William Jackson (Canadian administrator)

William Jackson is a Canadian administrator. He has served in a variety of capacities over the course of his career.

Jackson served as president of the Manitoba Government Employees' Association from 1976 to 1979. He was appointed as co-chair of a government task force on reorganizing the provincial bureaucracy in the late 1970s, but resigned dramatically in February 1978 to protest layoffs in the civil service. [Roger Newman, "On brink of war with civil servants", "Winnipeg Free Press", 4 March 1978, P8.] He signed an agreement with the provincial government of Sterling Lyon later in the year, giving employees protection against layoffs and the contracting out of government jobs. ["Strikes and settlements: Manitoba employees", "Globe and Mail", 27 June 1978, B16. See also "Liquor workers to end walkout in Manitoba", "Winnipeg Free Press", 27 November 1978, P9.] In 1979, he was appointed as president of the National Union of Provincial Government Employees. ["National union of civil workers acclaims head", "Globe and Mail", 4 April 1979, P2.]

Jackson campaigned for the leadership of the Manitoba Liberal Party in 1980, but withdrew from the contest before the leadership convention. ["Liberal candidate", "Globe and Mail", 25 October 1980, P2.] He had been considered a frontrunner, and said that his departure was due to personal difficulties. ["Leadership hopeful quits Manitoba race", "Globe and Mail", 29 October 1980, P8.] He was subsequently required to stand down as president of the NUPGE, after the executive board determined that he had violated the union's non-partisan status. [Wilfred List, "Union leader trys politics, has to resign", "Globe and Mail", 13 November 1980, P75. Gary Doer, a member of the executive, indicated that Jackson and the board reached a mutual decision after a full and frank discussion.]

Jackson later served as executive director of the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in the Republic of Haiti from 1981 to 1985, when he became Director of Administration of The Canadian Organization of Development through Education. He was appointed to the Toronto branch of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada in 1988 and re-appointed in 1998, serving as Coordinating Member of the Convention Refugee Determination Division. ["IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE BOARD OF CANADA ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS FOR THE TORONTO REGION", "Canada NewsWire", 1 September 1988, 12:35; "Reappointment To The Immigration And Refugee Board", "Canada NewsWire", 7 April 1998, 16:54.]

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