Unifor has launched a pandemic information hub on unifor.org/COVID19 and encourages members to check site updates on a regular basis. Below is a guide to applying for employment insurance. We ask you to respond with all the ideas you have, no later than Friday, November 6 at 17.m CST. Simply press the “Trading Head” button above or send a E-Mail-info.unifor191@mymts.net to send an email containing your ideas. This new agreement maintains the existing non-layoff clause as well as automatic wage cuts if the finances of the free press continue to be a challenge. Unifor Local 112 members of the Hilton Garden Inn Toronto-Mississauga have their first collective agreement after weeks of intense www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/transcontinental-to-close-winnipeg-printing-plant-in-january-affecting-110-employees-572526991.html For media requests or to arrange a telephone interview, facetime, Skype or zoom, please contact Unifor Communications Representative Kathleen O`Keefe at kathleen.okeefe@unifor.org or 416-896-3303 (cell). The Winnipeg Free Press asked Local 191 to negotiate a new collective agreement that would come into effect on July 1, 2021 and end on June 30, 2023. This PR proposal for insiders and carriers is essentially an extension of existing agreements, which expire on June 30, 2021. As soon as we get feedback, we will respond to the company. At the end of this year or early next year, we will come to you with a final agreement that will be put to a vote. Your negotiating committee has met and recognizes the unique challenges facing newspapers during COVID.
But before responding to the company`s offer, we would like your entry. Transcontinental has closed 20 sites across Canada over the past 15 years. The Winnipeg plant is expected to be closed by 2021, although workers will be laid off by then if the workload decreases. On June 15, 2020, the Winnipeg Sun released its last printed copy of the Monday edition of the newspaper. Unifor is proud of its members during this period and will continue to work tirelessly to save local news. Unifor is Canada`s largest private sector union and represents 315,000 workers in all major sectors of the economy. The union defends all workers and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and abroad, and aspires to progressive change for a better future. “Two years ago, transcontinental committed to producing at least five years in Winnipeg, with the possibility of increasing to 10 years. This not only betrays workers, it will also effectively kill the large-scale pressure in the province of Manitoba,” said Gavin McGarrigle, Regional Director of Unifor Western.