Car Wash UNIFOR Discount Jay O’Brien the owner of Superior Carwash located at 533 Ontario Street in St. Catharines contacted...
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Supporting Families in Niagara – Community Services Committee
$750 Donation to Support Families On behalf of Local Unifor 199, and the Community Services Committee, it is with honour...
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING – DECEMBER 22, 2021 – CANCELLED
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Wednesday, December 22nd @ 6:00 p.m. THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE LATEST COVID RESTRICTIONS!...
GM Plant Gate Christmas Collection 2021
GM Plant Gate Collection Helps to Raise $17,858 Every Christmas we arrange a plant gate collection at General Motors to...
Health & Safety Report December, 2021
Health and Safety Report Dec 2021 October 22, 2021 Friday October 22, 2021 was the worst day many of us...
From the President – Welded Tube in Welland is Hiring!
Welded Tube is currently looking to fill its labour pool. Applicants can send their resumes to hr_wtw@weldedtube.com or search Welded...
From the President – Valbruna ASW in Welland is Hiring!
Valbruna is currently looking for Millwrights and Electricians. They also have open positions in the Melt Shop and Conditioning Department...
From the President – Auto Council Report
Auto Council Report Auto Council was held November 4th, 2021. Delegates from across the Detroit 3 Auto Companies met in...
GM CHAIR UPDATE – November 10, 2021
GM Canada Vaccination Reporting Now Available on Personal Devices – Deadline Extended to November 19th Click on this link for...
General Membership Meeting, Wednesday, November 17, 2021
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Wednesday, November 17 th @ 6:00 p.m. PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND DUE TO COVID-19, WE WILL BE...
From the President – Remembrance Day – November 11, 2021
In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and...
Financial Secretary Report – November, 2021
Financial Secretary Report – November 2021 News around the hall I am happy to announce the Retirees Centre has opened...
Plant gate collection in memory of Dan Sevcik
Today GM Chairperson-Trevor Longpre, Financial Secretary-Steve McMullen and President-Jordan Lennox presented two cheques totaling $8,632 to Brenda Sevcik, widow of...
CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR DAN SEVCIK – Friday, October 29, 2021
We will be live streaming Dan’s Celebration of Life: Date: Friday, October 29th Time: 11:00...
From the President
It is with a heavy heart and the deepest sorrow that we offer our condolences to the family of one...
Open Letter from the President
Sisters and Brothers, I want to make this very clear – I absolutely understand this is one of the most...
General Membership Meeting, October 20th -CANCELLED
DUE TO LACK OF PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP, TONIGHT’S ZOOM MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Wednesday, October 20th...
GM CHAIR UPDATE – October 17th, 2021
GM Membership – Chair Report October 17th, 2021 I want to make it clear to those who choose to either...
President’s Report – Workplace Vaccination Policies
Recently, our largest unit General Motors has begun implementation of a mandatory vaccination policy. I understand that there are many...
Unifor NHL Fantasy Hockey Pool
Greetings, Our inaugural Unifor Hockey Pool was a huge success with over 1,600 Unifor members participating and our current NFL...
President’s Report – No More Stolen Sisters
Dear members, Unifor stands united with the families of murdered and missing Indigenous women, girls and two-spirted peoples. Each year...
Unifor Young Workers – Our Future Is Worth the Fight!
Throughout this pandemic, our union has developed new ways for members to gather, organize and fight for a world that...
President’s Report – Mandatory Vaccinations
Over the last two months there have been many questions regarding mandatory vaccination policies in workplaces, Unifor National’s vaccination policy...
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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