
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Local 100 - Transalta Generation Partnership
and Transalta Corporation
and Transalta Corporation
Paul Drew-Brook has been a member of the Association since 1982
and became a Unit Coordinator in 1999. Paul says that it’s stunning
to look back and see the positive and productive changes that have
occurred since then, and remarks that those changes for the better
made the work all the more interesting.
Paul became a Director in 2004 and finds bargaining committees, job evaluations, or just being able to help most fulfilling and satisfying.
Paul became a Director in 2004 and finds bargaining committees, job evaluations, or just being able to help most fulfilling and satisfying.
Darlene Cardinal has been a Unit Coordinator for Local 100,
TransAlta Generation Partnership, for 14 years, and a Director for
ten-plus years. She started with TransAlta in July of 2000, and
works in the Sundance plant as administration support.
Darlene is very interested in the Labor movement in Alberta, and enjoys the exposure being involved with the UUWA has given her. She believes in fighting for what is right and fair for our members.
Darlene is married with four children, two dogs, and two fish.
Darlene is very interested in the Labor movement in Alberta, and enjoys the exposure being involved with the UUWA has given her. She believes in fighting for what is right and fair for our members.
Darlene is married with four children, two dogs, and two fish.
Darlene Cardinal - Director
Paul Drew-Brook- Board Secretary-Treasurer, President
Grace Thostenson - Business Manager
Local 200 - FortisAlberta
Local 500 - Altalink Management Limited
Grace joined the UUWA in 2000 and has been the Business
Manager since 2001. Prior to joining the UUWA, she held a variety
of positions with the IBEW Local 348.
Grace has over 25 years of labour relations experience in the telecommunications and electrical power industries under provincial and federal labour jurisdictions.
She holds a designation as a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP); a certificate in Human Resources from the University of Calgary; a certificate in Job Evaluation from the University of Wisconsin; a certificate in Mutual Gains Bargaining from Cornell University; and a certificate in Change Management.
Grace has taken and attended numerous courses, conferences and training. She is a Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) certified Facilitator and has facilitated various courses including Collective Bargaining at the AFL/CLC Winter School in Jasper.
She is currently the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Workers' Compensation Board - Alberta and was a Director from 2012 to 2015. Grace serves as Chair of the WCB Policy Committee and is a member of two other committees: Governance and Human Resource & Compensation.
Grace is a Vice-President of the Alberta Federation of Labour. She serves as Chair of the Human Resources Committee.
In June 2015 Grace was appointed as a Director on the Board of Public Interest Alberta.
She was appointed as a member of the Alberta Labour Relations Board from 2002 to 2014. She served as a Public member of the Certified General Accountants Appeal Tribunal from 2002 to 2012.
Grace has over 25 years of labour relations experience in the telecommunications and electrical power industries under provincial and federal labour jurisdictions.
She holds a designation as a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP); a certificate in Human Resources from the University of Calgary; a certificate in Job Evaluation from the University of Wisconsin; a certificate in Mutual Gains Bargaining from Cornell University; and a certificate in Change Management.
Grace has taken and attended numerous courses, conferences and training. She is a Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) certified Facilitator and has facilitated various courses including Collective Bargaining at the AFL/CLC Winter School in Jasper.
She is currently the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Workers' Compensation Board - Alberta and was a Director from 2012 to 2015. Grace serves as Chair of the WCB Policy Committee and is a member of two other committees: Governance and Human Resource & Compensation.
Grace is a Vice-President of the Alberta Federation of Labour. She serves as Chair of the Human Resources Committee.
In June 2015 Grace was appointed as a Director on the Board of Public Interest Alberta.
She was appointed as a member of the Alberta Labour Relations Board from 2002 to 2014. She served as a Public member of the Certified General Accountants Appeal Tribunal from 2002 to 2012.