Grain and General Services Union
WESTAC MEMBER SINCE: 1985
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"WESTAC provides a truly original forum where leaders from the different parts of the transportation chain can meet and have a respectful, but frank dialogue notwithstanding different perspectives and interests. As one of the longest serving member representatives in WESTAC, I can attest to its enduring value and constant efforts to be ahead of the curve."
— Hugh Wagner, General Secretary
GSU represents working people who are engaged in agribusiness, grain handling, fish farming, livestock handling, newspaper publishing, oat milling, and printing. GSU members are employed in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Alberta. The majority of GSU members work under the jurisdiction of the Canada Labour Code. GSU affiliated with the International Longshore and Warehouse Workers Union - Canada in 1995, and became part of a larger inter-union consortium comprising a total of more than 14,000 working people who provide vital labour in Canadas import/export supply chain, small manufacturers, the retail, wholesale, and service sectors.
Company Facts
Established in 1936 and an affiliate of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada
We have bargained hundreds of workplace contracts and agreements, fought successfully for improved health and safety in the workplace, improved benefit plans, protected pension plans, and implemented grievance and arbitration procedures which have allowed disputes to be settled fairly and consistently for our members
MEMBERS
Steve Torgerson
General Secretary
James Brown
President