The Toronto Local has a reputation for fighting amongst itself. This infighting has poisioned some former executives from continued participation in the union.
It should also be noted that the Toronto Local hasn't agreed with any negotiated settlement from the CUPW National Executive Board over the last 13 years.
Back in 2003, former local president, Steve Killey launched a campaign against the tentative agreement and the National Exective. While there was some support for his views and weaknesses in the tentative agreement at the time, he was not able to marshal support against the agreement outside of Toronto, Sudbury and St. John's Newfoundland. The agreement was carried by a fairly large margin of 62%. Later on, Killey failed to unseat Deborah Bourque as National President or hold onto his local president's job in Toronto. He was defeated by Jane Marsh.
Again, the Toronto Local is fighting over the NEB's "2007 Tentative Agreement". This appears to be a strictly negative action, because the Toronto Local hasn't come up with any alternate prosposal which could be widely accepted by other CUPW locals.The Toronto Local had an opportunity to get more local participation into the "Collective Bargaining Process" at the last National CUPW convention, but it failed there as well.
Again, the Toronto Local is content to go it alone and fight against anyone who opposes its viewpoint.
Luckily, I won't have to put up with these endless confrontations, very long.