SFU Criminologist Neil Boyd (centre) at the November 22nd news conference to release his report “Correctional Officers in British Columbia 2011: Abnormal Working Conditions”. With Boyd is Component 1 Chair Dean Purdy (right) and Tony Tessari (Component 2nd Vice-Chair, Local 105).  To see the report click here.


Members of the Component executive. In the photo (l-r): Mike Scott (Local 102 Chair and Component Member at Large), Wiho Papenbrock (Staff Representative assigned to Component), Ron McCabe (Local 104 Chair and Component 1st Vice-Chair), Tony Tessari (Component 2nd Vice-Chair, Local 105), Dean Purdy (Component and Local 101 Chair), Derrick Goodwin (Local 103 Vice-Chair and Component Treasurer), Peter Clegg (Component Member at Large, Local 103), Robin Lajeunesse (Component Member at Large, Local 111), Pete Gremer (Component communications).



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