Presidents UAW /CAW Local 199
Presidents of UAW/CAW Local 199
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Since the Charter was signed in 1937 the membership of Local 199 has elected 17 different presidents. The lenght off office has ranged from one to twelve years, Jim Connell served the longest (1964-1976). Wayne Gates, our current president has been in office twice.
John Crozier (1936/1938)
Clint Liptrott (1938/1939)
John R. Doughty (1939/1940)
Bert Hillier(1940/1943)
Ernest Wheatley (1943/1949)
Art McGarr (1949/1951)
George Bennett (1951/1954)
Bill Race (1954/1955)
John L. Ideson (1955/1964)
Jim Connell(1964/1976)
John Washuta (1976/1979)
Gerry Michaud(1979/1987)
John Clout(1987/1990)
Ron Davis (1990/1996)
Gabe McNally (1996/1997)
Wayne Gates (1997/2000)
Ron McIntosh (2000/2006)
Wayne Gates (2006/2012)
"The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet."
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