Author: Allan Fisher
Waste Reduction Week
Posted for the Environment Committee We would like to let members know that the Environment Committee has set up a display and raffle for Waste Reduction Week at the north end of Assembly. We have an Equinox on display with all of the waste that is generated to produce one vehicle. There is a draw for 3 -$50 Canadian Tire cards and the ballots are there with 3 questions to answer. There is also on...
Persons Day Gala and Raffle!
October 20, 2018 Local 88 will be holding it’s 4th annual Persons Day Gala with proceeds going to help support Ingamo Homes Second Stage Transitional Housing for Women and Children of Oxford county. Deadline to purchase tickets is October 15th For more info please click here. Cannot make it? Still wanna help? Members can purchase Raffle tickets to win a Google Home from the following ...
All Candidates Forum for Ingersoll
Tomorrow night at 7 pm Unifor Local 88 will be hosting it’s second candidates forum at the union hall located at 364 Victoria St. in Ingersoll. This will be exclusively for the people running for Ingersoll town council. Come out and meet your local candidates and get informed before you vote! We will be live-streaming the event again for those that can’t make it. If you have our app yo...
Upcoming Recreation Events
Please join us for these upcoming Rec events. Halloween Bash & Progressive Euchre Tournament Info on posters.
People’s Forum On Mental Health & Mental Illness
A message from the United Way. “As one of many community partners and supporters of our upcoming community event – for which we are very grateful – we would like to ask if you can help make as many people aware of this valuable opportunity to listen, learn and educate themselves at the upcoming People’s Forum on Mental Health & Mental Illness. There is no time like the ...
Unifor-McMaster Labour Studies Certificate Program
Unifor Members! Want to build your resume? Here are the winter classes for the Unifor-McMaster Labour Studies Certificate Program. We have an exciting 4 class course called “Understanding Mexico: The Struggle for Social Change”. All courses listed are free to Unifor Members / Retirees. Please let me know if you would like to attend one or more of these courses at the Local 88 Un...
Skilled Trades Retirement Celebration
Thursday Sept. 27th from 3:00pm – 8:00pm come out to the union hall and celebrate our latest Skilled Trades retirees. Please click here for complete details.
Strike Memories 1st Anniversary Part III
One year ago today Unifor Local 88 negotiations with CAMI/GM Ingersoll reached the deadline without an agreement. Our job action began. Over the past few days the Communications committee has released 2 videos commemorating this point in our Locals history. Today, on the anniversary, we are releasing the 3rd. We asked our members to tell us what thoughts they had reflecting back to a year a...
Strike Memories Anniversary Part II
As promised here is video #2 of our strike of 2017 anniversary. Please feel free to share if you see someone you know. If you haven’t visited the Unifor Local 88 YouTube channel yet you can find it here.
Strike Memories Anniversary Sept 17, 2018
Whether you want to remember the highly stressful times of a year ago or would rather forget, September 17, 2017 changed everything for Unifor Local 88. For the second time in our history, and exactly 25 years later, we went out on strike. Stress was incredibly high but we banded together to keep each other afloat emotionally. We held the lines and coordinated office duties, finance duties, commun...
Ingersoll Municipal All Candidates Meetings
Please join Unifor Local 88 Union in Politics Committee and the Woodstock-Ingersoll & District Real Estate Board for two meet the candidates meetings. Educate yourself on the issues that face our local community before you vote. Wednesday September 26 and October 4, 2018. Doors open at 6:30pm. Please click here for complete info.
