Union president, realtor fill positions of members whose terms expired in 2011
Euclide Haché and Mel Vincent have been appointed new members of WorkSafeNB’s board of directors.
They have filled the positions left vacant by board members whose terms expired in October 2011.
Haché was appointed as a worker representative. A miner and health and safety advocate with more than 30 years of experience working within the labour movement, Haché is president of the United Steel Workers Union Local 5385.
He serves on the local’s negotiating committee, as well as the grievance, compensation and workplace accommodation committees.
He previously served as a joint health and safety committee co-chair and sat on national committees on harassment and miner certification. As an instructor, he has provided training through courses in leadership and the duty to accommodate.
Haché is bilingual and lives in Haut-Rivière-du-Portage.
Vincent was appointed to the board as an employer representative. Vincent founded and manages Oakhill Realty in Saint John.
Before entering the real estate field, he worked with the legislative assembly as a policy and research officer, and with Enterprise Saint John as an immigration project co-ordinator.
Vincent, who lives in Rothesay, has served on a number of committees and is a member of several boards and associations within the real estate business.
