Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 1995-05-04
Invested on: 1995-11-16
Founder and former president of the Canadian Paperworkers Union, he is also a former general vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress. For thirty years, he has been a major progressive force in the Quebec and Canadian labour movements through his support of a new role for unions and the democratic participation of their members. He has spent more than ten years as the ombudsman for the Canadian Labour Congress.