There are 65 sisters from Local 229 who have been on strike since the beginning of April in Thunder Bay at Port Arthur Health Centre and this short video tells their story.
It is yet again another reminder of pay inequality and precarious contract work that women workers face.
We need active intervention and solidarity to tell the Port Arthur Health Centre, “Enough is enough.”
Email the Centre’s CEO at jmarrello@paclinic.com or call 807-346-6254 and ask the employer to get back to bargaining and make a fair offer. #ISupportFairWorkPAHC
Earlier this month activists from across the Prairies met in Saskatoon for our 5th annual Prairies Council. Delegates received updates from committees, held elections, and discussed a wide range of pressing issues including truth and reconciliation, mental health, and the role of youth in our movement.
A video synopsis of the meeting is now online. Continue reading →
All Unifor 191 members employed at the Brandon Sun are asked to attend a special meeting, Tuesday, March 13, 1:30 pm, in the lunch room.
This meeting will deal with the Company’s financial situation and update Brandon members on recent contract developments for members at the Winnipeg Free Press.
Local 191 president Aldo Santin, along with 191 staff rep John Webster and Paul McKie, Unifor Area Director for Manitoba and Saskatchewan, will lead discussions on whether Brandon members want to consider the “Made In Manitoba” solution agreed to by the WFP members.
It is important that all members attend.
After 20-plus years at our Border Street office, Local 191 is moving.
Effective March 1, our new offices are at 675 Berry St., Unit 1A, between Sargent and Ellice.
Here is the link for directions and a map.
Ours is the first office, closest to Berry and the sidewalk.
We are keeping the same phone numbers and email addresses.
There is plenty of parking.
We will be spending the bulk of the week of Feb. 26 – March 2 moving between the two locations. If you need to go to the Border Street office, call ahead to make sure someone is there — leave a message if there is no answer; and assume no one is there.
If you need immediate assistance for a workplace issue, contact your local CC/shop steward or Staff Rep John Webster or Local 191 president Aldo Santin directly.
The Local 191 office will be closed for the Christmas break, effective the end of the business day Friday, Dec. 22. The office will re-open Tuesday, Jan. 2. If you need immediate assistance during that time, contact your chapel chair/shop steward.
The board of Unifor Local 191 is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Post-Secondary Scholarship Essay Competition.
Zachary Slusky, son of Jeff Slusky (Winnipeg Free Press newsroom).
Hannah Kahler, daughter of Ben Kahler (Winnipeg Free Press newsroom).
Bryan Biancospino, son of Susan Biancospino (Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal finance).
Each winner will receive a cheque in the amount of $1,800 to help offset the cost of their post-secondary education studies.
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December 3, 2017
All positions on the Local 191 Executive Board have been filled by acclamation.
Nominations for the board closed at the Dec. 3 general membership meeting.
New members on the board are: Bernice Pontanilla (Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals), John Ridd (Winnipeg Fress Press) and Rick Lamontagne (Winnipeg Free Press/Carriers).
There are four vacancies on the 21-member board, including the executive positions of Assistant Secretary-Treasurer and 2nd Vice President. Any member interested in joining the board should contact the Local office to express their interest and make a formal application, providing details of their place of work, history of union involvement if applicable, and any other background information believed relevant. All applications will be considered by the board.
The returning members are:
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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 the board.
Nominations close at the General Membership Meeting, Dec. 3. Nominations will be considered closed at the board meeting of the same day if there is no quorum for the GM meeting.
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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 submit an essay judged to be the best by the scholarship committee. The deadline for submissions is 5 pm Friday, Nov. 10.
This year's question: "The Pallister government in Manitoba has introduced legislation that will impose collective agreements on unionized public sector workers, including wage freezes, on the grounds that it is necessary to curtail government costs. Explain why, or why not, government should be able to pass legislation to impose wage freezes on unionized workers without negotiations."
Attached are pdf copies of the 2017 SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY BULLETIN and the 2017 SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY APPLICATION.
This competition is open to all Local 191 members and their children — in Alberta, Manitoba and Thunder Bay.
Application forms will also be available soon from the Local office and your CC or shop steward.
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 it even more successful than last year.
We are putting together a walking group for this day and want as many of you as possible to join us. If you can make it and bring a few folks with you, let me know and I’ll compile a list and communicate with a meeting spot so we are all together. Thank you in advance
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There are 65 sisters from Local 229 who have been on strike since the beginning of April in Thunder Bay at Port Arthur Health Centre and this short video tells their story.
