Roy Watson Roy Watson started work as a welder for New Imperial Mines in the Whitehorse copper belt in 1966. He was instrumental in forming the Steelworkers Local 926 in 1966/67. As president, he negotiated the first union contract at Whitehorse Copper. In 1973, he was appointed shop foreman and became a part of management.((Helene Dobrowolsky and Rob Ingram, "A History of the Whitehorse Copper Belt". DIAND Open File 1993-1 (1): 29.))