Laid Off Financial Assistance April 9th, 2020 With millions of Canadian applying for EI benefits and the government introducing the...
Latest News Around the Local
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)s
Frequently Asked Questions (Updated) Member at General Motors have lots of questions related to their health care benefits and...
Employment Insurance CERB & SUB
Employment Insurance – C.E.R.B. & SUB April 3, 2020 All our members are no doubt aware that due to the...
REPORT FOR (E.I.)
Start REPORTING – Friday, 3rd, April at 8 am Members of Unifor Local 199 who have already applied for E.I....
FAQ COVID-19 & (CERB)
March 27th, 2020 FAQ on CERB Canadian Emergency Response Benefit. DOWNLOAD FAQ CERB The federal government has announced the Canada...
FAQ COVID-19 & PENSIONS
March 27th, 2020 FAQ on COVID-19 and Pensions DOWNLOAD PENSION FAQ As the effects of COVID-19 continue to ripple through...
UNION HALL CLOSED – CALL FOR ASSISTANCE
The Union Hall and Retiree Lounge is closed. We encourage all laid of members to apply for E.I from their...
COMMUNITY SERVICES
Tanya Faulkner from the United Way called to ask how our members were coping with the COVID-19 outbreak. Tanya wanted...
FirstOntario, COVID-19 UPDATE
COVID-19: Update For more than 80 years, FirstOntario has been helping Members get through the good times and the bad...
APPLY FOR E.I.
Online E.I Application All members of Unifor Local 199 who are on layoff MUST apply for E.I. benefits. Before you...
GM UPDATES
IMPORTANT OPERATING PLAN NOTICE In addition to the Start of Shift (SOS) Addendum that was distributed earlier today (March 19,...
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT This has been an unprecedented week, news from around the globe has focused on the Coronavirus...
COVID-19 Update From Unifor
March 17, 2020 COVID-19 Resources for Local Unions To Local Union Presidents, In the past five days, the situation regarding...
Retiree Centre Closed
To avoid the spread of COVID-19 the Retiree Centre will be closed from March 16th until April 6th, there will...
Unifor COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions COVID-19 is a pandemic illness. Public health agencies are monitoring the outbreak of this illness and...
(COVID-19) Letter from Jerry Dias
Dear local unions: We know you have been following the day-to-day developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in our country and...
Under Construction March 11th
We are currently working on the website and are experiencing problems posting events, pictures and updating the site. The site...
Coldest Night of the Year
Coldest Night of the Year On February 22nd 2020, members of Local Unifor 199 participated in West Niagara’s Coldest Night...
FirstOntario – Canadian & Global Market Linked GICS
Canadian & Global Market Linked GICS A worry-free investment with nowhere to go but up! Principal protected. Earnings expected. Interested...
Tuition Assistance – Application Deadline
IMPORTANT NOTICE TUITION ASSISTANCE DEADLINE Tuition Assistance application forms for the 2019 calendar year must be received by the GM...
Young Workers Conference 2020
Young Workers Take Action National Young Workers Conference May 8-10 2020 Unifor Family Education Centre, Port Elgin, Ontario The times...
GM Bargaining Demands 2020
GM CHAIR REPORT – February 2020 Sisters and Brothers, As you are no doubt aware, our collective agreement with...
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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