ATU Celebrates Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

A native of Saskatchewan and a proud first generation ChineseCanadian, Brother Harry Lew grew up with a strong work ethicworking in his family’s restaurant at a very early age. In 1985, hemoved to Calgary where he started with the Calgary Civic Cafeteriaas a Red Seal Chef in 2004 joining ATU Local 583-Calgary, AB andbecame an Executive Board representing our cafeteria members.In 2006, Brother Lew took a job at Calgary Transit as a ConventionalBus Operator. A natural born leader, he became a Shop Stewardand then was elected again as a member of the Local’s ExecutiveBoard in 2008. Brother Lew won consecutive elections as an Executive Board Member for Operations from 2008 until 2019 when members elected him as the Local’s Financial Secretary-Treasurer in January2020, a position he still holds today. As Chair of the Local’s SocialCommittee, Brother Lew looks to get members engaged inthe Local. When not doing all things ATU he referees footballfor the Calgary and district’s school boards.  A die hardToronto Maple Leafs fan, he also supports the MinnesotaVikings. We salute Brother Lew for his commitmentand dedication to his Local and our Union.