COPE Conference June 7-9, 2013 Report Submitted by Heather Dillabaugh The COPE Conference is the first conference I’ve ever attended and was completely enthralled by everything! There were a number of speakers that were very interesting to listen to. Ken Georgetti, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, spoke and thanked COPE for its work on Bill C-377. He predicts that Bill C-377 will end up in the courts. Georgetti also stressed that we (unions) have to learn to communicate differently and put out a different image of ourselves. We are about fairness and have to explain the union advantage. Another speaker was Education Rep Marie-Josee Naud from the Quebec Federation of Labour and she spoke on defending define benefit pension plans. Alexandre Boulerice, MP, Rosemont-Petite-Patrie, NDP Labour Critic, spoke and…