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Financial Secretary Report – December 2019

It’s has been eight months since I was elected Financial Secretary and I am feeling more comfortable with the new...

The Recreation Committee has scheduled a FREE Christmas family skate at the Thorold arena on Friday December 27th at 11...

Are you Experiencing Symptoms of Metal Removal Fluid Exposure? Metal Removal Fluids (MRF) are defined as a broad category of...

GM Plant Gate Collection Raises $5,916, Total Donations Exceed $18,000 Every Christmas we arrange a plant gate collection at General...

Plant gate collection Dec 12, 2019 On Thursday, December 12, 2019 on behalf of all employees, UNIFOR Local 199 will...

Leading up to December 6, Unifor members across the country delivered donations from Unifor’s Social Justice Fund to women’s shelters...

#StandUp4HumanRights Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10, the day in 1948 that the United Nations General...

For over a decade Unifor Local 199 has been supporting the Alzheimers society and participating in the Walk...

NOTICE OF NOMINATION & ELECTION CITY OF WELLAND – REVISED TERM: END OF SPRING 2022 CHARIPERSON (1) TO BE...

100 Years Since the Winnipeg General Strike: What Lessons Can We Learn for Today? Exactly 100 years ago, with poverty,...

Unifor Local 199 is entering a WOMEN OF UNIFOR TEAM in the 2020 MUDRUN in Hamilton. We are looking for...

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women The Women’s Committee of Unifor Local 199 have scheduled a...

Every year we Honour and Remember At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, Local 199...

Sisters, Brothers and Comrades, Last week marked the kickoff of this year’s United Way Employee Campaign at General Motors. During...

November 20th is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual observance that honours the memory of the transgender people whose...

Important announcement for all young workers/new hires at GM. Sharon Eto from Great West Life will be doing presentations about...

The Women’s Committee would like to invite you to learn more about our amazing committee and the projects we are...

Zolgensma for Lennon – Debbie Blair is a Unifor Member who works at FirstOntario Credit Union, she contacted me last...

UNIFOR LOCAL 199 GM SKILLED TRADES RETIREMENT PARTY The Skilled Trades at GM St Catharines have an open invitation to...

On Tuesday October 29th Unifor Members at Local 199’s Newest Unit, voted to ratify their first contract. Welded Tube is...

UAW members have ratified the tentative agreement. All member employed by GM St Catharines are expected to go back to...

RETIREE CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 Well, the summer is all but over! And so is the three-year term for...

The UAW GM National Council has voted voted to accept the Tentative Agreement with General Motors and to to send the tentative...