Looking For A Pension Trustee For the WFP Plan
Position Open For Union Trustee on Company Pension Plan The board of Unifor Local 191 is inviting expressions of interest from members willing to act as trustee/member on the Retirement Plan for Employees of Winnipeg Free Press and Canstar Community […]
Local 191 Scholarship (LSSD bus drivers) Recipient
Congratulations to Jacek Fatla, the recipient of the 2016 Local 191 (LSSD bus drivers) Scholarship award. Jacek (pictured at right with Angie Munch, LSSD director of human resoruces) is a student at the Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School in Selkirk. […]
Join the Steinbach Pride March — July 9
Steinbach's first Pride march has moved from the sidewalk to the street. Join Unifor Local 191 and other labour and community groups and individual Manitobans who are showing their support for the LGBTTQ* community in Steinbach. Marchers will be gathering […]
Unifor Welcomes CPP Improvements
VANCOUVER, June 20, 2016 /CNW/ – The expansion of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is welcome, despite falling short of Labour's goal to double CPP benefits. "This CPP increase will help to provide security for hard-working Canadians when they retire," said […]
Save Canadian Content On The Web
The Minister of Heritage Melanie Joly has asked Canadians to tell her what Canadian content means to them, now and in the digital future. Deadline for survey responses is May 27. Unifor has prepared a guide to help you fill […]
The MFL Needs Our Support To Ban Asbestos Products
A Message From MFL President Kevin Rebeck The MFL Health & Safety and Environment Committee is seeking support for their effort to put pressure on the federal government to move forward with a comprehensive ban on asbestos. This […]
Unifor Supports Fort McMurray Relief Efforts
Unifor is contributing $250,000 to the Canadian Red Cross on behalf of the Fort McMurray relief efforts and is encouraging all 310,000 Unifor members and its Locals to make a donation. Here is the Unifor statement.
Day of Mourning — April 28
Day of Mourning services are being held April 28 to remember and honour those who have lost their lives and who have been disabled while on the job. Ceremonies are taking place in Winnipeg, Brandon, Selkirk and Thunder Bay.
Unifor Media Policy Update
Unifor's Media Council is looking for feedback to its draft Media Policy, which is an update to the policy last adopted in June 2015. The policy presents an overview of the state of the broadcast, print and graphical industries where our members […]
Update to WFP Inside Workers
Click here to download a PDF copy Message from Aldo Santin, President, Unifor Local 191: The financial situation at the paper appears to be sliding from bad to worse with no end in sight. In December, I cautioned that we can expect […]