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ATTENTION UNIFOR LOCAL 191 MEMBERS
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
SUNDAY, November 28, 2021 1:00 P.M.
Zoom Meeting information:
Topic: Unifor 191 General Membership Meeting
Time: Nov 28, 2021 01:00 PM Winnipeg
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Meeting ID: 834 8121 4792
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The next General Membership meeting will be held via Zoom this Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 1:00 pm CDT. If you wish to attend and require a copy of the Zoom link, please email us at unifor191@mymts.net or contact your local Chapel Chair directly.
Unifor Local 191 will be having a General Meeting via Zoom on Sunday February 28, 2021 at 1:00 pm CST. All members of the local are encouraged to attend. Please contact our office at unifor191@mymts.net by February 26th at 12:00 pm to ensure you receive the link prior to the meeting.
Unifor Local 191 would like to congratulate two long standing members on their retirements. Donna Smith, a Bus Driver with Lord Selkirk School Division retired on December 18, 2020 after 40 years of service. Fellow Driver, Brenda Cawson celebrated her retirement on February 6, 2021, with 26 years of service. Thank you both for your dedication and wishing you all the best on this new journey!
Welcome to Gwen Suprovich, the new Representative for Unifor Local 191, taking over for John Webster as he transitions into retirement. Congratulations John! Gwen is proud to be joining the Unifor 191 team and looks forward to getting to know the amazing members of local 191. Please feel free to reach out to her by phone or email.
Unifor 191 members at the Winnipeg Free Press ratified two collective agreements today (the contracts come into effect July 1, 2021). Due to the pandemic, the Unifor 191 Free Press Bargaining Committee had two Zoom webinars with the members December 20 to outline the contract and begin the secure, online voting process. Voting was open for 24 hours for each group. A majority of members in each unit approved the tentative agreements.
Congratulations to all Carriers and Inside Workers.
“It’s devastating — I mean, I can’t stress that enough. It’s bad enough with people dealing with the anxieties and health risks of COVID-19, and now they’re having to deal with the loss of employment at the end of the year,” said John Webster, staff representative for Unifor Local 191
September 24, 2020
WINNIPEG–Transcontinental Inc. has announced that it is closing its last remaining printing plant in Manitoba, abandoning 93 workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Transcontinental remains incredibly profitable, raking in $48.3 million net profit in the last quarter alone and that’s during the pandemic,” said Unifor National President Jerry Dias. “This is a company that took $44 million from the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, a program designed to save jobs during this crisis, and then opted to pull up stakes and take good paying positions out of Winnipeg.”
Transcontinental has shuttered 20 locations across Canada over the past 15 years. The Winnipeg plant is scheduled to shut down by 2021, although workers will be let go before then as the work load dwindles.
“Just two years ago, Transcontinental committed to at least five years of production in Winnipeg with the possibility of extending to 10. This move not only betrays the workers, it will effectively kill large-scale commercial printing in the province of Manitoba,” said Unifor Western Regional Director Gavin McGarrigle.
The workers, members of Unifor Local 191, print magazines and flyers at the plant which has been operating for generations.
“This is a sad day for the workers, many of whom have decades of service at the plant,” said Jill Wilson, President of Unifor Local 191. “Clearly their loyalty has not been returned by Transcontinental.”
Unifor is Canada’s largest union in the private sector and represents 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy. The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and abroad, and strives to create progressive change for a better future.
For media inquiries or to arrange a phone, Facetime, Skype or Zoom interview please contact Unifor Communications Representative Kathleen O’Keefe at kathleen.okeefe@unifor.org or 416-896-3303 (cell).
