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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...

Community Activist Training

The United Way has scheduled Community Advocate training in the Niagara region for Union members who provide a link between...

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....

Thank you Letter – United Way

Brothers, Sisters and Comrades of UNIFOR 199, Thank you for everything you do for our community! I am...

Election Committee

The Election Committee chair has calculated the results of the Election Committee elections which are posted below. ELECTION COMMITTEE 2017 Term of...

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....

Obituaries January 2017

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 ...

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...

Niagara Regional Labour Council Meeting

The Niagara Regional Labour Council meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 11th January @ 7pm. The council meets at Thorold City...

Merry Christmas

I would like to take the opportunity to thank the membership of Local 199 for their generosity to help those...

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...

Education Report – First Meeting

Education Committee Report As your newly elected Education Standing Committee, we would like to thank everyone who voted for us...

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...

GM Chair Report

GM Chair Report December 2016 December 8th 2016 VOLUME & LAYOFFS AS OF TODAY! Heading into the Christmas season there has...

Ontario Council Report

Unifor Ontario Regional Council – Delegate Report December 2nd – 4th 2016 Unifor delegates from across Ontario attended the Ontario Regional...

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...

Toonie Tuesday $2,535

On behalf of your Employment Equity Committee, we would like to thank everyone that contributed in making “Toonie Tuesday” a...

December 6th Remembrance

December 6: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women Ontario remembers the 14 female engineering students...

Skilled Trades Petition

The demise of skilled trades in Ontario The Liberal government has introduced amendments to the Ontario College of Trades and...

Settlement at Seneca

Workers involved in Standoff at Seneca Manufacturing win Settlement The Union is pleased to report a settlement to end the...

Seneca on Strike

Greetings As some of you may be aware our members who work at Industrial management Group (formerly Seneca Manufacturing) are...

Donation to RAFT

Friday 28th October – Melodie Zarlenga from Local 199’s Young Workers Committee presented a cheque to RAFT for $250 today....

Hourly New Hire Pension Enrollment

General Motors St Catharines has scheduled enrollmentsessions for the new pension plan. Hourly new hires should plan to attend one...

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