Who we oppose
Members United slate
We oppose the M4C direction and these candidates.
Read our voting recommendationOur editorial position
Don’t votefor moreof the same.
We oppose the M4C direction and the Members United slate. Read our case, check the sources, and decide how to vote.
Why we oppose this direction
Your time. Your money. Your workplace.
We oppose using CAPE’s limited time, money and energy for non-workplace political campaigns. Bargaining, job security, working conditions and representation must come first. Members United promises continuity with M4C. We want a different direction.
3,783 members voted for a workplace-focused mandate. The NEC recommended voting against it. Members chose the opposite direction by more than five votes to one.
The NEC recommended one direction. Members voted the other way.
Members approved these proposals despite the NEC recommending rejection.
Workplace-focused mandate
3,783 votes
NEC : Vote against
Members : 83.7% in favour
Advance disclosure of resolution costs
3,542 votes
NEC : Vote against
Members : 80.9% in favour
Members rejected these proposals backed by the NEC.
Inquiry into treatment of pro-Palestine workplace activism
3,805 votes
NEC : Vote in favour
Members : 81.4% against
Percentage-based dues proposal
3,889 votes
NEC : Backed the proposal
Members : 76.3% against
Public-service pension divestment campaign
3,394 votes
NEC : Vote in favour
Members : 74.2% against
Campaign for federal recognition of genocide in Gaza
2,891 votes
NEC : Vote in favour
Members : 68.0% against
Percentages use votes for and against and exclude abstentions. These are results among participating voters, not percentages of all CAPE members. See every count and the source
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Workplace priorities first
The NEC opposed limiting CAPE’s concerns to employment and the employer relationship. Our position: union time and energy belong on the issues members face at work.
See the record02
Dues are not a blank cheque
The NEC backed a pension-divestment campaign estimated at $250,000, alongside foreign-policy advocacy. We oppose that use of union resources.
See the record03
Show members the costs
The NEC opposed stronger disclosure for resolutions costing $500 or more or likely to increase dues. Members deserve the price tag before they vote.
See the recordNEC spending: misplaced priorities
The NEC funded political activism with members’ money.
Our position
We consider it irresponsible to commit union resources to non-workplace political campaigns when members need bargaining support, job security and representation. The NEC must answer for those choices. Every dollar and hour devoted to these campaigns is a resource that could serve members at work. Members should be able to trust their elected leaders to be responsible stewards of the Association’s budget, follow its rules and protect the dues entrusted to them.
The record
The Ottawa Citizen reports that in 2024, the NEC had approved funding for CAPE 4 Palestine. According to the petition cited in the article, $5,000 came from the executive contingency budget. More than 60 members signed a petition seeking a review of CAPE’s donation spending. About 200 people attended the special meeting.
Members voted for guardrails
Following this controversy, members adopted two resolutions in the 2024 AGM membership vote. Stronger donation rules passed by 1,259 votes to 496, requiring eligible recipients at arm’s length from leadership, advance publication of requests and non-renewable donations. A separate resolution passed by 965 votes to 710. It directed that the $5,000 contribution be charged to the President’s Discretionary Fund instead of the executive contingency budget, and that future contributions to CAPE for Palestine or any affiliated or successor group cease.
Counts above exclude abstentions: 150 on the donation policy and 230 on the funding resolution.
2024 membership vote results (Source in English)The petitioners argued that this funding was a donation exceeding the approved budget. CAPE disputed that classification and described it as support for a member initiative. The report documents a disagreement over rules and priorities; it does not establish a budget violation.
Leadership
Nathan Prier: his words, his account
“My comments on Reddit were posted to a personal account and reflect my personal beliefs. I was not speaking as the President of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees.”
Nathan Prier confirmed to the National Post that the anonymous Reddit account was his. The paper quotes him telling another user: “Oh and people don’t find your racial supremacy cute or inspiring, you Jim Crow hacks.” It also reports a complaint alleging harassment of Jewish CAPE members.
Read the posts and the reportOur voting recommendation
Do not vote for Nathan Prier or the Members United slate
Our recommendation concerns the slate’s shared leadership and direction.
Your alternatives
Candidates outside Members United
If you want to vote outside Members United, start here. These candidates appear on CAPE’s official election list and do not appear on Members United’s published slate. Read their biographies and compare their priorities before you vote.
President
Vice-President · EC / LoP / OPBO
EC Directors
Checked October 23, 2026. Names are alphabetical by surname within each position. Each candidate has their own platform. The official biography PDFs contain both English and French; scroll to your preferred language.
English comparison; official biographies are bilingual.
CAPE’s official 2026 candidate list and biographies (Source in English)