The Committee is in place to assist members and provide resources for COPE Local 343 members in the municipal, provincial and federal elections. The Committee members also help promote COPE, Canadian Labour Congress, Ontario Federation of Labour and District Labour Council campaigns that affect unionized workers and the public.
If you would like more information with regards to the COPE Political Action Committee
We welcome any member in good standing to be involved! Meetings run approximately two hours in length 8 to 10 times a year and generally are located centrally in Toronto. For those who live outside the GTA or for those unable to attend in person, we always provide the opportunity to be included via teleconference. A Chair and Vice-Chair of the committee are elected at Local 343’s Convention.
COPE Local 343 consists of 1700+ members and 97 collective agreements across Canada. Local 343 is an autonomous Local and the largest COPE Local in Ontario.
Ethiraju has been a member of COPE Local 343 for the last 25+ years with an
extensive accounting and financial background. A friend and colleague once
told him that if you want to see change, you need to get involved, and so he did. Ethiraju has been a steward, a bargaining committee member, and sits on multiple committees at Local 343. Advocating for those who are not able to and helping others and social justice has always been a strong value of his, and he will continue to do that at the board level! Ethiraju believe in a more just world. In his spare time, he love to spend time with his family, his dog Maya, enjoys gardening, talking about politics, and making the best biriyani in town!
