Celebrating 100th Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote
January 28, 1916-2016 This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the first province, Manitoba, in Canada to grant women the right to vote and be elected. Unifor is marking this anniversary and encouraging continued political action.
We All Suffer When A Newspaper Closes: Unifor
End of print editions for Guelph Mercury, Nanaimo Daily News January 25, 2016 Toronto – The closure of two daily newspapers that have published since this country’s founding days, following on the heels of last week’s newsroom mergers, underlines the […]
Postmedia’s Betrayal Of Trust
January 19, 2016 Toronto – Postmedia’s plan to consolidate newsrooms across Canada is a massive betrayal of trust by the newspaper chain to its readers, Unifor says. “The state of the news industry in this country – both print and […]
Uncertain Times Ahead For Unifor Members At WFP
Click Here To Download A PDF Copy Message From Aldo Santin, President, Unifor Local 191 These are not the best of times in the newspaper industry. The revenue declines of the business have hit us at the Winnipeg Free Press. The result […]
Local 191 2015 Post-Secondary Scholarship Winners
The board of Unifor Local 191 is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Post-Secondary Scholarship Essay competition: Kaitlin Vitt, Keira Hasenack, and Chelsea Sanders. The winners were chosen by the Scholarship committee from among several applications based on their […]
2nd Special WFP Carrier Meeting
Sunday, Nov. 29, 11 a.m., Canad Inn Polo Park, TYC Event Centre, 1405 St. Matthews Ave. The situation involving carriers at the Winnipeg Free Press has escalated. The Company informed Local 191 on Nov.16 that it is exercising its options under […]
Special WFP Carrier Meeting & Contract Vote
Sunday, Nov. 15, 1;30 pm – Canad Inns Polo Park, 1405 St. Matthews Ave All Winnipeg Free Press carriers are urged to attend this special meeting for a report on proposed changes to your compensation — to be followed by a vote. […]
Economics For Everyone
A Book Launch — Tuesday, Nov. 24, Neechi Commons, 865 Main St., 7 pm Join Jim Stanford, economist for Unifor and panelist for CBC National’s “The Bottom Line” for the launch of the brand-new second edition of Economics for Everyone. Many think […]
Syrian Refugees Need Our Help
A Message from Unifor National President Jerry Dias: Today, more than 12 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance inside Syria and an additional 4 million are registered as refugees in neighbouring countries as they flee their homes to […]
Local 191 Post-Secondary Scholarship Competition
Deadline — Nov. 16, 5 pm The board of Local 191 is pleased to announce that we are continuing to offer three (3) post-secondary scholarships for 2015. The scholarships, valued at $1,250 each, will be awarded to the writers of […]