Steelworkers add to broad working support for Dance, NDP

WINNIPEG—On Friday, the United Steelworkers (USW) announced they’re endorsing the NDP candidate for Elmwood—Transcona Leila Dance in this byelection.

Joining a long list of endorsements from working people and organized labour, Mike Pulak, the Winnipeg Area Coordinator for the United Steelworkers, said only New Democrats are the workers’ choice in the Elmwood-Transcona byelection.

“Leila Dance is a lifelong resident of Elmwood-Transcona who embodies the values and understands the struggles of working families in this community, said Pulak. “Her decades of work in the non-profit sector and her deep roots in the community demonstrate her unwavering dedication to improving the lives of everyone in this riding.”

“She will be a fierce advocate for working families, and we are confident she will deliver the results our community deserves.”

Unions that have endorsed Dance and the NDP now include:

• Bea Bruske, President, Canadian Labour Congress
• Dave McPhail, Business Manager, IBEW 2085
• Kevin Rebeck, President, Manitoba Federation of Labour
• Melissa Dvorak, President, Winnipeg Labour Council
• Jeff Traeger, President, UFCW Local 832
• Richard Ferris, Assistant Business Manager, IBEW Local 435
• Chris Scott, President, ATU Local 1505
• Margaret Schroeder, President, CUPE Local 204
• Marc Lafond, Business Manager, OE987
• Bernie Wood, Special Representative, IAMAW
• Paul Moist, President, Manitoba Federation of Union Retirees
• Geoff Bergen, member, IAMAW
• Karl Hollinshead, Business Manager/FS, International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers, Local 99
• Victor DaSilva, Business Manager for LiUNA 1258
• Mike Pulak, Winnipeg Area Coordinator for USW