Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union

The Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union (COPE; French: Syndicat canadien des employées et employés professionnels et de bureau) is a Canadian labour union representing approximately 35,000 white-collar workers, in both the private and public sectors, in 44 locals across Canada.

Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union
AbbreviationCOPE
PredecessorOffice and Professional Employees International Union
Formation2004 (2004)
TypeTrade union
Legal statusCanadian trade union
HeadquartersBurnaby British Columbia and Montreal Quebec
Location
  • Canada
Membership (2023)
35,000
Official languages
  • English
  • French
President
Annette Toth she/her/elle
Secretary Treasurer
Pierrick Choinière-Lapointe il/lui/he/him
AffiliationsCanadian Labour Congress

FTQ

IndustriALL Global Union

Public Services International

UNI Global Union
Websitecopesepb.ca
Formerly called
OPEIU

Composed of former locals of the American-based Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), in 2004 73 per cent of Canadian members voted in favour of forming their own, autonomous Canadian union. In June of that year, Canadian delegates withdrew from proceedings at the OPEIU international convention and formed their own national union – the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union (COPE) and, in Quebec, le Syndicat canadien des employées et employés professionnels et de bureau (SEPB).


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