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NEWS & EVENTS | December 5, 2019
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GMM & Holiday Parties Lifeline Silent Auction WoS Toiletries Drive Call for applications - Leadership Name the Location Contest! Program Did you know? Mental Health Services
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General Membership Meeting Thursday, December 12, 2019 GMM: 3:30 - 5:00 pm UTSG: 25 Cecil Street | UTSC: MW229 | UTM: DV3129 Holiday Party: 5:00 - 8:00 pm
GMM Package available soon
Save the Dates! USW1998 Holiday Parties
U of T Schools Holiday Party Friday, December 6 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | The Drake
Victoria University Holiday Party Monday, December 9 | 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Burwash Senior Common Room
UTSC Holiday Party Tuesday, December 10 | 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm | HW 305
University of St. Michael's College Holiday Party Wednesday, December 11 | 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Father Madden Hall
GMM Meeting & Holiday Party, UTSG Thursday, December 12 | UTSG: 25 Cecil Street, Lower Level. UTM: DV 3129, UTSC: MW229 *GMM: 3:30 - 5:00 pm & Holiday Party is from 5:00 - 8:00 pm
*Release time
The December 12th General Membership Meeting is a release-time meeting for U of T Staff appointed unit members. Members do not have to take vacation time, lieu time, personal days
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Third annual USW Local 1998 Women of Steel toiletries drive!
Want to contribute to our WoS Holiday Collection drive? We want to make it as easy as possible to give!
Collecting at the holiday parties Collecting at any of the five locations on campus indicated below. Collecting at the Union Hall (25 Cecil Street) from now until January 10th.
Desired: small denomination gift cards for Tim Hortons, Second Cup, Starbucks, Metro-Food Basics, Loblaws, Shoppers, Rexall, etc. Desired: new wool socks, new scarves, gloves, hats Desired: new toiletries such as deodorant, hairbrush, hair elastics, toothpaste, toothbrush, lip gloss, moisturizer, etc. Desired: new children’s books, toys and diapers
University of Toronto Mississauga Campus Master of Management of Innova on, Ins tute for Management and Innova on 3359 Mississauga Road Suite 2255 Kaneff / Innova on Complex, second floor Afrodite Cruz 905-569-4692 Preferred hours for drop off: 9 am to 2 pm If Afrodite is not in her office, dona ons can be hung on her door and she will make sure they are added to the dona on box. Collec ng un l January 6th.
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Subscribe DepartmenPast Issuest of English, UTSC Translate Humani es Wing Room 332A 1265 Military Trail Susan Calanza 647-601-4557 Preferred hours for drop off: 9 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday Collec ng for Herizon House un l December 20th at noon
St. George (West-side of Campus) John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design Office of the Registrar and Student Services – first floor by the east entrance 1 Spadina Crescent Toronto, ON M5S 2J5 Contact: John Cowling Preferred hours for drop off: For the most up-to-date hours leading up to the break, people can check our website here. Collec ng for Sistering un l December 19th, 2019
St. George (East-side of Campus) Innova ons & Partnerships Office 100 College St. – Suite 419 (4th floor) Ban ng Ins tute Contact: Michael DiPaul 416-946-3627 Preferred hours for drop off: Monday to Friday 9-5 Collec ng for CRC Regent Park Food Bank un l first week of January 10, 2020
St. George (North-side of Campus) Office of the Registrar and Student Services, Ontario Ins tute for Studies in Educa on (O.I.S.E) 252 Bloor Street West – 8th Floor (Room 8-225/front desk & 8-226) Contact: Jeananne R. 416-978-2448 Preferred hours for drop off: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am-4:30 pm Collec ng for Sistering un l Wed. Dec. 18th at 4:30 pm
If you are interested in volunteering as a collection captain or as a volunteer driver, please contact [email protected]
Download Poster HERE.
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Sometimes it's good to talk: Did you know that U of T Staff-appointed members have access to a Psychologist, Master of Social Work or Psychotherapist to a maximum of $2,000 per benefit year? Please refer to your Greenshield schedule of benefits for further information and eligibility. For a full description of the Health Benefits, please visit Greenshield's website.
How well do you know your campus? Identify the picture on our Facebook page tomorrow for a chance to win! In order to enter the contest, members will need to join our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/USWlocal1998/. On Friday, December 6, 2019, we will post a picture of a U of T building or location on Facebook and the first member to correctly identify the location in the comment section will win a $10 gift card from Tim Hortons. Good luck!
Silent Auction
Lifeline Foundation is conducting a silent auction for a Whisper II Luxury Firm Double Rollpack Mattress. It's made by Springwall Sleep Products and the retail
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Stretch Knit Cover 5” HD Med Firm Bio Support Foam 3” HD Med Medium Bio Comfort Foam 2” ViscoGel Memory Foam
Closing date is Monday, December 9, 2019 and the winner will be announced at the STAC Holiday Luncheon (Dec 9th). Email or phone bids to Sharon Clarke at [email protected] or416-977- 6888.
Application call for the USW Leadership Development Scholarship Program
The USW has a great history of organizing and representing members from nearly every sector across Canada and the United States and we have built alliances with Unions around the world. As we move forward in our work to build family supportive jobs, safe workplaces and stronger communities, we will need Local Union leaders with the vision and skills to make it happen. The USW’s Leadership Scholarship Program is designed to develop the skills of Local Union members for this objective. Established by the International Executive Board in 1997, this
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At this time of the year we look forward to calling upon our members to apply to our 2020 Leadership Development Scholarship Program (LDS Program). The LDS Program provides a unique opportunity for specialized activist education in a classroom of rank and file Steelworkers, who come from a wide range of workplaces right across North America. It is a four year program that gives our activists one week per year of education at our Linden Hall facility in Pennsylvania.
More Information
Interested members must contact Mary Lou Scott for an application. All applications must be in by January 3, 2020.
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