100 Years Since the Winnipeg General Strike: What Lessons Can We Learn for Today? Exactly 100 years ago, with poverty,...
Latest News Around the Local
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Mudrun for Women
Unifor Local 199 is entering a WOMEN OF UNIFOR TEAM in the 2020 MUDRUN in Hamilton. We are looking for...
Self-Defence Course for Women
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women The Women’s Committee of Unifor Local 199 have scheduled a...
Remembrance Day 2019
Every year we Honour and Remember At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, Local 199...
Show Your Local Love – United Way
Sisters, Brothers and Comrades, Last week marked the kickoff of this year’s United Way Employee Campaign at General Motors. During...
Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 20th is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual observance that honours the memory of the transgender people whose...
GWL Pension Roadshow
Important announcement for all young workers/new hires at GM. Sharon Eto from Great West Life will be doing presentations about...
Women’s Committee Meeting
The Women’s Committee would like to invite you to learn more about our amazing committee and the projects we are...
Help Lennon Ferri, Fight Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Zolgensma for Lennon – Debbie Blair is a Unifor Member who works at FirstOntario Credit Union, she contacted me last...
GM Trades Retirement (Tuesday 19th November)
UNIFOR LOCAL 199 GM SKILLED TRADES RETIREMENT PARTY The Skilled Trades at GM St Catharines have an open invitation to...
Welded Tube New 3 year Agreement
On Tuesday October 29th Unifor Members at Local 199’s Newest Unit, voted to ratify their first contract. Welded Tube is...
Back to Work
UAW members have ratified the tentative agreement. All member employed by GM St Catharines are expected to go back to...
Retiree Chair Report September 2019
RETIREE CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 Well, the summer is all but over! And so is the three-year term for...
UAW GM Strike will Continue until Member Ratification
The UAW GM National Council has voted voted to accept the Tentative Agreement with General Motors and to to send the tentative...
GM UAW In the News Updates
UAW and GM have reached a proposed Tentative Agreement. The agreement will not be ratified until UAW-GM membership across the...
E.I. Application & Reporting
LAID OFF? The strike at GM in the US is having a major impact, most of our members who work...
Notice of Election Standing Committees
(ALL UNITS) TERM – THREE (3) YEARS 2019-2022 EACH COMMITTEE HAS THREE (3) TO BE ELECTED COMMUNITY SERVICES Lindsay Gilliss-Lapp...
Recreation Events
The Recreation Committee has several events planed over the next few months, 2 Unifor Nights with the Falcons, 100...
UAW Strike Strike Continues
The UAW Strike against General Motors has now entered the third week. Although progress has been made it looks like...
Invitation to Attend Niagara Election Organizing Meeting
Member To Member Meeting Unifor local 199 is hosting a Member to Member meeting on Wednesday, October 2 from...
McMaster Labour Studies Graduation
McMaster Unifor Graduation 2019 On Saturday 28th September 2019 McMaster University held it’s 5th Unifor/McMaster graduation. Wayne Lewchuck who played an instrumental...
Upcoming Standing Committee Elections
The election for Unifor Local 199’s Standing Committees has been announced and will be taking place Wednesday, October 16th, 2019....
Unifor National NEWS
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Archived Editions 199 News
Please click on the links below to open the 199 News
- 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