Believing that all persons have a natural right to the full enjoyment of the wealth created by their labour and believing that such cannot be fully realized except through the united, free and democratic organization of working men and women, we do hereby unite ourselves to create the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, which shall operate as an independent and autonomous labour union.

It shall be the object of this Union to establish and maintain collective bargaining for the benefit of the workers within its jurisdiction and to conduct a never-ceasing effort to secure just compensation for the workers, reasonable hours of work and working conditions conducive to safety, good health and full enjoyment of life.

It shall be the further object of this Union to secure legislation safeguarding and promoting economic security and the social welfare of all workers, and to remain vigilant in the interest of preserving and extending civil rights and liberties within a free and democratic society.

This preamble shall be and form part of the Constitution of the Union.