Members of the Commission:
The Canadian Nuclear Workers Council (CNWC) is an organization that is comprised of Unions that represent workers in Canada’s Nuclear Industry. Appendix 1 attached states the objectives of the council as well as a list of the Unions that are members.
The majority of the Unions at the AECL Chalk River Laboratories Site (CRL) are members of the Canadian Nuclear Workers Council.
Nuclear Workers in Canada and around the world have and are facing trying times. Their industry has always faced controversy and misinformation. With the events in Japan this year and many other nuclear related issues, as you well know, the industry faces many challenges. The front line workers feel the effects of these issues on a daily basis.