This week Unifor members who work at CAMI and GM are receiving invitations to join a plant Facebook page. The...
Latest News Around the Local
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Unifor Education Webinars
Unifor is offering three different online webinars to our members. Navigating Employment Insurance and the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit. Mental...
COVID-19 Cleaning
COVID-19 Cleaning Webinars Cleaning and disinfecting workplaces is critical to controlling the spread of COVID-19. The Worker’s Health and Safety...
GM CHAIR REPORT (TPT’s Payment)
TPT’s Easter Weekend I just received conirmation from General Motors that TPTs that worked 90 day’s or more in the...
GM CHAIR REPORT (CERB & SUB Update)
SUB & CERB Currently our members who are collecting E.I. and qualify to receive SUB payments from General Motors will...
Casino Security
Tentative Agreement April 16th 2020 Unifor Local 199 and Complex Service inc has agreed to a 1 year tentative agreement...
E.I. – C.E.R.B. & S.U.B.
Laid Off Financial Assistance April 9th, 2020 With millions of Canadian applying for EI benefits and the government introducing the...
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...
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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