There are many individuals and organizations in our communities and across Unifor that need a helping hand. When we can, our Local reaches out to them. These are some of the recent examples where Local 191 is making a difference:
December 2021
Regional Food Distribution Association (Thunder Bay) — $600
September 2019
Stephen Mau’s sponsorship for participation in Special Olympics Canada Winter Games — $500
August 2019
United Way (Winnipeg) Employees Workplace campaign — $800
Mama Bear Clan — $250
A donation to CancerCare Manitoba in memory of Leslie Smith, who worked in the mailroom at the Winnipeg Free Press — $100
July 2019
15 And Fairness Campaign (Manitoba) — $500
Lord Selkirk School Division — Increase the amount of the annual scholarship from $200 to $500, effective immediately
April 2019
Winnipeg Harvest — $1,000
Canada Winter Games/Special Olympics (Thunder Bay) — $500
February 2019
Community Unemployment Help Centre (Winnipeg) — $600
Aquatica Synchro Club (Winnipeg) sponsorship — $500
January 2019
Northern Ontario Health Coalition (Thunder Bay) — $100
December 2018
The board approved the award of three $1,800 scholarships to the winners of Local 191’s annual post-secondary scholarship essay competition
November 2018
Unifor Regional (Winnipeg) Recreation Council — $200
Thunder Bay Regional Food Driver — $600
September 2018
Canadian Red Cross/Ottawa-Gatineau Tornado Appeal — $250
Canadian Red Cross/B.C. Fires Appeal — $250
August 2018
Unifor Local 597 (Gander) Strike support — $500
United Way Winnipeg — $750
Halton Hills High Heels Benefit (Jerry Dias) — $200
A $100 donation to CancerCare Manitoba and a $100 donation to Children’s Hospital in memory of a Brandon Sun member who passed.
June 2018
Unifor Local 16-O strike support — $500
May 2018
Community Unemployed Help Centre (Winnipeg) — $600
Unifor Local 229 (Port Arthur Health Clinic) strike support — $500
April 2018
Unifor Local 229 (Port Arthur Health Clinic) strike support — $500
February 2018
Winnipeg Harvest — $750
Unifor (Winnipeg) Tea Party — $200 & Local 191 jersey
January 2018
Unifor Local 1209 strike support — $200
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March 2017
Community Unemployed Help Centre (Winnipeg) — $600
February 2017:
Unifor Local 597, Gander, N.L., locked out since Dec. 19 — $200
November/December 2016
North Point Douglas Women’s Centre — $200
Brandon & District Workers Advocacy Centre — $400
Thunder Bay United Way — $200
2016 Scholarship Essay Competition Winners — $5,400 (3x$1,800)
October 2016
Bow Valley Women’s Shelter — $200
Thunder Bay Regional Food Distribution Association — $500
Canadian Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund — $200
September 2016
Winnipeg Harvest — $750
Labour (Winnipeg) Christmas Tree Party — $1,000
Friends of Sherbook Pool — $500