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Wayne Peppard grew up in Castlegar, B.C., working for a short time at the Cominco smelter in Trail. His introduction to the labour movement was with the United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & PipeFitting Industry of the US & Canada, Local 170 (UA170) first as a shop steward and later as an area rep and union communicator. Later in his career he became Executive Director of the B.C. Building Trades Council. Wayne's roots made his work and personal life…

John Calvert was born in Oshawa, Ontario and grew up in London, Ontario. In his late teens, he obtained a commercial pilot's license, which meant that he could help pay for his post-secondary education by working as a bush pilot during the summers in Northern Ontario. John attended the University of Western Ontario for his bachelor's and master's degrees and then moved to London, England where he obtained his doctorate at the London School of Economics. His thesis was on industrial democracy…