Danny Cavanagh, NS president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, was elected on Wednesday October 28 as the new president of the 70,000-member Nova Scotia Federation of Labour. Brother Cavanaugh, who has held the CUPE position since 2005, replaces retiring president Rick Clarke, who headed up the organization for the past 26 years.The 48th Convention of the Federation of Labour wrapped up Wednesday at the Holiday Inn Harbourview. About 300 union members and supporters from across the province gathered together for three days to set the agenda for the provincial labour movement over the next two years.