ACRONYMS ‘R US How many do you know?

Within the labour movement we are bombarded by acronyms – so to help you along, we have compiled a list of some of the ones that you may run in to on a day‐to‐day basis and some you may not.

AAMD&C Alberta Association of Municipal BG&PWU Brewery, General & Professional Districts and Councils Workers Union AAWEI Alberta Average Weekly Earning Index BLE Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers ABGWU Aluminum Brick & Glass Workers Union BMWE Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way ACCEX Air Canada Component Executive Employees ACPA Air Canada Pilots Association BOG Board of Governors ACTWU Amalgamated Clothing & Textiles BWU Brewery Workers Union Workers Union CAFF Canadian Association of Firefighters AEEC Alberta Education Employees Committee CAIS Collective Agreement Information System AFL Alberta Federation of Labour CALM Canadian Association of Labour Media AIT Agreement on Internal Trade CAMA Canadian Association of Municipal AHEC Alberta Healthcare Employees Committee Administrators AHS Alberta Health Services CAW Canadian Auto Workers ALRB Alberta Labour Relations Board CBO Community Based Organization sector AMEC Alberta Municipal Employees Committee CCPA Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives ASBA Alberta School Board Association CCU Council of Canadian Unions ASPA Administrative and Supervisory Personnel CDC Calgary District Council Association CDLC Calgary & District Labour Council ATA Alberta Teachers Association CEP Communications, Energy and Paper ATU Amalgamated Transit Union Workers Union AUCC Association of Universities and Colleges of CEU Confidential Employee Union Canada CFS Canadian Federation of Students AUMA Alberta Urban Municipalities Association CFU Canadian Farmworkers’ Union AUPE Alberta Union of Provincial Employees CIRB Canadian Industrial Relations board BAC International Union of Bricklayers & Allied CLAC Christian Labour Association of Canada Craftsmen CLC Canadian Labour Congress BCTWU Bakery, Confectionery & Tobacco CNW Canadian News Wire Workers Union COCP Coalition of Component Presidents COPE Canadian Office and Professional NEB National Executive Board Employees Union NDP New Democratic Party CPAA Canadian Postmasters and Assistants NG Newspaper Guild Association NRCC National Research Council of Canada CPP Canada Pension Plan OH&S Occupational Health and Safety CSU Canadian Staff Union PAC Political Action Committee CTEA Canadian Telephone Employees PCA Personal Care Attendants Association PIA Public Interest Alberta CUPE Canadian Union of Public Employees PSAC Public Services Alliance of Canada CUPW Canadian Union of Postal Workers RVP Regional Vice‐President CWA Communications Workers of America SADC Southern Alberta District Council DGC Directors’ Guild of Canada SALAD System for the Analysis of Labour EDLC Edmonton & District Labour Council Agreement Data FLS Flex Spending Act SEIU Service Employees International Union EMS Emergency Medical Services SFL Saskatchewan Federation of Labour ESA Employment Standards Act SGEU Saskatchewan Government & General EWSC Education Workers’ Steering Committee Employees Union FCM Federation of Canadian Municipalities SMW Sheet Metal Workers FTA Free Trade Agreement SUN Saskatchewan Union of Nurses FWT Federation of Women Teachers TCU Transportation Communications GCIU Graphic Communications International International Union Union TILMA Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility GVP General Vice‐President Agreement HEU Hospital Employees’ Union TNG The Newspaper Guild HSA Health Spending Account TSA Taxable Spending Account HSAA Health Sciences Association of Alberta UAW United Autoworkers IAFF International Association of Fire Fighters UFCW United Food and Commercial Workers IAM International Association of Machinists and UGWA United Garment Workers of America Aerospace Workers USW United Steelworkers IATSE International Alliance of Theatrical Stage UIW Union of Injured Workers Employees UNA United Nurses of Alberta IBEW International Brotherhood of Electrical UNITE HERE Union of Needletrades, Industrial Workers and Textile Employees, Hotel Employees and IBN Interest Based Negotiations Restaurant Employees ICTU Independent Canadian Transit Union UPGWA International Union, United Plant Guard IEP Individual Education Plan Workers of America ILGWU International Ladies’ Garment Workers UPIU United Paperworkers International Union Union UTU United Transportation Union ILO International Labour Organization WCB Workers’ Compensation Board IUOE International Union of Operating Engineers WHMIS Workplace Hazardous Material IWA International Woodworkers Association Information System IWG Injured Workers Group WTO World Trade Organization LAPP Local Authorities Pension Plan

LRB Labour Relations Board Are we missing anything? Do you have suggestions or MLA Member of the Legislative Assembly changes? Send them to [email protected] MP Member of Parliament Updated June 2013 MWSC Municipal Workers’ Steering Committee LA/lg cope #491 NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement NASA Non‐Academic Staff Association