Labour Management Arbitration Committee – Membership

Membership

The LMAC is composed of 9 members:

  1. Three labour representatives;
  2. Three employer representatives, including one person appointed by the Minister who represents government as an employer;
  3. Two arbitrator representatives; and
  4. One person appointed by the Minister who shall represent government in an unofficial capacity.

Current Membership

 

Member Representative Affiliation Appointment Date Expiry Date
Tracey Trahey Employer Rep (Government as employer) Human Resource Secretariat
Twila Reid Employer Rep Stewart McKelvey 2023/01/27 2029/01/28
Stephanie Sheppard Employer Rep McInnes Cooper 2026/01/28 2029/01/28
Elaine Price (Co-Chair) Labour Rep NAPE 2021/12/03 2027/12/03
Tom O’Leary Labour Rep CUPE 2024/12/12 2027/12/12
Samantha Dlugosch Labour Rep AAHP 2024/09/26 2027/09/26
Sheilagh Murphy Arbitrator Rep MacNab, Fagan & Murphy 2021/12/02 2027/12/02
Ron McCabe Arbitrator Rep Dawe & Burke 2021/12/02 2027/12/02
Susan Whitten Government Rep (Unofficial capacity) Labour Relations Division

Department of Government Services

2022/10/12 Serves until replaced

Term of members

Members of the LMAC serve for a 3 year term with an option of serving for one additional 3 year term.

Appointment Process

Labour representatives are chosen by the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour.

Employer representatives are chosen by the Board of Trade.

The employer representative that represents government as an employer and the Government representative who serves in an unofficial capacity are appointed by the Minister responsible for administering the Labour Relations Act.