Desmond Francis: Desmond Francis is a veteran pipefitter/foreman, building trades union official, and community advocate.
Cecil George: Cecil George was a master dragline electrician in Alberta who started CARIWEST and the steelband movement in Edmonton.
Peter Kokaram: Trinidad-trained Peter Kokaram was a project manager at Syncrude in Fort McMurray, managing several million dollars’ worth of projects.
Stennie Noel: Stennie Noel, welder/fitter and union activist in Operating Engineers Local 955 and Boilermakers Local 146, has experienced racism as he worked as a tradesperson for a variety of Alberta employers.
Lisa Rose: Lisa Rose is a journeyman instrumentation technician at Suncor, a longtime resident of Fort McMurray, and an active member of Unifor Local 707A’s Women’s Committee.
Monica Santiago: Monica Santiago, who joined her husband Frank in Fort McMurray in 1967, describes the harsh conditions of family life in the early days of the establishment of the oilsands industry.
Carl Wilson: Carl Wilson is a pressure welder and journeyman welder who has served as a job steward and business agent for the Pipefitters Union.