Kent MacDonald, LRO, received the honorary title of Life Member at the 2008 Triennial Convention.
The award was presented by Betty Bannon, National President.
In the photo: Kent MacDonald, Betty Bannon, Terry Dupuis
Brother MacDonald started working for CRA (then Revenue Canada –Taxation) in April 1985. His first involvement in the union was to attend; as Local 00020’s (Thunder Bay) delegate, the Regional Bargaining Conference held in Sudbury March 1987.
Brother MacDonald was elected President of Local 00020 in January 1989. In August 1989 he was elected Alternate RVP Northern and Eastern Ontario and became RVP in November 1989, a position which he held until February 2007.
While a member of the UTE National Executive for 17 years, Brother MacDonald sat on the following committees, Honours and Awards, Finance, Work Force Adjustment, Health and Safety, and spent 15 years as the Chair of the Staffing Committee.
Brother MacDonald also represented the members on two Negotiating Teams (1999 and 2002)
In February 2007 Brother MacDonald was hired as a Labour Relation Officer.
Kent MacDonald retired in February 2023.