Friends and comrades,
We have a shorter Dispatch this week, covering today’s negotiations updates, the upcoming Social Committee meeting, and showing support for locked out Unifor workers.
Before getting to that, I would like to give a shout out to the Communications Committee for the recognition they have received at this years’ Canadian Association of Labour Media Awards.
Thanks to the hard work of the Committee, our Local has won the Katie FitzRandolph Award for best overall regular print publication produced by volunteers — best combined use of writing, graphics, design, editorial content and judgment.
This is also made possible by the submissions we receive to put in the newsletter. So thank you for your submissions!
Solidarity,
Kyle Turner, Communications Officer
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Negotiations Update
This morning, the Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu made it clear that the government was siding with the Corporation and will be enforcing the Corporation’s request to force us to vote on their final offer.
We do not currently have the details of the vote aside from it being taken care of the Canadian Industrial Relations Board. Our National Office and our negotiations committees are recommending members vote no. We will share more information when we have it, and details will be shared over our text messaging service.
To read the full bulletin, click HERE.
Upcoming Committee Meeting
The next Social Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 19th at 6:45 pm via Zoom. Sounds like there are big plans, including a sports and picnic day and a camping excursion. If you’d like to attend and help plan such events, click HERE.
Support for Unifor Members Locked Out by DHL
On June 8th, Unifor members at DHL Express Canada were locked out by their employer. You can show your support for members in Edmonton by joining their picket line. Thank you to the Alberta Federation of Labour for providing the details.
When: Daily from 9 am until 6 pm
Where: Near DHL Edmonton (3490 32 Street East) at the Edmonton International Airport
Reminders
- Staying Connected: Sign up for the text service or email list HERE.
- Local Special Assessment: Our Local’s special assessment will be suspended from July 2025 to June 2026.
- Education for All!: For more information about this campaign, click HERE.
- Disability Supports: To access the Disability Supports portal, which provides a list of programs and services in your community, click HERE.
- Union Savings: To take part in these savings, you can register at unionsavings.ca/.
- Stand with Safeway Workers and UFCW Local 401: Find out more at faircheckout.ca/.