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Casino Rama New Collective Agreement

ORILLIA, ON, Jan. 23, 2016 /CNW/ – Unionized workers at Casino Rama, one of Ontario’s largest casino resorts, have ratified their...

199 Stand’s Up For Steel

Members of Local 199 traveled to Hamilton to show their support for US steel workers and retirees. The Canadian...

Retiree Report – January 2016

CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT: January 2016 by Barb Abrams Happy New Year to all! I hope everyone had a joyful Christmas and...

GM Chair Report Jan 2016 – Zone Change & Update

Plant Gate Collection at GM

Union reps were at the plant gates of General Motors to collect funds for families in need at Christmas. The...

Hope Centre Welland

Doanna Higham, Alex Latham and Larry Greenhalgh presented a cheque to Christina Lajeunesse and Mark Carl at the Hope Centre...

Membership Meetings

The last General Membership meeting of the year was on Wednesday 15th 2015 at 6pm. The Retirees Membership meeting was...

Office Hours – Union Hall

The Union hall will be closed during the Christmas period, The Office will be closed; Thursday December 24th 2015 and...

GM Employment Opportunity

Employment Opportunity at GM A Supplemental Workforce Employee agreement has been entered into by the Union and the Company. To...

CAMI Employment Opportunity

Effectively immediately, the GM Cami Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, will be accepting applications for Temporary Part-Time (TPT) production associate...

Education Courses

The Unifor Family Education Centre offers a variety of educational programs to our members. A complete listing has been posted...

Retiree Report – December 2015

CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT: December 2015 by Barb Abrams It is with great sadness that I begin my report today. Many of you...

GM Special Payment

$2000 Special Payment The $2,000 special payment will be on the pay issued Dec. 10. This payment is one of...

GM UAW Ratify

UAW Contract negotiations The UAW has ratified an agreement with General Motors after going back to the Company to...

GM Dealership Experience

GM Plant Chair Report November 2016 Terry Jarrell who is the Quality Manager at St Catharines Powertrain has informed...

Retirees Health Care Benefits

Gord Graham who is the administrator for the retirees Health Care Trust will be making a presentation regarding post-retirement health...

GM Federal Elections

GM Chair Report October 2015 Please Vote October 19th 2015 Personally, I believe that everyone should vote, because everyone is...

GM Recalls Workers

Former St Cathainres Timed out active Oshawa/Woodstock Workers A recall occurred in 2013 for our brothers and sisters with recall...

LABOUR DAY 2015

I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank everyone who participated in the Labour Day parade and BBQ...

General Motors Open House & Car Show

On Friday August 7th, 2015 GM St Catharines held the 17th Annual Show and Shine car show and opened it’s...

Building Better local Unions

Local Union Task Force Meeting, Building Better Local Unions The National Union has organized a task force and scheduled meetings...

GM Unit Information Meeting

Tim McKinnon called an Information meeting to discuss the challenges of the General Motors facilities in Canada. Approximately 300 members...

GM Unit Chairperson’s Report

Plant population 890 production active, 380 skilled trade’s active and 221 New Hires active, for a total population of 1491...

GM Unit Chairperson’s Information Bulletin

Unifor Press Conference The National Union led by President Jerry Dias and economist Jim Stanford are holding a press conference...

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