08 February 2011

Canadian VPs re-elected
at TNG sector conference

Scott Edmonds and Barbara Saxberg have retained their positions as The Newspaper Guild's vice-presidents representing western and eastern Canada, respectively.

They were re-elected to three-year terms by acclamation at the TNG sector conference in Florida Feb. 2-6.

TNG-CWA President Bernie Lunzer and Secretary-Treasurer Carol Rothman, who were first elected in 2007, were also acclaimed.

The only electoral contest this year will be in District 1, with two candidates vying for the vice-presidency. Members who live in the District are eligible to vote in the early May election.

This year's sector conference drew 88 delegates from 36 locals and focused on the union's challenges as consolidation and technology continue to alter the media industry and put journalists out of work.

"This is an extremely critical meeting for us," Lunzer told delegates. "I submit to you, if we don't make plans for our future, others will."


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