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Linda Silas, President of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, will be running for the position of President of the Canadian Labour Congress at its constitutional convention in Vancouver, this May.
There is no one better to lead our national house of labour than Linda.
She has been at the helm of provincial and national nurses’ unions for thirty years. We know and appreciate Linda for her passion, energy and deep commitment to making a difference for workers and everyone in Canada.
Among many accomplishments, Linda’s advocacy work for national Pharmacare led the CLC to adopt the campaign three years ago and has brought the federal government to the threshold of implementing it. Linda is capable of seeing this historic expansion of our public health care to fruition.
CFNU member organizations are united in the belief that as CLC President Linda will re-energize the labour movement, connecting with members and workers across the country.
It has been 37 years since CLC has had a woman president and Canada’s nurses’ unions are proud to support a true feminist leader who has shown her commitment and skill over decades of service.
Linda graduated in 1983 from the nursing program at the French-language Université de Moncton, working in critical care, emergency, and labour and delivery. Seven years later, she was elected leader of the New Brunswick Nurses Union, the youngest provincial nursing union president in Canada.
Her official biography describes her as “a five-foot feminist dynamo with a soft heart and strong stomach who is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives.”
NSNU will be at Linda’s side at the CLC convention to see her to victory!
