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This publication showcases leadership in workplace literacy.

Issue Three looks at how corporate management and unions work together to develop and deliver literacy programs. What were the compelling reasons for them to work on this? How well were they doing? What lessons have they taken away? What are the challenges and the rewards? They talked, we listened. What emerged is a dynamic picture of people identifying needs, working through the issues and answering some pressing challenges.

Issue Three also features corporate and labour leaders:

• John McQuade of Firestone Textiles, Tammy Crane of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW),
• John Saliba of Textiles Human Resources Council,
• François Bedard of Beaulieu Canada,
• Jules Lague of Centrale des syndicats démocratique,
• Rob Kellock of Stedfast Inc.,
• Jill Hutcheon of Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB),
• Harry Goslin of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE),
• Dan Hughes of Cavendish Farms, and Ron Arsenault of UFCW.

There is also a round table discussion of workplace literacy issues featuring:

• The Conference Board of Canada’s Michael Bloom,
• UFCW’s Bryan Neath,
• Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters’ Perrin Beatty, and
• Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators’ Simon Farbrother.

Issue Two showcases

• Billiton Diamonds CEO Wayne Isaacs;
• Royal Star Foods Ltd. CEO Eugene Bernard;
• Syncrude Canada Ltd. CEO Charles Ruigrock; and
• Vancouver and Moncton mayors Larry Campbell and Lorne Mitton.

There is also a policy round table discussion on workplace literacy with

• Ken Georgetti, president, Canadian Labour Congress;
• Anne Golden, president and CEO, The Conference Board of Canada; and
• Nancy Hughes Anthony, president and CEO, The Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

The Premier Issue includes one-on-one interviews with

• Palliser Furniture’s Art DeFehr, Cameco Corp.’s Jerry Grandey,
• The North West Company’s Edward Kennedy,
• Dofasco’s John Mayberry,
• Boeing Canada Technology’s Mark Ross and
• Diversified Metal Engineering’s Peter Toombs.