Changing Names for Changing Times
By Ken Lewenza and Dave Coles May 30 will be a date to remember. It was the day thousands tuned in – some in person, many online – to find out the long-awaited name of our new union.
Lord Selkirk SD School Bus Drivers Join 191
Local 191 is pleased to announce that the bus drivers from the Lord Selkirk School Division have joined the Local.
New Union Gets New Name & Logo
Earlier today, the new name and logo were revealed — Unifor. Click here to see the poster. This was the news release issued May 30: TORONTO – The new Canadian union being formed by the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP) and the […]
Threat to Labour in Saskatchewan
The following article outlines looming changes to labour law in Saskatchewan which threatens all workers there — and could become the model for assaults on labour across the country. The piece was written by Andrew Stevens, a faculty members at […]
New Union Update
The new name and logo of the New Union will be announced May 30. Attached here is a pdf of a slide show update presented recently at the Fort Garry Hotel to area CEP and CAW locals. Local union leaders and […]
Local 191 Free Press Members Approve New Contracts
The employees at the Winnipeg Free Press and the carrier force represented by CEP Local 191 voted in favour of a new five-year deal on Sunday that is effective July 1, 2013.
Local 191 & Free Press Reach Tentative Agreement
A tentative agreement was reached Tuesday night between Local 191 and the Winnipeg Free Press. Members of the bargaining committee are unanimously recommending acceptance to both inside workers and the carriers. The deals on behalf of 450 inside workers and 460 […]
Nine Sun Media units ratify central deal on wages, benefits and job security
4-Year Deal: 0,1,1.5 & 1.5 Nine Sun Media workplaces have ratified an historic deal negotiated for the first time at a central table. A tentative deal was reached Feb.14 and ratified at votes across Ontario over the last week of […]
Unions Are Under Attack
By Cynthia Turner Secretary Treasurer, CEP Local 191 Where would Canadian workers be without unions? Would we have an 8 hour workday? Would we have Workers Compensation? Would we get time and a half for over time? Would we have […]
Supreme Court decision latest attack on pensioners
CEP national president Dave Coles has commented on the recent Supreme Court decision on pension plans caught in bankruptcy proceedings. The news release is reprinted below. Also, Brother Coles penned an opinion piece that was recently printed in newspapers across the […]