$70,000 raised at Walk for Alzheimer’s On Sunday 29th of January 2016, the 13th annual Walk for Memories was...
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CAMI Announcement Signals need to re-negotiate NAFTA
TORONTO, January 27 – The announcement to lay off more than 600 workers at the CAMI – GM plant is...
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3 Day Collective Bargaining Course
Collective Bargaining for Leadership In this 3-day Collective Bargaining program we will focus on maximizing our bargaining power by developing a...
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Community Activist Training
The United Way has scheduled Community Advocate training in the Niagara region for Union members who provide a link between...
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Unifor 5 pin Bowling Tournament 2017
Unifor National 5 pin Bowling Tournament has been scheduled, Saturday, March 4th 2017. The event is hosted by S.E.O.R.C and is scheduled in Oshawa....
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Thank you Letter – United Way
Brothers, Sisters and Comrades of UNIFOR 199, Thank you for everything you do for our community! I am...
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Election Committee
The Election Committee chair has calculated the results of the Election Committee elections which are posted below. ELECTION COMMITTEE 2017 Term of...
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Buffalo Sabre Tickets March 17th 2018
The Recreation Committee has negotiated a 50% discount for Unifor members who would like to purchase Buffalo hockey tickets....
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Free 2017 Canada Parks Discovery Pass
Free 2017 Canada Parks Discovery Pass I received an e mail today offering me a free parks Canada Pass. Being a being ...
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) was a Baptist minister and social activist who played a key...
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Niagara Regional Labour Council Meeting
The Niagara Regional Labour Council meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 11th January @ 7pm. The council meets at Thorold City...
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Merry Christmas
I would like to take the opportunity to thank the membership of Local 199 for their generosity to help those...
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Pension Conference Report
2016 Pensions Conference, Sponsored by Lancaster House at Westin Harbour Nov.29-30, 2016 Delegate Report- by Rob Acker There was a...
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Education Report – First Meeting
Education Committee Report As your newly elected Education Standing Committee, we would like to thank everyone who voted for us...
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Six Months on the Job
Health and Safety Report – The First Six Months Dec. 2016 We, Edward Steers and Mike Pagano, have been your Unifor...
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GM Chair Report
GM Chair Report December 2016 December 8th 2016 VOLUME & LAYOFFS AS OF TODAY! Heading into the Christmas season there has...
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Ontario Council Report
Unifor Ontario Regional Council – Delegate Report December 2nd – 4th 2016 Unifor delegates from across Ontario attended the Ontario Regional...
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GM Plant Gate Collection
On Thursday December 8th 2016 on behalf of all of General Motors St Catharines employees. UNIFOR will be at the gates...
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Toonie Tuesday $2,535
On behalf of your Employment Equity Committee, we would like to thank everyone that contributed in making “Toonie Tuesday” a...
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December 6th Remembrance
December 6: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women Ontario remembers the 14 female engineering students...
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Skilled Trades Petition
The demise of skilled trades in Ontario The Liberal government has introduced amendments to the Ontario College of Trades and...
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Settlement at Seneca
Workers involved in Standoff at Seneca Manufacturing win Settlement The Union is pleased to report a settlement to end the...
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Seneca on Strike
Greetings As some of you may be aware our members who work at Industrial management Group (formerly Seneca Manufacturing) are...
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