Jack White (politician)

John Edgar "Jack" White (July 10, 1925 - September 10, 2002[1]) was a Canadian labour union activist. He was the first elected black representative of the Ironworkers, and one of the first Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) national staff representatives from a minority background.[2]

Born in Truro, Nova Scotia, White was one of the first black Canadians to run for election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1959.[3] He stood as an Ontario New Democratic Party candidate in Dovercourt in the 1963 election. In the early 1960s, White was involved with a Toronto-based newspaper.[4]

  1. ^ BLACK HISTORY MONTH: JACK WHITE AND THE BLOOR VIADUCT STRIKE ACTION Spacing.ca
  2. ^ frank (3 February 2012). "Black Labour History in Canada and the IAMAW". Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  3. ^ "Black History Month". UFCW Canada - Canada’s Private Sector Union. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  4. ^ "Colouring the union < Racism | CUPE". 2012-12-12. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2021-02-03.