Call For Nominations for Local 191 Board Positions
The three-year term of the current board expires at the end of December. Nominations are being accepted for all positions on the 21-member board, including: president, secretary-treasurer, 1st VP, 2nd VP, Assistant Sect-Treasurer, and up to 16 additional positions on […]
Local 191’s Scholarship Essay Competition Is Back
Three $1,800 Post-Secondary Scholarships To Be Awarded Local 191 is pleased to once again hold its annual Scholarship Essay Competition. The competition is open to any member of 191 or their children enrolled full-time in an accredited post-secondary institituion, who […]
Join Us In Steinbach
Steinbach Pride Parade, Saturday, July 15 Last year Unifor Members took part in the first ever Pride march in Steinbach and it was a huge success. This year they are having another march on July 15th 2017, and we want to make […]
Unifor joins court challenge of Manitoba’s anti-union law
Tuesday, July 4, 2017 Winnipeg—Unifor is proud to be part of the Partnership to Defend Public Services, the coalition of Manitoba workers’ organizations that are challenging the province’s anti-union legislation. “Workers with good jobs are the first people that right-wing […]
2017 Local 191 (LSSD Bus Drivers) Bursary Winner
Congratulations to Sydney Carlson, the recipient of the 2017 Local 191 (LSSD bus drivers) Bursary Scholarship award. Sydney (pictured at right with Art Crane, LSSD bus driver and Local 191 board member) is a student at the Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary […]
Winnipeg Free Press Hourly & Salary Workers Update/May 13
Download a PDF version of this update Salary and hourly workers at the Winnipeg Free Press ratified a tentative agreement on Saturday, May 13, that incorporates the ‘Made In Manitoba Solution’ as an addendum to the collective agreement. Terms of the […]
Winnipeg Free Press Inside Workers Update/May 2
Download This Update Unit meeting for all inside workers at the Winnipeg Free Press, Saturday, May 13, 12 Noon, Viscount Gort Hotel, Royal C Room, 1670 Portage Ave. The ad hoc committee representing Winnipeg Free Press inside workers has reached […]
Winnipeg Free Press Inside Workers Update/March 26
Members in various departments at the Winnipeg Free Press are in the final stages of selecting their representative for the ad hoc committee which will meet with the Company, as authorized by a special meeting of inside workers on March 5. […]
Jerry Dias vs ATU
Unifor national President Jerry Dias sets the record straight in a name-calling dispute with Amalgamated Transit Union president Larry Hanley. In a related matter, download the transcript of an Ontario Superior Court judge's ruling, which provides a glimpse to the infighting with […]
Winnipeg Free Press Inside Workers Update
Download This Update March 6, 2017 – Local 191 members employed at the Winnipeg Free Press authorized a local workplace committee to enter into discussions with management to explore options to secure the financial stability of the newspaper. By an […]