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Webinar Sign-Up Unifor’s Education Department will host a series of informative Webinars throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Webinars related to mental health, human rights, activism, women’s leadership, health & safety, workers’ rights, public pension programs and politics ensure that issues important to our members remain in the forefront. By participating in
Dear Retiree & Activist. Urging you all to act now as we have in the past and continue our fight for pension improvements and more importantly pension protection… In the 43rd Parliament Bill C-253, which seeks to protect retirees and former workers in the event of corporate bankruptcy. In the
Dear members, United Nations World Water Day falls on March 22 every year. World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the people around the globe living without access to safe water. It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis. Unifor is proud to host a
I hope everyone is staying safe and well. I am forwarding information from the Retirees workshop on Fraud, this is not a copy of the slides (the presentation was too large for emailing and is being amended) but a number of documents that were referenced throughout his presentation. Also a
Recording Secretary Report – March 12, 2021 Brothers and Sisters I would like to introduce you to Local 707 Retiree, Brother George Markow! George was born April 14, 1921 in Russia to Finnish parents. He was conscripted into the Soviet military and subsequently caught by the Nazi’s and spent 2.5
Over the past week there has been hundreds of phone calls from concerned retirees regarding their T4 slips not being delivered by the company. This has been frustrating for many of you and we understand your concerns. The company has sent out the T4’s as of Friday February 26, 2021
Sisters and Brothers, We have had quite a few requests over the years for our local union to have “our own union email addresses” and we are happy to announce that they are now available for all active members. Your personal email address has been set up and is ready
On behalf of the Retirees Executive Chairperson, Arnie Devaan, we have been able to get some courses made available to our retirees that are able to utilize the zoom platform. Please see attached Dave Millar – Vice President Arnie DeVaan – Retiree Chapter Chairperson
On November 18 I learned of a rally to be held on Parliament Hill at 11:00 Am on the next day. The rally was about Long Term Care and was dubbed Broken Hearts and Empty Shoes. It was a very heartfelt rally that opened with an aboriginal smudging. This was
Employment Insurance (EI) Regular Benefits Please follow these basic guidelines to help ensure your EI application goes smoothly. The Reference code provided will be active May 28th, 2021 to June 25th, 2021 Here is a checklist to assist you If you have an OPEN claim and you have been reporting,
Brothers and Sisters, Today marks the 1st anniversary of George Floyd’s death which sparked enormous protests around the world. A jury of 12 convicted former police officer, Derek Chauvin, on three counts of murder for kneeling on the neck of Mr. Floyd for more than nine minutes. Following this, across
