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The president of the newly-formed TWU was Bob Donnelley. He was replaced during the 1980 dispute by Bill Clark. Clark retired in 1987, and in his place, Business Agent Larry Armstrong took over as president. When Armstrong retired in 1992, then Vice President Rod Hiebert took over as president until his retirement in 2005 at which time Vice President Bruce Bell took over the presidency. George Doubt was elected as president at the March 2007 Convention until Lee Riggs was elected as president. In 2018, Isabelle Miller was then elected president and became the first racialized woman to hold this office.
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The president of the newly-formed TWU was Bob Donnelley. He was replaced during the 1980 dispute by Bill Clark. Clark retired in 1987, and in his place, Business Agent Larry Armstrong took over as president. When Armstrong retired in 1992, then Vice President Rod Hiebert took over as president until his retirement in 2005 at which time Vice President Bruce Bell took over the presidency. George Doubt was elected as president at the March 2007 Convention until Lee Riggs was elected as president. In 2018, Isabelle Miller was elected president and became the first racialized woman to hold this office.
Over the years, other gradual changes in the Union's structure and operation led to the increasing roles played by female and visible minority members. During the first decade as the TWU, the Table Officers (president, vice president and secretary-treasurer) were all male. However, following Secretary-Treasurer Don Bremner's retirement in 1988, the Union elected its first female table officer, Doreen McMillan. Since then, Local 1944 has had a number of women fill the roles of vice president and secretary-treasurer. Local 1944 is a very progressive local union. Today, President Donna Hokiro and nearly half of the 12-member Executive Board are women. As well, in 2006, three racialized people were elected to the Executive Board for the first time in our history.
