Bea Bruske
Canadian labour leader (born 1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beatrice Bruske (born January 22, 1969) is a Canadian labour leader and the current President of the Canadian Labour Congress, an organization that advocates on behalf of three million working people across Canada.
Bea Bruske | |
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President of the Canadian Labour Congress | |
Assumed office June 18, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Hassan Yussuff |
Personal details | |
Born | (1969-01-22) January 22, 1969 (age 55) |
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | New Democratic Party |
Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
Bruske was elected President June 18, 2021, at the Canadian Labour Congress's first virtual convention.[1] The convention was originally scheduled to be held in Vancouver in May 2020 but was delayed due to COVID-19.[2]
Bruske is only the second woman to hold the position; the first was Shirley Carr (1986–1992).
In 2022 Bruske was named to Maclean's "Power List", the magazine's ranking of the country's 50 most powerful people[3] in Canada. Bruske is active in national and the international labour movement and participated in the G7's Labour7 which fights for the rights and interests of working people.[4]