Canadian Lawyer InHouse

Feb/Mar 2014

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Professional Profile FOr THe LOVe OF LabOur LaW Former journalist turned lawyer finds challenges in representing today's unionized workers. by Vawn Himmelsbach Some people may thinK journal- '' ism and the law are like oil and vinegar. But for Glenn Wheeler, in-house counsel for the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, the two blend perfectly. As a former journalist covering Queen's Park in Toronto, Wheeler's experience reporting on labour issues eventually led him to his current role with COPE Ontario. "People outside our profession don't know how much of law is writing — much being a staff member of a union, i have a voice in the debate about the future of unions and how they have to innovate and change their practices, how they have to get with the program in a world where people have a more individual orientation rather than a collective orientation. '' GLeNN WHeeLer, COPe Ontario canadianlawyermag.com/inhouse February 2014 43

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