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This year’s Labour Christmas Tree party will be held Wednesday, December 3rd in the Union Centre Auditorium, 275 Broadway, and we will be hosting students from Machray and Wellington schools.
We need a lot of help to make this event happen. There are a number of ways that you can volunteer.
THREE SCHOLARSHIPS OF $1,250 WILL BE AWARDED TO OUTSTANDING LOCAL 191 MEMBERS OR THEIR CHILDREN WHO SUBMIT THE BEST ESSAY, AS JUDGED BY THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE.
THE ESSAY QUESTION;
Describe a job you’ve had where a union could have improved or did improve your working conditions and how.
APPLICANTS MUST BE PURSUING FULL TIME STUDY AT AN ACCREDUTED UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE. THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE NOT RESTRICTED TO FIRST YEAR STUDENTS. THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS ENTERING ANY YEAR OF AN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM.
Candidates for the 2015-2018 Unifor Board were acclaimed at the general membership meeting held Sept. 28.
The nominating committee presented 15 nominees at the meeting and there were two additional nominees from the floor. As per the Local's constitution, the board consists of 21 members, with all nominees acclaimed.
Local 191 will be holding election for membership on its board later this fall. Nominations close at the Sept. 28 general membership meeting. If you want to run for a board position, contact your local chapel chair or the Local office ASAP. Nominations will also be accepted from the floor. If there is no quroum, the committee's nominees will be acclaimed.
If an election is required, the Local will be looking for volunteers to run the Election Committee.
The Sept. 28 general membership meeting will also feature the approval of a series of bylaw amendents to bring the Local constitution into conformity with the Unifor national constitution, including a formal name change and a new Oath of Office.
Please attend and bring a fellow 191 member with you.
Big Green Bus Is Coming
By Sylvia Farley, Executive Director, MFL
The Manitoba Federation of Labour endorses and encourages all affiliates to welcome and visit the “Fairness Express Tour” as it visits Manitoba Communities this summer.
We're going to spark a national conversation on how we create good jobs in Canada. We know there are solutions to the stagnating economy, growing precariousness and few opportunities for young people. Together we can find them.
Union buster John Buhler was honored with an honorary degree from the University of Winnipeg this week but it was an event opposed by the university's student body. Here is the news release from the University of Winnipeg Students' Association:
WINNPEG, June 12, 2014
The University of Winnipeg Students’ Association condemns the decision made by the University of Winnipeg Senate to award Bonnie and John Buhler an honorary Doctor of Laws. Despite contributing generously to a variety of charitable causes, including several at the U of W, Mr. Buhler’s suitability as a recipient is marred by his tarnished relations with working class Manitobans.
Message from Jerry Dias, National President, Unifor
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
National Day of Mourning, April 28th, 2014
Each day we benefit from the labour of millions of workers who give large proportions of their lives to provide us with everything which makes up modern life, from power to textile. And every year, hundreds of thousands suffer injury or illness because of their working conditions. And some of these workers die on the job. They are not forgotten.
Message from Dave Sauer, Winnipeg Labour Council
Hello sisters and brothers,
The Canadian Federation of Students is planning a rally against the Conservative government's "Fair Elections Act" that seeks to radically alter the way elections are conducted in Canada. Many of the changes will have an unfair impact on many voters and will seek to tilt elections in favour of the Conservative Party of Canada. Please join us!