COPE Local 225
In June of 2004, Canadian members of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) declared their autonomy and formed the Canadian Office & Professional Employees Union (COPE).
In November of 2004, delegates of COPE locals from across Canada held their founding convention during which a constitution was approved, national and regional executives were elected and financial resourcing was put in place.
Local 225, based in Ottawa, is one of several "national locals" with membership in nine of the ten provinces.
The Local's members are employed by professional associations, national labour unions, national and provincial labour organizations, political parties and social agencies as follows:
Canada Employment and Immigration Union
Canadian Association of University Teachers
Canadian Labour Congress
Canadian Merchant Service Guild
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
National Union of Public and General Employees
New Democratic Party - National Office & Québec
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
United Way/Centraide Sudbury and District
United Way of Oshawa-Whitby-Clarington
United Way Kingston
COPE Local 225
P.O. Box 19, Station A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8V1
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