Hassan Yussuff

Hassan Yussuff (born December 15, 1957) is a Canadian Senator, retired labour leader and former president of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC).

The Honourable
Hassan Yussuff
Yussuff in 2017
Canadian Senator
from Ontario
Assumed office
June 22, 2021
Nominated byJustin Trudeau
Appointed byRichard Wagner
Preceded byLynn Beyak
8th President of the Canadian Labour Congress
In office
2014 – June 18, 2021
Preceded byKen Georgetti
Succeeded byBea Bruske[1]
2nd President of the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas
Assumed office
April 20, 2012
Preceded byLinda Chavez-Thompson
Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Labour Congress
In office
2002–2014
Succeeded byBarb Byers
Personal details
Born (1957-12-15) December 15, 1957[2][3]
Guyana
Political partyIndependent
Children1[3]
OccupationHeavy truck mechanic, trade unionist

Yussuff emigrated to Canada from Guyana as a young man to work as a heavy truck mechanic[4] and soon found employment on the plant floor of CanCar, an automotive parts manufacturer, in Toronto[5] where he became a member of the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW). Within a year, he was elected plant chairman of Local 252 of the Canadian Auto Workers and later was elected plant chairman of the General Motors Truck Centre. He later served as a staff representative in the organizing and service departments before being appointed as Director of the CAW Human Rights Department. As such, Yussuff joined the CLC's Executive Council and then co-chaired the CLC Human Rights Committee.[6]

In 1999, he was elected Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Labour Congress and was then elected Secretary-Treasurer in 2002.[7] He remained in that position until 2014 when he challenged incumbent CLC President Ken Georgetti, defeating him by 40 votes at the CLC's May 2014 convention to become CLC president,[7] and the first person to unseat an incumbent CLC president.[8]

On April 20, 2012, Yussuff was elected to a four-year term as President of the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas.[9][10]

On June 18, 2021, Yussuff retired as the leader of Canadian Labour Congress.[3][11]

On June 22, 2021, Yussuff was appointed to the Senate of Canada.[12]

References
  1. "Canadian Labour Congress elects new president to lead nation's biggest labour group". cbc.ca. June 18, 2021. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021.
  2. https://sencanada.ca/en/senators-list/
  3. Thurton, David (June 18, 2021). "No apologies: Hassan Yussuff faces down his critics as he retires as leader of Canadian Labour Congress". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021.
  4. "New Canadian Labour Congress chief vows aggressive approach". Globe and Mail. May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  5. "Hassan Yussuff (Bio and Stories) :: Parkland Institute". parklandinstitute.ca. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  6. "Hassan Yussuff | Canadian Labour Congress". canadianlabour.ca. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  7. "Hassan Yussuff elected new head of Canadian Labour Congress". Montreal Gazette. May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  8. "Hassan Yussuff is new CLC President". Rabble.ca. May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  9. "CLC's Hassan Yussuff to head TUCA: Elected president of hemispheric labour organization". Canadian Labour Congress. April 20, 2012. Archived from the original on May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  10. "Who's running for CLC national executive? | rabble.ca". rabble.ca. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  11. "Head of Canada's unions set to preside over his final Convention after navigating pandemic response". globenewswire.com. June 15, 2021. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021.
  12. "The Prime Minister announces the appointment of three Senators". Prime Minister of Canada. 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
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