Unifor Local 191

Unit 1A - 675 Berry St., Winnipeg, MB   R3H 1A7   |   p. 1-204-949-2770 or 1-844-2255-191   f. 1-204-949-2778   e. unifor191@mymts.net   tw. @unifor191

News

Local 191 Scholarship Essay Competition

How Have Unions Affected Professional Sports? Once again, Local 191 is offering three post-secondary scholarships to all CEP 191 members in good standing and their children, and the children of retired 191 members. The scholarships are valued at $1,250 each […]

191 Member Gets National Appointment

Sister Trilbee Stirling has been recently appointed  to the CEP National Young Workers Committee.

191’s New Website

We’ve redesigned the Local’s website, making it easier to read, easier to update, and hopefully more relevant and useful to our members.

Press Release/Winnipeg Sun devastates newsroom

Nov. 13, 2012 As part of a massive layoff of one-third of its Canadian unionized workforce, Sun Media gutted its small Winnipeg Sun newsroom today by slashing six jobs, as well as cutting two in advertising.

Press Release/Free Press continues to cut jobs

Nov. 1, 2012 Free Press Continues To Cut Jobs As the Winnipeg Free Press launches its “new” Uptown product today five more workers from the old Uptown are out of work.

Time For Change, Time For Growth

Quebec City — Oct. 17, 2012 By Aldo Santin, President, CEP Local 191 The final day of this historic 10th Annual Convention ended with a flurry of resolutions and the swearing in of the new executive — for the few remaining […]

Benefits of Membership

Quebec City — Oct. 16, 2012 By Aldo Santin, President, CEP Local 191 The formal merger of CEP and CAW is still months away but you should know there will be immediate benefits with the creation of a new union.

CEP delegates support New Union

Quebec City — Oct. 15, 2012 By Aldo Santin, President, CEP Local 191 It was an historic moment at the CEP national convention when delegates voted overwhelmingly to endorse the New Union project.

Nomination Committee Report & New 191 Executive

September 30, 2012 The nomination committee report was adopted by members at the Sept. 30 general membership meeting. All positions were filled by acclamation. There was also one nomination from the floor.