DAY OF MOURNING – APRIL 28TH Greetings Sisters & Brothers On April 28th the National Day of Mourning is dedicated...
Latest News Around the Local
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Membership Meeting – Register to Attend
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Wednesday, April 21, 2021 @ 6:00 p.m. PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND DUE TO COVID-19, WE WILL BE...
2021 Masters Golf Pool Invitation Winners
2021 Masters Tournament Pool Winners Congratulations to our Master Pool winners. There were a few ties so we went by...
Health & Safety Report April, 2021
Health and Safety Report April 2021 Broomsticks, Push Poles, and Ad Hoc Tools Our JHSC Workplace Inspections since 2019...
GM Pension Report – GM Offloads $1.8 billion to Annuity Insurance Companies
Recently, General Motors announced that they had offloaded $1.8 billion dollars of employee pension funds with three insurance companies. General...
Adding Dependants & Beneficiaries
BENEFITS REPORT – April, 2021 Adding Dependents and Beneficiaries Login to www.gmcanadabenefits.com to set up your GM Benefits Centre account,...
Unifor 199 Women’s BOOK CLUB
` Women’s BOOK CLUB The Unifor Book Club is ramping up the book club again with virtual meetings! We welcome...
2021 Masters Golf Pool Invitation
Unifor Local 199 Recreation Committee are inviting you to join the 2021 Masters Tournament Pool. Members need to click on...
GM CHAIR REPORT – April 2021
GM Chair Report – April, 2021 There has been a great deal of speculation about the impact on our plant...
Iafrate Machine Making Weights/Dumbbells/Plates
FOR SALE! OUR MEMBERS FROM IAFRATE MACHINE ARE MAKING WEIGHTS/DUMBBELLS/PLATES Steel Dumbbells 5lbs-150lbs 36″ Fixed Weight barbells 20lbs-130lbs...
Valbruna ASW – Election 2021
Notice of Election Results VALBRUNA ASW TERM: Three (3) years (2021-2024) Valbruna ASW Notice of Election ...
Time of Reflection, One Year Anniversary of the Pandemic
From the President’s Desk Sisters & Brothers, Covid 19 has impacted every member active and retired throughout Local 199. This...
New Offices for Local Union
Financial Secretary Report – March 2021 New Offices for Local Union The Executive board of Unifor Local 199 has made...
Housing is a Human Right
Housing is a Human Right. The United Nations identifies adequate housing as a fundamental human right, defining it as “the...
McMaster Labour Studies Program 2021
ONLINE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY Looking for something to do this winter? Are you interested in learning about what’s going on...
Valbruna ASW – Notice of Nomination and Election
Notice of Nomination & Election VALBRUNA ASW TERM: Three (3) years (2021-2024) NOMINATION FORMS available at Unifor...
International Women’s Day
INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY MARCH 8th March 8 is International Women’s Day and Unifor is not going to let COVID-19 stop...
Casino Niagara Security – Contract Ratified
Casino Niagara Security CONTRACT RATIFIED Unifor members who work at Casino Niagara ratified an agreement for Security Officers. I would...
E.I. Waiting Period Changes
Waiting Period Changes (Feb 2nd 2021) 1. What is the EI waiting period and why is it being waived?...
ParaMed – Agreement Ratified
ParaMed HOME CARE – RATIFY New AGREEMENT Unifor Local 199 has reached a tentative agreement with ParaMed HOME CARE which...
EI Application, Reporting & Sub Questions
Updated Instructions & Sub Questions (Feb 2021) Following are two printable pdf documents, to help members with their EI...
St Catharines Semiconductor Part Shortage
St. Catharines Semiconductor Part Shortage: Employee Update Updated: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 St. Catharines Team: As GM continues to manage...
Free Online Education
Free Online Courses Looking for something to do this winter? Are you interested in learning about what’s going on in...
Has Your Employment Been Affected by Covid-19?
Has Your Employment Been Affected by Covid-19? I know many of our members have been impacted by the Covid...
Unifor National NEWS
The unifor National Union regularly produces news stories about important events and issues that are of interest to our membership, the public, academics, journalists and others. These news stories are posted on the CAW website with the most recent stories at the top. For current news articles and links visit the following link
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Archived Editions 199 News
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- CAW Local 199 News – November / December 2008
- CAW Local 199 News – September – October 08
- CAW Local 199 News – May / June 08
- CAW Local 199 News – January February 2008
- CAW Local 199 News – December 2007