Closed For The Holidays
The Local 191 office will be closed for the Christmas break, effective the end of the business day Monday, December 23, 2024. The office will re-open Thursday, Jan. 2. If you need immediate assistance during that time, please contact your […]
General Membership Meeting
Sunday, January 26, 2025 1:00PM 1A – 675 Berry St, Winnipeg, MB Zoom Meeting log-in and dial-in information for those that cannot attend in person Time: Sunday, January 26, 2025, 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting […]
Carrier Dues Statements
If you were a Carrier with the Winnipeg Free Press during 2024 your union dues are tax deductible. If you do not receive a copy of your union dues statement in the mail by March 1, 2025, please contact the […]
Winnipeg Free Press Members Ratify Contracts
Unifor 191 members at the Winnipeg Free Press ratified two collective agreements on December 10th, 2023 (the contracts are in effect July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026). A majority of members in each unit approved the tentative agreements. Congratulations […]
Transcontinental to Close Winnipeg Printing Plant in January
“It’s devastating — I mean, I can’t stress that enough. It’s bad enough with people dealing with the anxieties and health risks of COVID-19, and now they’re having to deal with the loss of employment at the end of the […]
Press Release: Transcontinental abandons Manitoba workers during pandemic
September 25, 2020 – 12:00 AM September 24, 2020 WINNIPEG–Transcontinental Inc. has announced that it is closing its last remaining printing plant in Manitoba, abandoning 93 workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Transcontinental remains incredibly profitable, raking in $48.3 million net […]
Unifor 191 presents Winnipeg Harvest with cheque on behalf of Unifor’s Prairie Regional Council
John Webster, Local Rep for 191, and Glen Dawkins, 191 secretary-treasurer, present a cheque for $7500 to Colleen McVarish of Winnipeg Harvest on behalf of Unifor‘s Prairie Regional Council and all the Unifor Manitoba Locals who have donated to Harvest […]
Final Monday Edition for the Winnipeg Sun
On June 15, 2020 the Winnipeg Sun put out its last printed copy of the Monday Edition of the paper. Unifor stands proudly with its members during this time and will continue to work tirelessly to save local news.
MFL Rallies in Solidarity With Locked Out Local 594 Unifor Members
The Manitoba Federation of Labour showed up in full force today to rally in solidarity with Unifor members from across the country to support refinery workers in Regina. Unifor Local 594 has been locked out since December 5th and have […]
Cheques presented to Scholarship Winners
Unifor191 was proud to present the cheques to the 2019 Scholarship Winners during the last week of January. Once again, the winners were (from left to right) Emily Gauthier (daughter of Mike Gauthier, Winnipeg Free Press), Dara Rosdobutko (daughter of Jamey Rosdobutko, […]