The issue is larger than this Onni project since CUPE and union organizations provide about 25% of election donations to a slate of NDP candidates and then these candidates who are now members of Council sign the contract which is more generous with our tax dollars then it needs to be.
Candidates who agreed to the union terms and accepted large amounts of money from them in 2011 were:
Darryl Mussatto (Unions $13,850 of $52,121)
CUPE 389 $2500CUPE BC & National $3000
CUPE BC & National $5000
CUPE 873 $1500
CUPE BC $1500
BC Federation of Labour $100
Heat & Frost PR Fund $250
Linda Buchanan (Unions $4700 of $16, 465.15)
CUPE 389 $650CUPE BC $650
CUPE National $650
BCNU $2000
CAW 111 $500
Heat & Frost PR Fund $250 (Marked as Cat 2 Business but is Union)
Juliana Buitenhuis (Unions $2800 of $10,765.36)
Me Financial $650 (Actually CUPE 389) CUPE BC $1300
BC Federation of Labour $100
BCGEU $500
BC Insulators $250 (same as Heat & Frost PR Fund)
Craig Keating (Unions $3300 of $15,438.24)
CUPE 389 $650CUPE BC $1300
Heat & Frost Insulators #118 $250CAW 111 $1000
BC Federation of Labour $100
Cheryl Leia (Unions $2450 of $11,151)
CUPE 389 $650CUPE BC $1300
BC Federation of Labour $100
CAW $50
Heat & Frost Insulators #118 $250 (Lee Loftus is listed as a business but this is Union)
Amanda Nichol (Unions $4700 of $5507)
CUPE 389 $1000CUPE BC $3500
Canadian Labour Congress $100
The list shows a clear list of union candidates who pledge in solidarity their loyalty to their union brothers and sisters. Would you rather have Councillors with their first loyalty to the City of North Vancouver.
Amanda denies being a member of Darryl's slate but I wonder, six positions 5 candidates plus Mary Trentadue who pulled out after receiving the CUPE 389 endorsement. Community Association members came out to a fundraiser at Cheers and walked out saying "Amanda sounds just like Darryl."
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