PWU - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Admin Assistant ( Temp / Relief )
Job Titles:
- Executive Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Hiring Hall - Senior Administrative Assistant
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- Vice President
- Vice President Sector 1
Andrew Clunis worked at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station as an Emergency Response Maintainer. He has been employed with Ontario Hydro/Ontario Power Generation since 1991, totalling 26 years to date.
Andrew has satisfied the roles of Steward, Chief Steward and Sector Representative within the PWU.
Andrew currently resides in Durham Region, however, his hometown is St. Catharines, Ontario. Andrew is an avid sports enthusiast. He is actively involved in soccer and golf, and he is still waiting to score a hole in one!"
Job Titles:
- Graphic Designer
- Administrative Assistant / Clerical
- Assessor - Civil
- Assessor - Control
- Assessor - Mechanical
- Buyer Analyst II
- Chemical Technologist
- Cost & Scheduling Technician
- Engineering Technologist
- Facilities and Services Specialist
- Health Physics Technologist
- Information Technology Technician
- Instrument and Control Technician
- Nuclear Security Officer
- Payroll and Accounting Services Specialist
- Procedure Writer - Admin
- Procedure Writer - Control
- Procedure Writer - Mechanical
- Quality
- Radiation Protection Technician
- Security Clearance Specialist
- Supplier Surveillance Technologist
- Training Technician
- Valve Diagnostic Technician
Job Titles:
- Staff Officer - Grievance
Job Titles:
- Nuclear Security Clearances
- Security Clearance Coordinator
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- Staff Officer
- Staff Officer ( on Leave )
Job Titles:
- Staff Officer - Grievance
Job Titles:
- Staff Officer - Grievance
Job Titles:
- Admin. Assistant
- Hiring Hall - Senior Administrative Assistant
Job Titles:
- Vice President - Sector 4
Jeff Parnell is an electrician by trade and has been employed with Ontario Power Generation (OPG)/Ontario Hydro for 30 years.
His activism with the PWU began in 1991 when he was elected as a Shop Steward. Over the years Jeff has fulfilled the roles of Health and Safety Representative, Health and Safety Accident Investigator and was the Chief Steward in Unit 2-12 for seven years before his election as Executive Officer of the PWU in September of 2016. He swore his Oath of Office on June 22, 2017 at the PWU Election Convention.
Jeff has worked hard for the membership of this sector. He fought to keep the doors of the machine shops open in New Liskeard and Niagara. Jeff is currently working with the communities in Northwestern Ontario, to help stimulate the emerging bio-economy. He remains focused on ensuring PWU members receive the highest quality of representation.
Jeff is married to his wife Giovanna, and they make their home in North Bay, Ontario. Together, they have raised two children, Gina & Jack who are currently attending the University of Western Ontario.
Job Titles:
- Associate General Counsel
Job Titles:
- Staff Officer Reporting to the President
Job Titles:
- Member of the WORKPLACE SAFETY & INSURANCE BOARD
- Staff Officer
Job Titles:
- Office Supervisor
- Training Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Staff Officer in Training - Job Classification
Job Titles:
- Admin. Assistant ( Relief )
Job Titles:
- Member of the WORKPLACE SAFETY & INSURANCE BOARD
- Admin. Assistant
Job Titles:
- Admin. Assistant / FINANCE
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Payroll & Accounts Admin. Assistant
Job Titles:
- Staff Officer ( Acting )
- Staff Officer ( Relief )
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President Sector 2
Job Titles:
- Administrative Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Staff Officer - Job Classification
Job Titles:
- Member of the WORKPLACE SAFETY & INSURANCE BOARD
- Staff Officer
Job Titles:
- Staff Officer - Grievance
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President Sector 3
Tom was born and raised in Mitchell Ontario, to Bruce and June Chessell in a family of nine having six brothers and two sisters. Tom has been married to Moraine since 1989 and raised two sons, Dylan and Dustin.
Tom started his career at Ontario Hydro in 1985 as a Power Line Technician, following in the footsteps of his forefathers being a 4th generation Lineperson working for Ontario Hydro (Hydro One). Tom became active as a Health and Safety committee member in 1990 and a Shop Steward in 1991. Tom was first elected as a Chief Steward 1998 and became a PWU Executive Board member in 2010.
In his spare time, Tom is an avid sportsman, playing hockey, baseball and golf. Tom has been a tireless defender of worker's rights fighting for a fairer workplace for all workers in Ontario.