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NNeeww VViissiioonn! ! members) who want to finish the unfinished business of strengthen - ing our union, and building a better Local 444 for the membership I say By bone of our Local and we will be to you: DAVID looking to them to continue the CASSIDY great work they do on behalf of our This is our chance to make a dif - PreSIDeNT, membership. I am challenging ference. This is our moment. This Unifor Local 444 them to look for new, more inclu - is our time to offer a new course. If E-mail: sive ideas and events to enhance you thought about getting involved [email protected] our membership. or have ideas you believe can help, this is the time. To all of the union body in “Share your ideas with other whatever capacity (steward, officer, I am always looking for better people and make something new.’’ standing committee, chairperson, ways to communicate with our . . . Author Unknown etc. or any of our rank and file . . . cont’d on page 3 This is my first Local 444 news as your President and I am hon - oured to be here. I consider the trust you have placed in me sacred and I give you my solemn oath that I will do my best to justify that faith! I am very excited with the newly elected team in place. We are all on the same page in regard to putting the membership first. The trust and respect for one another will only better our chances of get - ting the membership’s work done. Congrats to each and every one of you. I have assigned all the officers their workplaces and we will be visiting all the workplaces over the next few months. After speaking to Unifor Local 444 delegates are seen with National President Jerry Dias the officers, we all agreed to be and National Secretary-Treasurer Bob Orr. They, and 1300 other dele - more visible at our facilities. Our gates recently attended the Union’s Canadian Council, which took place Standing Committees are the back - August 17-19 at the Halifax Convention Centre. Inside

Nw Team,New Ideas . . . Dave Cassidy, pgs. 1 & 3 Thanks for Your Support . . . James Stewart, pg. 4 Ontario’s New Labour Laws . . . Manny Cardoso, pgs. 5-7 Ready for More Bargaining . . . Mike D’Agnolo, pg. 7 Moving Forward & Making Progress . . . Doug Boughner pg. 8-9 Windsor Assembly Plant . . . Tony Greco, pg. 9-10 At the groundbreaking ceremony for the Farrow riverside Miracle Park, mem - WAP Skilled Trades Report . . . Paul Renaud, pg. 11-12 bers from the Unifor Guardian Board, National Union and Ontario regional Council made a donation to the Miracle Park for those with special needs to play Recreation Report . . . Scott Richardson, pg. 13 baseball, which has accessible washrooms, accessible swimming pool, accessi - Caesars Windsor Report . . . ble playground, a wellness exercise path around the park’s perimeter and the Dana Dunphy, pg. 14 relocation of the riverside cenotaph. HBPO Report . . . Jennifer Allard, pg. 15 Dakkota . . . Armand Gervais, pg. 15 Picnic Spread ...... pg. 16-17 Northstar Report. . . Kevin Dunn, pg. 18 Avancez Report . . . . Bill Ross, pg. 18 ZF-TRW Report . . . Jerry Logan, pg. 19 Integram Report . . Dave Simone, pg. 19 TransAlta Report . . . Luc Chartier, pg. 20 Youth Committee . . . Dustin Heggie, pg. 20 AWC Chrysler . . . Mark Bourdeau pg. 21 Auto Transport Services . . . Dave Skidmore, pg. 21 Gateway-Dresden Raceway Slots Jason Kearns, pg. 21 Women’s Committee ...... Sue McKinnon, pg. 22 Local 444 leading the Windsor/essex Pride Fest Parade with colour and creativity! Organizing Report . . . John Biekx, pg. 23 Education Report ...... W ayne MacLean, pg. 24 Human Rights ...... Barb Lowe, pg. 24 Environment Committee . . . Richard Labonte, pg. 25 Union In Politics ...... Ray Hachey, pg. 26 Veterans Committee ...... Rob Lindsey, pg. 26 Employee Family Assistance . . . Tanya Kelly, pg. 27-28 Tribute to Red Wilson . . . pg. 29 Retirees’ Report . . . Gerry Graham, pg. 29-31 Retiring Members . . . pg. 30 Unifor Local 444 Officers are seen making a $5,000.00 donation to the Obituaries . . . pg. 31 essex Food Bank on behalf of the membership. Our union is committed Community Services . . . to our community and will always reach out and help those less fortunate Sue Najem, pg. 32 than us. 2 – 444 ups and downs over the last five Solidarity President’s Report years. Unifor was founded on the principle that workers need to We are at a time when unions . . . cont’d take a leadership role in building, are needed more than ever as thriving, safe, healthy, and inclu - employers try to maximize profits membership and to keep everyone sive workplaces and advancing and set a lower worth to our on the same page and up-to-date progressive politics across the labour. To face this current with news, events, meetings, ral - country. Together the task of our environment, we as a union lies and so forth. Some of the hip union is to build a better commu - must stand together to reinforce nity for all workers. “If not us, young new hires have suggested our long-standing strength and then who?” that, along with already using solidarity for all of our Facebook, our webpage, and good Thank you to each and every Membership, and fight for a old fashioned handouts, we one of you for your activism, con - worth we deserve. A strong should also look into podcasts, tinued support and engagement. Local is needed for these bat - snap chat, instagram . . . so we I, along with the entire Executive tles, and the strongest Locals will. It will be “chill” as they say. Welcome Board, am looking forward to our are those who put their member - continued growth. ship first. Please join me in welcoming GFL (Green for Life) to our Local. We are currently working with the committee to get a first collective agreement. They believe in their worth and so do we. Casino

Speaking of believing in their worth, our Casino brothers and sisters know a thing or two about that! Sometimes you have to fight a battle more than once to win it. We fought this battle the right way by going back to the mem - President Dave Cassidy is seen at the Casino Strike rally addressing the bers on the picket line by calling community and Casino members. in the reps from the Casino and hearing from the membership via town hall meetings. We fought to get a deal that the membership not only wanted, but deserved. This was not about just getting a deal, this was about getting the right deal! I would like to thank my entire bargaining unit for their tireless effort and most importantly the Casino Membership for believing in their worth! Unifor

On Labour Day this year we James Stewart is seen addressing the members from Sterling Fuels on celebrate five years as Unifor. As the details on their new three-year collective agreement which was I write this article, I reflect on our passed by 93.3%. 3 – 444 Thanks for All Your Support!

By GAIN, thanks for your and last but certainly not least, our JAMES A support over the past newly elected Executive Board on STEWART Ayear as the Local went their recent elections. Secretary through a couple of leadership Treasurer. Thanks, of course, to all those Unifor Local 444 changes. The last nine months as who put their names forward for your interim president has been Email: the election, and even though you [email protected] both challenging and rewarding. may not have been successful, In that time we bargained collec - you deserve our thanks for offer - tive agreements at nine of our ing yourselves up to represent our in punitive trade measures put in workplaces: TransAlta, Dresden members. There is no higher hon - place by the US government, Casino, Point Edward Casino, our or privilege. especially on aluminum and steel, Sterling Fuels, Dakkota, HBPO, as well as retaliatory measures put Dave Cassidy and I have been Avancez, ZF and Caesars. Four in place by the Canadian govern - working together since the begin - of those ended up in strike action ment. There have also been ning of June to update each other by our members and our union, threats from the US government on outstanding files in our new and one of those lasted over 60 on increased trade tariffs on autos assignments. My new role at the days as they fought for improve - and auto parts. Most of this is to Local not only encompasses the ments from their employer. put pressure on Canada to negoti - finances of our Local, but WSIB ate a new NAFTA deal that may Our members showed incredi - Tribunals resulting from appeals, give favour to the US. Your union ble courage and perseverance benefits, and pensions, as well as is working on an information throughout the bargaining the daily administration of the packet on how to make sense of process. Local Union and its staff. I will what is going on and how these Bargaining with GFL, AWC, also assist the Local Union trade policies can potentially Peterson Spring, and Windsor liaisons and President in the bar - affect us here in Canada. As soon Machine has either started or will gaining of collective agreements as the information is available, we be starting soon, with many others with our 25 separate bargaining will make it available in the work - coming up in 2019. units. places. The year-and-a-half-long fight The best way to contact me, if Labour Day is fast approach - with FCA to preserve our you require any assistance, is ing. We will be doing our best to Transportation Division contin - through my email: improve the experience for our ues, as we have started the arbitra - [email protected]. You may members as we march from the tion process. Our Local has led also call or see me at the office, as Local 444/200 Hall to the Fogolar many successful fights and chal - my door is always open. Furlan Club. There will be plenty lenges over the course of the last WHAT’S THE DEAL of events, games and attractions year, and I am confident that ON TRADE? for the whole family, so come on under the leadership of our new out and enjoy the holiday that is executive we will continue to be Over the course of the next in your honour! The parade takes successful. couple of months, FCA Unifor off at 10 am Monday, September Congratulations to the follow - Council, along with Ford and GM 3rd. The officers and executive ing on their re-elections: Doug Unifor Councils, will be working are looking forward to mingling Boughner, 3rd Vice-President; with the National Union to pass with all of you! Mike D’Agnolo , 2nd Vice- information on to our members in I hope you all had an amazing President; and Manny Cardoso , regard to current Trade summer. 1st Vice-President. As well, con - Agreements and the current esca - gratulations go out to our newly lation of the US/Canada trade dis - In Solidarity elected President, Dave Cassidy, pute. We have seen an escalation James Stewart 4 – 444 By MANNY Ontario’s New Labour CARDOSO 1st Vice President Laws Unifor Local 444 Email: [email protected]

or at least the past six making the entire operation run months, the naysayers and smoother, and secondly, they spend any trade deal with the U.S., or any FFconservative pundits have that extra money in the local econo - country for that matter, in haste. said that the minimum wage my, and that increase is felt Watching this unfold has been increases in Ontario would lead to throughout, just as it has been with the epitome of haste. This govern - massive job losses and layoffs. The the minimum wage hike. ment is rushing to sign a deal with - fact is, Ontario’s economic engine Trade deals out our most significant trade part - is roaring at its usual pace and ner in the wild hope that we will be shows no sign of slowing due to the Having the opportunity to meet able to secure more for Canada if it $14 per hour minimum wage. We with the International Trade is done quickly. He claimed it was know that when you put an extra Minister in June was something of an enormous opportunity to shape dollar in the hands of our lowest an eye-opener. When meeting with and finalize a deal without the paid people, they haven’t much of the then minister, Francois-Phillips interference of the U.S. and that if an option but to spend it in the Champagne, we pressed him the U.S. was to eventually have a economy on their basic necessities. regarding the newly tabled but change of heart and want inclusion, that Canada would be holding the What does this do? It drives the renamed CPTPP trade deal (former - strings. But essentially the agree - Ontario economy faster and further. ly known as the TPP) and asked ment text remains the same as the There were several right-wing some very pointed questions. Why previous U.S. negotiated TPP with economists, banks and industry is it so important to present this a few suspended articles and some groups declaring that Ontario could deal now without any real consulta - additional side letters. lose upwards of 180,000 jobs due tion? Why are you not asking the to the supposed debilitating nature Canadian people what they want to This “new” Comprehensive and of the updated Labour Laws. Six see in a trade deal of this magni - so called Progressive deal is void of months later and we see that tude? Previously this government crucial labour reforms, initially Ontario has reported the lowest had stated that they would not sign . . . cont’d on next page unemployment rate in over 18 years, falling in July to just 5.4% and adding approximately 60,000 new jobs to the economy. We must now take on this fight for our members at facilities that are unionized and pay our members close to the minimum wage. We are witnessing some of our low wage employers finding it increas - ingly difficult to retain qualified, trained people. Caesars and Point Edward Casinos have both com - mented on the inability to attract and keep staff. The answer is sim - ple, pay workers more, and a cou - ple things happen: they stay employed at your facility, thus Local Officers graciously accepted a monetary donation from Heather richardson, owner of The Little House Of Cupcakes, essex Ont. to the retaining the skills necessary in Casino members who were on strike . 5 – 444 Fisheries Manny Cardoso boggling to hear management con - tinually disrespect our members. Presteve and Etna foods are deep This is a fight we will continue, and Report . . . cont’d into the busy fishing season. Etna I will personally use every opportu - contract books are in the final nity to keep these issues front and stages of review to ensure there are center with management. included in the original TPP at the Gateway Casinos - no errors and should be available by insistence of U.S. negotiators, that the end of September. targeted the lowest wage countries Point Edward and Windsor Machine in the trading bloc. Dresden The Windsor Machine facilities These labour reforms could have In late July we held a unit meet - proven very effective in the fight to are so busy that the typical summer ing in Point Edward for our mem - shut down had to be cancelled in improve labour standards and the bers there. Both sites suffered their rights of workers in countries noto - order to work production to get first layoffs a day after Caesars parts to the customer. Although this rious for unregulated labour mar - Windsor employees returned to kets, forced labour, horrific human is sometimes a tough pill to swal - work. It was clear to us that there low at this time of year, being a rights records and ultimately the were many frustrations around the lowest wages in the world. busy operation is definitely better company’s decision to layoff, the than the alternative. The Minister boasted that this procedure in which it did so and the Upcoming Elections new trade agreement would open overwhelming understaffing issue up a broader market of 500 million now at the site. Southgate Residence and Point more consumers of Canadian Due to the strike in Windsor, Edward Casino will be having elec - goods, but in reality it allows for Point Edward and Dresden experi - tions this fall. Please watch the millions of “sweat shop” workers to enced very high volumes of traffic posting boards for information if do our jobs for less. from April to June. Combined with you are interested. In my view, this only creates the extra comps and giveaways the Work to Rule greater profits for corporations and casinos were offering it was no its CEOs and does nothing for the wonder there were so many people Our bargained language (the economy of Canada or its people. in the facilities as they tried their Collective Agreement) and legislat - We need time and expertise to best to entice the Caesars customers ed rules and regulations (labour develop a trade deal that will work to spend their money in those loca - laws, Ontario Health and Safety in Canada’s favour, not merely tions. Act, etc.) are only beneficial to us if throwing a signature on it to get the Our suggested alternatives to the we educate ourselves and under - deal done quick. layoffs ultimately fell on deaf ears. stand what they mean and what Caesars Windsor Those members affected could have they say. That education will help been utilized to facilitate vacation us use these tools in our defense of I would like to take this oppor - leaves at the most coveted time of our rights in the workplace. tunity to thank all of the members year. But ultimately the layoffs of Local 444, their families and Employers are increasingly proved to be the wrong move, and those in the community that stood expecting more from workers, all within weeks all members were while giving them less in the way of on the picket line and/or supported recalled at both sites, minus those time to do the jobs they want to be our members in some way during who chose not to return out of frus - done. Increased demands, both the strike. It was a truly humbling tration. It is a wonder why these physical and mental, have become experience to be with the members management groups don’t take the commonplace and almost expected. daily and see the enormous out - time to truly evaluate their current In every sector of our union, every - pouring of support they received and future situations before making one we represent is faced with this from so many walks of life. decisions that impact our member's constant drive towards working The Casino, no matter who the lives negatively and unnecessarily. lean and having so-called “greater owners have been, have always had We are currently scheduled to efficiency”. When you have an impossible time understanding have a unit meeting at the Dresden increased demands put on you, are and appreciating the work the facility on September the 11th, so short staffed, are being asked or members do, day in and day out, to please watch the posting boards for forced to work excessive hours, turn them their profits. It is mind- more info. . . . cont’d on next page 6 – 444 Manny Cardoso The Future Report . . . cont’d under increased speed, temporary Starts Today! or part-time work, etc., this all adds to your life stress. We must all look towards educating ourselves By and our co-workers better. By hank you to each and MIKE using the tools we have at our dis - everyone who supported D’AGNOLO posal we will not only help each T me in my last election. T 2nd Vice President other in this fight, but we will gain Elections are never easy and Unifor Local 444 confidence in ourselves and our abilities as a union. Make sure you words can’t express how hon - [email protected] are standing up for yourself and oured I am that this great member - others, and don’t do a job if it is ship entrusted their faith in me Standing committees are the going to harm you - nobody goes to once again for three more years work expecting to be injured! backbone of our local and I will Since the elections, I have been Report hazards, exercise your rights be a liaison to the Retiree Chapter using your bargained language assigned two more assignments, and Recreation Committee and I and/or the laws that help protect us. Windsor Machine and Integram. I will maintain Human Rights Refuse to work through your am looking forward to working Committee as well. breaks, say no to excessive hours, with all the members in these We are going into bargaining utilize your negotiated time off the facilities. Dave Simone and Mary with a couple of plants in the next job, and spend time with your fami - Oriet and their committees clearly few months. Peterson Spring con - ly and friends instead of working have their fingers on the pulse on tract will expire in early more than you should and further all the issues going on in their breaking down your body. December and Windsor Machine plants and with their leadership, Wishing everyone a safe and in January, expect to see priority I’m sure it will be a smooth transi - sheets in your facilities soon and I relaxing Labour Day weekend, in tion. solidarity! encourage everyone to fill them out. Because these sheets are what we prioritize when we are at the bargaining table. I would also like to take this opportunity to remind every one of the upcoming municipal elec - tions on October 22nd. I cannot stress enough about having a voice through your ballot and encourage everyone to get out and vote. Remember to look at your workplace union bulletin boards for posted dates and times of membership meetings and com - mittee meetings and other events. We are always looking for new ways to strengthen our great Local Local 444 was well represented at the recent Unifor Canadian Council and encourage everyone to get held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, involved. 7 – 444 By DOUG Moving Forward and BOUGHNER 3rd Vice President Making Progress Unifor Local 444 E-mail: [email protected] Windsor Assembly Plant, FCAT, ATS, AWC, Green For Life (GFL), Choice Nutritional Foods, DHL Walking the picket line, I met a lot of great people with huge hearts. irst, I would like to take the of great friendships in my previous Assistance for our brothers and sis - opportunity to thank the assignments and I will be sure to ters was never far away and the com - FFentire membership, active and remain close and be there to help any munity of Windsor Essex County retired for their support in our elec - member who may need my assis - really stepped up and took care of our tions this past year. It is my honour tance. members. I would like to take this to represent you in the role of 3rd Since our last 444 News, there opportunity to thank all who gave Vice President again for the next have been many issues with many assistance in many ways to our mem - three years. I would like to congratu - workplaces, but none bigger than the bers, it was much appreciated. late the other officers from the Local Caesars Windsor strike. We began In the upcoming weeks, we will – Dave Cassidy, James Stewart, bargaining in late January and some be heading into bargaining with a few Manny Cardoso, and Mike D’Agnolo six months later we finally achieved units. The rail yard members at Auto on their successful elections/acclama - an agreement that was acceptable to Warehousing Company (AWC) will tions during the past elections. the members. The employer’s treat - be heading into bargaining in the first ment and attitude towards their part of September. We have collected A special thanks goes out to James employees are what I believe was the the demand sheets from the members Stewart who did an amazing job as major issue during these negotiations. and are in the process of writing up Interim President under a very stress - If there is a positive outcome from our demands to present to the compa - ful time. James led us through multi - the strike it has to be the solidarity of ny. We have dates set for September ple bargaining sessions that were all the members. To watch a group of 5, 6, 7, 2018. extremely difficult. His leadership workers gain strength during the fight through this was second to none. We was inspiring. There was a lot of I would like to welcome the have had our challenges over the past pain felt by our members but the newest members of Unifor Local 444 year with respect to a number of message was very clear to the from Green For Life (GFL). These strikes, but our Local continues to employer that the employees were members have the extremely difficult push for the best interest of the mem - sticking together. . . . cont’d on next page bers. The team that you all elected will continue to work together for all members. With the change of leadership also comes a change in assignments for the local officers. I had the opportu - nity for the last three years to learn all the sectors or our union that are rep - resented by our Local. Coming out of the auto sectors I had a lot of learning to do, to say the least. Hospitality and Gaming, Auto Parts (IPS), Delivery to name a few. My new assignments will be bringing me back to my roots as I am now the liai - son officer to the Windsor Assembly Plant, FCAT, ATS, AWC, Choice Nutritional, DHL and our newest unit Local 444 Officers and members, along with National President Jerry GFL (Green For Life). I made a lot Dias, led the rally at Casino Windsor. 8 – 444 Doug Boughner Report Windsor Assembly Plant . . . cont’d job of collecting the garbage and By recycling around the City of Windsor. n behalf of the entire TONY We have collected demand sheets mem bership, I would like GRECO from the members and are doing our Oto welcome all of the new Chairperson, best to set dates with the employer. Windsor At latest contact with the company, hires to the Windsor Assembly Assembly Plant we have tentatively locked down Plant family. The company is again E-mail: September 17 and 18 as our first in a hiring mode, adding an addi - anthony.greco@ dates to sit with the company. This is tional 200 new members to fcagroup.com shaping up to be a difficult set of Windsor Assembly, and to date has negotiations. Contact with the hired on more than 1700 new mem - As the plant strives to attain employer has been sporadic and the bers since 2014. This hiring is gold status, it is important to point employees are feeling a little uneasy directly related to the launch of the out that we as workers are an inte - with the direction the company is tak - Chrysler Pacifica. Not only is this gral part of this success. Without ing. We will commit to getting a first an excellent opportunity for those the hard work of each member, the agreement that will satisfy the mem - plant would simply not move for - who were successful in obtaining a bers’ needs and provide them with ward. some fair representation that they job at WAP, but also for the entire Many are, at times, frustrated deserve. I would ask any of our community. Good paying, Union with the process of WCM and may members who may see these workers jobs help to drive our local econo - feel that it does not make a differ - in our community, to welcome them my, which ensures everyone moves ence whether we participate in this into our Union and show them some forward. process, and that the company will support for their upcoming negotia - Windsor Assembly hosted its tions. merely do as they wish. latest WCM audit February 6 I can tell you whole-heartedly I would like to close by acknowl - through February 8 with auditors that nothing could be further from edging the workplaces that I have had here from Italy to assess the plant. the truth. Through suggestions the opportunity to assist as the liaison I am happy to report that the plant from members on the shop floor, as officer over the last 3+ years. I have gained three critical points to move experts at the task performed daily, been able to play a part in shaping our score from 62 to 65 in our quest the members at Windsor ultimately first agreements with Point Edward to obtain 70 which would push the move this plant forward. Casino and Dresden Casino. I have plant from its current Silver desig - spent a great amount of time with the nation to Gold Status. . . . cont’d on next page workers at Magna-Integram, Windsor Seating, and Caesars Windsor. I would like to thank the Chairpersons and Steward Body of all the facilities for their great assistance, as our job is not possible without the front line representatives playing the role you do. Your patience was outstanding as I learned the ropes at your facilities and I hope I have left some sort of positive mark on your facilities. Obviously, I am no more than a phone call away to assist any mem - bers at any facility. I look forward to my new assignment and working closely with another group of our WAP Local 444 representatives are seen participating for a great cause members of this great Local. in the Big Bike race for the Heart & Stroke Foundation. 9 – 444 with the interpretation of the legis - encing does not give them the right Windsor Assembly lation and those issues are currently to outsource the FCAT division. To Report . . . cont’d with our legal team. Once we have date, there have been many discus - updates to these issues, we will get sions and meetings at every level of the information to your representa - the Union and company, with no WCM is merely a set of tools at tive to ensure a proper answer. final outcome. We continue to enforce our stance of no outsourc - our disposal to encourage the com - During 2016 negotiations, one ing of the division and to argue that pany to implement what we feel is of the local demands that we were successful in negotiating was the our drivers are the best in the busi - the best solution to a problem or ness, providing reliable, on-time concern. Take advantage of this; installation of new ice and water machines throughout the plant. delivery of parts and, at times, please do not look at WCM as These machines were put in to pro - going over and above to protect our something we have to do but rather vide ice and water to our members plant to ensure production is never an opportunity to have our voices while working. We have received impacted by logistics. Your Union heard. numerous complaints from mem - will continue to make the argu - As stated by the company in the bers regarding people washing ments and fight to protect these past, success in WCM ultimately dishes, dumping food or tea bags good-paying jobs. will allow us as a plant to dictate into these machines. They are not I would like to congratulate all our own future and long-term prod - designed to remove waste, the only of our Local Officers and those uct security. Our next WCM audit materials that should be put into recently elected to the Local is currently scheduled for October these drip trays are ice or liquid. Executive Board. I’m confident this 16-18, at which time auditors will Please remember that 5000+ mem - new team will help continue to review the shop floor and assess bers use these machines daily, and move our Local forward. I also whether the plant has progressed having them clogged with food or want to thank Dino Chiodo for all enough to gain the points necessary any other matter takes away the of his hard work as our Local to move forward. opportunity for the next person to President and wish him all the best There has been a lot of discus - enjoy it. in his new role as the National Auto sion in and out of the plant con - FCAT remains an ongoing issue Director. cerning the new legislation intro - affecting our membership. Your in- The company has launched a duced in January related to Bill plant committee along with Local 148. This legislation is a tremen - officers and National Represen- new app for our members to check dous improvement in labour law for tatives continue to express to the their pay online: epay.extra - workers in Ontario. From advances company that, as a Union, we feel chrysler.com using your t-number in time off the job with no reprisal, that the company’s interpretation of and dashboard sign-on to access to no longer having to bring a doc - the language which they are refer - your pay statement. tor’s note for being ill with the flu, this legislation recognizes some of the challenges workers in the province have been facing. The in-plant committee along with representatives from the National Union have met with the company to gain an understanding of their position on this new legis - lation. There have been two meet - ings to address outstanding issues, and for the most part, the various questions which have come for - ward have been answered, and your representative should be able to answer them for you or if need be, get you the answer. There are, Generosity contains at the WAP as hourly and salary employees reached however, a few items which the out to the community collecting for the United Way as they filled three Union and Company do not agree Pacifica’s with school supplies, backpacks and $11,475.18. 10 – 444 ments. I will be sending out a copy of the proposal to all so we can SSKKIILLLLEEDD generate some discussion regarding the proposed changes. TTRRAADDEESS We will be holding a Skilled Trades meeting at the Local in the RREEPPOORRTT Fall to discuss the vacation canvass as there have been some concerns E-mail: [email protected] By PAUL RENAUD Skilled Trades Chair raised on how the matrix is done. With the implementation of the two he Skilled Trades popula - pleted at Christmas shutdown in week cancellation rule over the last tion is currently 654 includ - preparation for an increase in couple of years, vacations have TTing the sixty apprentices, PHEV volumes. There have been been less problematic than they plus we have seven temporary very few contractors in the plant as used to be and in a few Trade licensed Trades from production- the committee fights for all the groups, there were junior members one temporary licensed mechanic work to be completed by plant that got summer vacation. It is in jitney repair, three temporary Trades, and if there are contractors always a fine line that we walk licensed mechanics at ARDC, one in, all Trades in the same trade each year trying to get as many temporary licensed painter, one group must be fully utilized. Trades out on vacation as possible and also maintain our work. temporary licensed mechanic at Weekday and weekend overtime VCC and one temporary licensed has been steady as we work our Recently, we had a few issues carpenter at ARDC. We brought way through the summer shutdown with supervisors trying to do two qualified welders from produc - period. The vacation matrix is full Trades work but they have been tion into the welder department for for most Trades well into addressed. If you have issues with shutdown to help us out during our September. There is a proposal supervisors working, contact your busy time, and they have also been from the floor to look at the over - rep on shift. brought in for a weekend to help us time rules and make some adjust - . . . cont’d on next page complete our work. There are a total of fourteen Skilled Trades that have retired since the beginning of the year and twelve new Trades have been hired this year. With the attrition in the Trades over the last few years, and potential for many more Trades retiring, we are constantly pushing the company to replace the num - bers. WAP

Our two week summer shut - down went very well, with many jobs being completed by our Skilled Trades along with many Trades on vacation. A few of the jobs we took on were replacement of conveyor sections, replacing worn conveyor chain, installing new robotic cells as well as PM’s, work tickets, and regular mainte - Unifor representatives from Locals 200 and 444 are seen on the picket nance. We are already discussing lines in Goderich, Ont. supporting striking salt miners from Unifor Local some jobs that will need to be com - 16-0 as scabs were brought in to do the miners’ work. 11 – 444 WECSTC this will have on manpower Skilled Trades requirements at the building but Windsor-Essex County Skilled this is great news for the ARDC. Report Trades Council meets on the second The next Skilled Trades Union . . . cont’d Paul Renaud Thursday of each month and all Skilled Trades are welcome to Education Program (STUEP) will attend. The next meeting is be held in Port Elgin from September 24-28. Contact your rep APPRENTICE UPDATE Thursday, September 13th at 4:00 pm at the Unifor Local 195 hall on if you are interested in going. Somme Ave. I had the opportunity to speak at Currently we have 60 appren - ARDC tices in three Trade groups – 24 the WEST Skilled Trades Awareness course put on by Unifor electricians, 21 plumbers and 15 A major investment has been and held at our Local in July. The IMMs. The 20 apprentices in the announced for the Automotive course was open to women who are first group are nearing completion Research and Development facility unemployed or under employed in of their apprenticeship. A few of with groundbreaking to begin this the IMMs apprentices in group one November. This will be a new lab our area to help bring awareness to have completed their skill sets, to be built in part of the decommis - opportunities in the Skilled Trades hours and schooling and are prepar - sioned paint shop and will be the and to give them the confidence to ing to write their certificate of qual - only one of its kind in NAFTA. It is search out those opportunities for ification exam, with the remainder still too early to know what impact apprenticeships. scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. The electrician and plumber apprentices in group one are scheduled for their final school - ing in January 2019 and will be completing their hours by early to mid-2019. Groups two and three are projected to complete their hours and schooling by 2020 to early 2021. We are planning to start the selection process for the next group of apprentices in the fourth quarter of this year. There are no numbers agreed to for each plant at this time, WAP Skilled Trades Chairperson Paul renaud at the Unifor Women in only that there will be fifty appren - Trades Community outreach project is seen addressing and encouraging tices between the three Canadian women to become Skilled Tradespersons. plants (Windsor, Brampton and Etobicoke), as was bargained in 2016. The selection process will begin with an application, followed by testing and finally an interview for the candidates who make it through each stage of the process. As more information becomes available, we will be communicat - ing to all members of WAP to ensure that everyone who wishes to apply for an apprenticeship has all the information. 12 – 444 By SCOTT RICHARDSON Recreation Chairperson E-mail: [email protected] • UNIFOR REGIONAL The members of the Recreation Committee deserve a great amount of TEXAS HOLD’EM gratitude for their continued countless volunteer hours in making events TOURNAMENT such as the 41st Annual Brooks Golf Tournament and the Family Picnic Sunday, October 28th, 2018, very enjoyable for our members during the course of the 2018 year. The Unifor Local 444/200 Hall success of all our events relies on the dedication of the committee members. Deadline: October 19th This year’s Charlie Brooks tournament featured 256 golfers vying for the title. Congratulations to this year’s winners and thanks to all who participat - Watch your Union bulletin ed! On Sunday, July 29th, we had our Annual Family Picnic at the Vollmer boards for more details on Complex in LaSalle. The picnic was once again well attended and all of the these events and others or kids had fun and that was the goal. Over two thousand 444 members and visit the website: their families attended. The Recreation Committee and all of the volunteers www.uni444.ca take great pride in volunteering this day, everyone’s participation is greatly (under the Postings Tab). appreciated. Windsor Spitfires & DISCOUNT TICKETS season. The selected games will be Sarnia Sting Tickets advertised in your facility and on Discount tickets for various We will be joining with both the the Local 444 webpage once the attractions are still available until Windsor Spitfires and the Sarnia games are confirmed with each the end of the season. Cedar Sting this year to once again offer team. Please watch the bulletin Point, African Lion Safari and discounted tickets for selected boards and follow our webpage for Marineland discounts remain games during the 2018-2019 OHL up-to-date information. available at the Local 444 Hall.

Pictured above are the winners of the Unifor Local 444, 41st Charlie Brooks Golf Tournament held at roseland Golf and Country Club in Windsor. This golf tournament raises funds for our Unifor Youth Sports Club 444. Seen left to right, are the following winners: Local 444 recreation Chairperson Scott richardson, and 3rd Vice President Doug Boughner. Winners Men’s Division: Pat Cloutier, Ted Paquette, ron McDermott, Jeff Newman. Coed / Seniors Division: ray rodgers, Laurie Grondin, Mark Kapps, Scott O’Halloran. Guests - FCA Group: Dale Laliberte, James Busi (Absent), Kyle Mollard and Jaideep Singh (Absent). 13 – 444 On August 17, 18, and 19, I had CAESARS the privilege of attending the Unifor 5th Canadian Council as a National Executive Board member representing REPORT 18,000 hospitality and gaming mem - bers from coast to coast. During the By DANA DUNPHY, Chairperson council, there was a resolution passed E-mail: [email protected] to advocate that no Unifor member participates in a green program in any t the time of this writing, the absenteeism is through the roof, which hotel. You may ask why, because it Casino membership is in turn speaks to some of the issues leads to job eliminations! Well, hotel A green programs mislead guests in Aapproximately 2200 with 7 with the workload. believing that they are saving the members on layoff. The committee people in all three planet. But when in fact they are We have been back to work for zones have been tracking the number working to cut hotel housekeeping just over two and a half months after a of shifts being worked by utility and labour costs. All of these green pro - 60-day strike. I know there is a lot of part-time members since the new shift grams result in hardworking house - frustration amongst all of you. pick took effect. I will be setting up a keepers and laundry staff having their Needless to say, I am very frustrated meeting with the scheduling commit - hours reduced. So I am asking, please as well. Some of my frustrations come tee to address the need of more regular try not to utilize any green program. from the lack of staffing, workload, full-time postings in the next few Let’s all try to save jobs. the amount of shifts part-time mem - weeks. Due to a recent ruling from the bers are being forced to work and the We all need to take advantage of outrageous amount of discipline the Supreme Court of the United States on the one-on-one sessions being provid - single games sports betting. I am company is handing out. All discipline ed to review our current pension port - working with Dave Cassidy and levels are to the extreme. No level of folios, investment mixes and what Manny Cardoso on doing some lobby - discipline seems realistic to say the online tools are available to us. There ing with our MP’s on this issue. I feel least. is approximately 15 to 20% of us who it is imperative that we get a jump on We have filed approximately 30 are not contributing the maximum to this prior to the next federal election. grievances since we returned on June get the maximum contributions from As your Chairperson, I want to take 7th. The majority of the grievances the employer. The next pension educa - the lead on this in conjunction with are for management doing unionized tion days are coming up on September our local union. I am willing to take work, and extreme levels of discipline 27, 28, 29. this issue to Ottawa, door-to-door; being issued. The draft copy of our collective whatever it takes because I believe Although we have had almost 160 agreement is now being proof-read. that if Canada doesn’t get off its ass, it job postings since June 7th, we are Once we know it is error free, it will will have a devastating impact on our still extremely short in many areas. go out to be printed and each and industry, especially with us being a We are meeting weekly with depart - every one of you will get a copy. border city. ments regarding staffing levels and internal shift postings. We are squeez - ing them on every angle for more job postings. We will continue to push this company for regular full-time jobs especially when the utility and part- time are working five days a week. One of the challenges we face, even though we are getting the com - pany to post lots of job postings, is that we continue to have a large num - ber of people quitting or posting out to other departments which don’t neces - sarily fill the vacancies. Another chal - lenge that we are having is that our 14 – 444 Change of Address HBPO & Phone Number By JENNIFER ALLARD Recently we have been getting mail returned to the union hall and are Chairperson, having a hard time reaching some HBPO Canada of our members. If you have Email: changed your address or phone he current population is [email protected] number please contact your 117 with no one on layoff. SUMMER VACATIONS employer and the union hall immedi - TTThe company has hired 12 AND LOA ately with your new contact informa - new fulltime members; just want tion. This will help alleviate any delays of your payments, benefits, to recognize them and welcome Anyone with outstanding and general information that is them to the team. vacations, please try to submit for required to be sent out to you on them as soon as possible. This The Feeder 4 bargaining was behalf of your employer and your way, we can try to get them cov - Union. not an easy round in this set with ered now that the students are the minimum wage going up. It Union Hall: 519-258-6400 Ext.# 0 back in school. It will be more of or put a lot of pressure on the bar - a challenge if they are not submit - Email: [email protected] gaining teams, but we all worked ted. hard together and had many long debates, but in the end, I know we brought home the best collective agreement we have had in a very long time; we made many gains By ARMAND GERVAIS and no concessions. Way to go E-mail: DAKKOTA INTeGrATeD SYSTeMCShairperson, feeder 4! [email protected]

ROTATIONS lant population is at 190 Women’s with no one on layoff and Advocate – Dawn Lussier We have bought back in the PP19 on various leaves. Congratulations to all who Ergo person to relook at all the At the time of this writing, put their names forward. I look jobs and all the groupings, our we are currently running around forward to working with each of biggest goal is to put two group - 35% RUs per day. With such you in the coming months. ings together so we can have a low volumes of the RU in the Quick note! Our union books better variety for the people who forecast, another C.I. move was are in. Anybody who doesn’t would like to take advantage of made in early August. The new have one, please see a rep to get switching off a job with another move was made in Zone 1 and one. member. And with the new Materials. The extended forecast Some of the Company activi - assignment with the jobs hoping of the RU doesn’t see an increase ties that are coming up in the the groupings will have an impact in volume into the New Year. next couple of months: on the way the computer program Currently we have 14 members puts members in a rotation. The working their way through their ■ Kidney Foundation Walk – union will keep a close watch probationary period. September 2018 over it and try to make changes to We had elections for positions help make it become a smoother inside the plant: Steward for ■ Manufacturing Day (High process. Shift 1, Committee and Steward School Student Tour – October ERGO MATS for Shift 3, as well as Women’s 2018 Advocate. ■ Jingle Bell Run – November All the ergonomic matting on Results were: Steward Shift I 2018 the RT side have been changed – Mike Lussier (Acclaimed) Please see H.R. for more except for Station 100 and they Committeeperson Shift 3 – Richard Thibert (Acclaimed) details if you have an interest in are working to put new matting Steward Shift 3 – (Vacant) any of the above there also. 15 – 444 S

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and was very much appreciated. We will be bringing in six more new machines at Northstar the end of August and as our company continues to grow I ask everyone remains patient through all these KEVIN DUNN , Chairperson changes. I know that this has been going on since last Email: wunion@nsaero negotiations and will continue for some time, but as all is almost here and we are long as everyone stays positive, these transitions will already approaching the end be that much smoother and hopefully everything will F of 3rd Quarter. Time seems F be settled down by the New Year. to be flying by with how busy we all are in our facility. Work orders are going up as time goes on, and mem - bers are being asked to work as Avancez much overtime as possible, and then some. It is getting to be a bit much with the amount of workers we cur - By BILL ROSS rently have. Human Resources is trying to hire as often Chairperson, Avancez Email: [email protected] as it can, but as we all know this is tough, due to skilled trades being so scarce. I believe we could hire another 20-30 people and only then will the pressure be t Avancez we currently lifted from the members who are working seven days a have 46 members with no AAone on layoff. In March, week and always being asked outrageous requests like canceling or reschedule their vacations. we settled our contract with Avancez leading the negotiations. We were able to Currently we have 77 members; one is probation - bargain substantial gains such as wages, benefits and ary and one on short-term disability, with 14 outstand - language improvements. Part of our contract agree - ing grievances in the system as of now. The company ment with Avancez was to switch from Greenshield has been cracking down with discipline; keeping a to Great West Life so that Avancez could bundle their close eye on attendance, attitudes, and work perfor - package with the Brampton Plant. mance. There have been a lot of write-ups, with two We’ve experienced some difficulties with the terminations and a few suspensions. A good portion of changeover and Avancez is taking action to correct our grievances are pending arbitration. this. I’m asking the members to be patient and to let Our facility has gone through some big changes me or Human Resources know if you have any issues recently. Almost all managers are new, with a number with the coverage. of engineers and new supervisors including one for the Avancez management is cracking down on mem - inspection department, which we have never had in the bers calling in or taking time off. If you have to call past and also a number of interns for the front office in or take time off, make sure you have the necessary that have been helping out for the time being, updating documents turned in. I had a meeting with Avancez set-up sheets and standardizing jobs by capturing infor - and they have agreed to hire one more member per mation. shift to help do teardowns and other assembly work. We are now 90% to plan, which is up from 60% These three members are to be hired on full-time. We back in March and now we are starting to burn off are hoping these members will be hired and trained some backlog with being thousands of hours behind. soon to help with our manpower shortage. We are predicting to be caught up come January. In the I hope everyone has enjoyed their summer so far month of July, our facility sold $2.6 million worth of and was able to relax during the shutdown with their product, – this was a new Northstar record. The com - family and friends. In closing, I would like to thank pany put on a lunch for the employees to show their the members from Avancez who volunteered their appreciation and they set up a big tent in the front of time to put on another successful 444 picnic at the the building. Everyone thought the food was delicious Vollmer Centre. 18 – 444 ZF/TRW By GERRY LOGAN ur plants have approximate - The committee and JHSC are Chairperson ly 295 full-time members. currently meeting and coming up E-mail: O with improvements with the mat - [email protected] We continue to do hiring a few at a time and the bargaining ing. The committee was disappoint - committee is pushing for more ed, to say the least, after the mats were installed! We are aware of hires to fill the gaps when the sum - management. mer student period ends, otherwise many areas where we can do better having time off will become an and we will. The union office is always open issue. We have a new woman's advo - for questions. Please stop in! I encourage all members to do some The new CBA has been sent for cate at plant 2. I want to congratu - print and the committee will get the late Jenna Hocevar on her appoint - research for the upcoming munici - books to the floor as soon as we ment. Her training will be in the pal elections and please vote. have them. New mats were fall along with mental health train - I hope to see you all at the installed at plant 2. ing for Union representatives and Labour Day celebrations.

members still were not able to get the time off in the summer that they were planning on. IINNTTEEGG RRAA MM There have been some issues in the plant regarding cycle times. We are presently reviewing current time studies and By DAVE SIMONE conducting our own time studies in problem areas around the Chairperson, Integram Seating plant. As an example, our OKE/sequencing areas are being

E-mail: [email protected] looked at recently amongst other areas in the plant. We are hoping to resolve these issues in a timely manner. t the writing of this report, the Lastly, Integram celebrated its 30 year anniversary just plant population is approxi - before shut down. This is a huge milestone as 30 years is a AAmately 1100 members with no great achievement in this automotive climate. one on layoff. Our student program, The biggest part in the success of this company is the which began May 1st, will be coming amazing workforce which makes up our membership. As I to an end September 1st. We had approximately 75 students have stated in past reports, our members go above and working through the summer for vacation replacement. We beyond to ensure a quality product is delivered to our cus - are hoping that the company brings in more students next tomer on time. I would like to thank our entire membership year to make vacation coverage that much easier as our for the incredible jobs that they do, day in and day out.

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19 – 444 Phil is replacing Jeff Campbell who will be the TransAlta REPORT Chief Operating Engineer at the Cogen and the plant manager. Congratulations to both. Jeff’s new position is being vacated by Harry By LUC CHARTIER, Chairperson, TransAlta Charles who is retiring. Harry has long dealt with E-mail: [email protected] Unifor (CAW) as he came to us from the Ford Powerhouse. I have had many differences with Harry his summer’s market has over the years, and in managing to resolve all of these been favourable for the differences, he has earned my respect. I wish Harry a TTCogen to run most week - long, healthy and enjoyable retirement. days. Although we have a few So that means we still need to hire two operating minor items yet to be commissioned, the plant has run engineers by year end. The fact that FCA has yet to quite well. Now that we’ve proven our plant’s reliabil - extend the operating agreement with TransAlta, and ity, I hope to see the company look for more opportuni - that TransAlta has issued a lay-off notice due to this ties including running on feasible weekends. uncertainty, bringing in new recruits is a challenge. Two new recruits, Curtis Baker and Phil Pyke, have In closing, I would like to thank George Reid and Tom been instrumental in our plant’s successful summer. East for taking the roles to represent our members in Coming to us with their experience and ability to learn the Joint Health and Safety Committee. and adapt has proven them to be great assets. Welcome guys. Phil will be leaving our group soon as he has accepted to move into management. He will soon be the Chief Operating engineer at Chrysler WAP and our maintenance manager. I look forward to dealing with Phil in his new role. YOUTH COMMITTEE By Dustin Heggie – Youth Committee Chairperson [email protected] A CALL TO ACTION Becoming involved in your union is important because through mem - bership involvement our Union and March 16, 2018, Windsor. ON N8W 3K2 our Local has been at the forefront of Attn: Briea Beausoleil & Moira Getty labour movements since long before Dear Friends, us millenial were conceived. On behalf of Iona and Canterbury College and the Our committee represents the next generation of University of Windsor Students, I wish to extend my sin - union leadership and we are missing some very key cere thanks to all who participated for their very generous components of that future leadership. contribution to the Campus Food Bank. Of our committee, we have zero representation We cannot express our appreciation enough. Your dona - from TPTs and/or, more importantly, any long-term tion will enable us to keep the food bank open this sum - members from, any of our workplaces. mer. This is truly wonderful! It is such a relief to have I am placing a call to action, as your elected chair, food to give to the students when they come to us for to come and get involved. Meet and discuss issues help. Thank you for thinking of us. that are facing us today and help us grow as a collec - In sincere appreciation,

Iona College tive unit. at the University of Windsor Sandi Rose

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Our CACL Pension Plan will terminate on August 31, 2018. This will trigger the wind-up process for this plan. The mem - CHARYWSLCER bers are cautiously anticipating a better processing time. Automobile By MARK BOURDEAU AWC Chrysler Operations Transport Email: [email protected] Services s we approach the last quarter of 2018, AWC Windsor Chrysler operations and our E.C. Row Rail Facility AAhave enjoyed another successful and safe year of ship - By DAVE SKIDMORE Chairperson, Automobile Transport Services ping Chrysler vehicles. Our Chute operations has 30 employ - E-mail: [email protected] ees with three off on S&A. On our Drive-away operations, there are 39 employees with two off on S&A. Additionally, urrently 44 drivers at ATS with 3 we have 19 part-time employees who are utilized when some - off long term due to medical CCissues. We have been working one is absent from either the Chute or Drive-away. Both operations at the plant have had some employees some Saturdays on a voluntary basis retire. Congratulations to all who have retired, and we wish even though WAP has not, as we are still them many years of good health and happiness. These retire - short on drivers. The company is still refusing to hire anyone ments have had a significant effect on many employees who to fill out the trucks that are sitting idle every day. This is opted to transfer to a new department. obviously concerning for our long-term employment. At our EC Row Rail Facility, we currently have five rail Our new maintenance vendor seems to be doing a better loaders and one dispatcher. Work there, for the most part of job with turn around time and repairs actually being done cor - this year, has been steady. We are approaching the end of their rectly. The trucks are not disappearing for weeks on end, as first contract and are currently preparing to enter negotiations was the case with the pervious repair facility. with AWC on September 5, 2018. These employees have With the introduction of PEL days by the government dis - done a great job at this facility. Their high audit scores over cipline, for attendance is way down; however, discipline for the past four years reflect their hard work and dedication. cargo damage has resulted in numerous suspensions. They are looking forward to obtaining a new and fair Waiting in line for hours to unload at the New Boston rail facility continues to happen on a regular basis and the com - Collective Agreement. pany doesn't seem to be able to come up with an alternative Lastly, our pension issues are still on-going. However, destination. Sitting in line for hours kills morale and produc - there has been some progress with our ECCCP Plan windup. tivity. One would think there has to be another way! Gateway-Dresden Slots Unit

Chatham Cascades sometime over the next year or so. JASON KEARNS When driving by periodically, it seems to be slowly mak - Gateway-Dresden Raceway Slots ing progress with water culverts and some cement now in the ground. A huge poster of the site design hangs out I would like to say that 2018 is moving along very fast front and it garners much praise from those passing by. It and that I hope everyone in our Local has had a fun safe looks very impressive. A $36 million investment should be and healthy summer. to the 9’s if not 10’s! Gateway Dresden has had a very challenging half year For the most part, the membership is nervously eager with many changes at the site. Gateway took over full con - to get a move on to the new site and to see what new trol from OLG in early spring and has started to put in opportunities which may lie ahead. That does not leave out place its business matrix. It has reduced the hours of oper - some anxiety and stress in the mix of emotions. We hear ation, reduced staffing levels and the site experienced its daily of the working struggles Point Edward has gone first-ever layoff. This all took place less than a week after through in opening its new Match restaurant and it creates Caesars bargained a new deal. Fortunately, anyone who an uneasy feeling. There should be no reason for a repeat was on layoff has since been recalled. Congratulations to performance when the site moves. the Local, Dana, and the bargaining team for bringing a I would like to congratulate the Local officers in their good deal to the members of Caesars. relection and/or new positions. Here’s to a great remainder Gateway Dresden will be moving to its new venue of 2018! 21 - 444 By SUSAN Women’s Committee McKINNON Chairperson, E-mail: Women’s Committee Women Moving [email protected] Forward! March Around The World – All women are entitled to educa - Women won’t be silent any more. tion, equity, equality, economic Women are running for elected security, and justice. This govern - positions. Women are working in ment must remove barriers and leadership positions. Women are to be optimistic about what enact proactive policies in order to bringing their voices to the table 2018/2019 has in store -- to remind enable women to achieve their full and making a difference!! us that we are living in a watershed potential. This fire now burning in women moment in our history, one we can explains why, we have reason to broaden and deepen. This is the Women are more engaged, ener - year for a transformative moment! gized and resolute than ever. Issues hope. I'd like to offer these reasons that were long ignored are finally coming to the surface, and women are beginning to speak up and use their voices and influence to demand real change. There is so much work yet to do! Women’s participation in all levels of society, leadership, and political field is real change if made. This may pave a wider path - way for empowerment and increased solidarity among those ready to contribute to a more just society for all. The discussion around gender and political inclu - siveness requires a feminist lens Local 444 Canadian Council delegate Sue McKinnon addresses the audi - aimed at doing just that. ence about violence against women in the workplace and how the Federal We saw that with the Women's Government needs to address the pay equity issue in Canada immediately.

Striking Casino members take a photo-op during the rally which was held on April 22nd 22 – 444 we want for everyone! There is a roll in organizing for everyone, Organizing Report from rank and file to executives, and even our family, friends, and By John Biekx, neighbours. Not all leads or con - want to begin this report by E-mail: [email protected] tacts translate into a successful cer - welcoming our new members tification vote; however, they all IIfrom GFL (Green For Life) to department at our National Office, start this way! Our organizing Unifor Local 444. I was, and con - and much more than cleaning up department is extremely busy fol - tinue to be proud that I was able to your garage once every six months. lowing up on leads to potential take part in this campaign. This was Organizing is bringing workers campaigns. a great win for not only the workers together to become one collective These leads come from YOU. I and OUR Union but also OUR voice. Organizing can be extremely want to thank everyone for their community! It wasn't that long ago challenging and takes time; how- continued support with new leads that the city of Windsor made the ever, when the final vote comes in, and also encourage you to please decision to outsource our waste and is favourable to OUR Union, it keep them coming. We have several management services that were is extremely rewarding, to say the active campaigns underway as a provided by organized labour, least. We all can be organizers and result of the joint effort put forward which in turn eliminated good pay - should play a significant roll in from all. I look forward to meeting ing Union jobs. exposing the benefits of joining with new contacts and leads provid - This victory at GFL won these OUR Union to the unorganized. We ed by YOU to ensure the Union jobs back for OUR Union and com - can all think of a family member, a advantage we all enjoy is available munity! I want to thank the entire friend, or maybe even a neighbour to all. workforce at GFL for having the who could benefit from joining a confidence to win this vote and to Union and having the security of a Unifor Local 444 also thank you for coming together Collective Agreement in place. Apparel in order to improve the working Organizing their workplaces gives conditions and living standards for The Tuck Shop the workers a collective voice and a your co-workers at GFL. The inside Upstairs at the Union Hall committee did an excellent job of legal binding agreement that pro - tects that voice while securing bet - Hours of operation are Fridays pulling the workforce together. We ONLY from 8:30 am held several meetings which were ter working conditions and living to 4:00 pm. well attended in order to keep standards for all. We organize CASH AND DEBIT everyone informed, and to also because what we want for ourselves ensure no rock was left unturned when highlighting the benefits of joining Unifor. It was easy to see that the solitary and respect needed to win a vote was there from the beginning, and we again thank you for that and welcome you all to Unifor Local 444. I am often asked what is an organizer and what does an orga - nizer do? We all are organizers, and an organizer is responsible for bringing workers together to better their working conditions and living standards through Collective Bargaining. Organizing is more Unifor 444 members employed at etna Food located in Leamington as than just a word, more than a they ratified their new collective agreement by 100%. 23 – 444 By any trees knocked down. Maybe if WAYNE they did, they could use the lumber EEdduuccaattiioonn MacLEAN to build a wall. Education The Education Committee will Committee resume our regular meetings in RReeppoorrtt Chairperson September. As of this writing there E-mail: is no date set; please watch the [email protected] posting boards in your facilities for times and dates for upcoming meet - “Times are the western wildfires plaguing the ings. western United States because we Topics for discussion this year changing” don’t send people into the forest to include, but are not limited to the pick up the dead trees… You know, McMaster Labour Studies program, Well, it has been a long summer way deep in the woods where there Movie Nights, upcoming events wrought with tweets from across is no habitation? Uninhabited such as book signings that are in the border threatening everything means no people, so how could we the works with local authors, and we hold dear in Canada from a U.S. know that the trees are fallen, to the High School Program to name a president that does not care about begin with? (Seriously, how can a few. Please feel free to attend our its most trusted ally to the North. President of the ‘most powerful meetings and put forth your ideas Long gone are the days that country in the world’ (self-titled) for how to better serve the Local Canadians be held in high regard not know what uninhabited 444 membership. All are welcome by Washington. These times, they means?) Never mind that part . . . . to participate. are changing…. Love him or hate seriously, who does that anyway? I With the long weekend almost him, we have a Prime Minister that am pretty sure the U.S. is not send - upon us, I would like to wish is having a lot of trouble on the ing anyone to the North Western everyone a Happy Labour Day on world stage trying to make sure that border to make sure they don’t have behalf of the Education Committee. Canada comes out on top or at least someplace in the middle in regard to tariffs and trade deals. Our opposition party, the NDP, with the help of Trade Critic, Human Rights Tracey Ramsey, is putting forth By BARB LOWE , Chairperson Email: [email protected] arguments that hopefully cooler heads in Washington will listen to. Racism, Xenophobia, humans. It is up to us all, one by Along with our National President, Ableism, Sexism, one, as a group, as parents, as Jerry Dias, and other voices of Transphobia/Homophobia friends and co-workers, to put a labour, Ramsey has been attending stop to discrimination and preju - meetings in the U.S. and Canada in Many, if not all of this list, are a dice. regard to the effects of the current systemic and systematic prejudice Are we going to allow the ideas White House trade plans and pro - or discrimination against marginal - of racist and prejudiced leaders and posed tariffs. ized groups of people. fear mongers to gain a foothold on The battle of Social media is It has taken decades of Human the steps of tolerance and accep - ablaze with talk about everything Rights fights to dissolve layers of tance our society has been learning from our ‘unfair trade practices’ anger, dislike and hatred which gets to embrace? Are we going to (Canada has a very equalized trade handed down generationally. regress to the days when violence balance with the U.S. that benefits Some activists spend a lifetime and murder was celebrated when it both countries at times) to the age- of dedication to standing up for was against someone not like you? old question of “if a tree falls in the groups who are targeted, often giv - I say NO and hope that you, my B.C. forest and nobody hears it fall, ing a voice to these people who are sisters and brothers, can agree to can it still catch on fire during a being oppressed. We as a society not step backwards. Let us all step wildfire?” Apparently yes it can. made gains in the movement over up to end oppression and give How idiotic to think that a sitting the years, learning tolerance and respect because inside we are all U.S. president blamed Canada for learning to respect our fellow made the same. 24 - 444 public and put the pressure on Doug Ford to restore the program. I can only Environment Committee think of one good thing about electing Doug Ford that his action (or inaction I By RICHARD LABONTE should say) will create more environ - Environment Committee Chairperson mental activists. The fight is on. ENVIRONMENT COURSES: [email protected] There are environmental courses scheduled this Fall at Unifor’s Family Greetings, stations. Since 2010, motorists have Education Centre in Port Elgin that I shared more than $175 million in vehi - highly recommend in applying. “The Sky Is Falling! The Sky is cle incentives alone, according to the ‘Climate Change and Jobs’ course is Falling!” I felt like Chicken Little when Ministry of Transportation. Currently, I warned my peers and family members scheduled for the week of Oct 28 -Nov Tesla is suing the present Ontario gov - 2 and the deadline to apply at the local about the dangers of electing the PC ernment for this action to cancel the union hall is September 14. government. I knew the current environ - program. ment agenda would be under attack ‘Environment Community’ course among other concerns such as labour The $377-million Green Ontario has been revised and it is scheduled for the week of Nov 4 -9 and the deadline rights, health care, etc. Fund is financed by auctions in which industries buy greenhouse gas emission to apply at the local union hall is Well, it did not take long for the permits by the Federal cap-and-trade September 21. newly elected Premier of Ontario, Doug program. This Federal program is an Ford, to announce that he will end the effort to put a price on pollution and environment program that helps encourage greenhouse gas reduction. Ontarians get smart thermostats and This program is now being undermined UNIFOR LOCAL 444 energy-efficient windows to reduce by the current Ontario government. On their energy bills, and fight climate their website, the Green ON page has EXECUTIVE BOARD change. This program was launched by been reduced to one page stating, “The the former Liberal government, known following programs are closed" and list - DAVID CASSIDY ...... President as Green ON. It aided homeowners, JAMES STEWART ...... Secretary Treasurer ing everything from residential solar, MANNY CARDOSO ...... 1st Vice President renters and businesses in saving money window and insulation rebates to smart by shrinking their carbon footprints. MIKE D’AGNOLO ...... 2nd Vice President thermostats and help for businesses. The DOUG BOUGhNER ...... 3rd Vice President Another low blow coming from our Green ON website says contracts will SANDRA DOMINATO ...... Recording Secretary newly elected provincial government LAURIE GREEN ...... Trustee be honoured if agreements have been KYLE LONGMUIR ...... Trustee that will affect us directly as Fiat signed with participating contractors for STEVE MORGAN ...... Trustee Chrysler workers; Doug Ford and his work to be completed by the end of FRANK hARShAW ...... Sergeant-At-Arms party are hitting the brakes on rebates of August. Rebate applications must be ShAWN BEZAIRE ...... Member-at-Large JAMES DAEhN ...... Member-at-Large up to $14,000 for Ontarians buying submitted by Sept. 30th. RICK LABONTE ...... Member-at-Large electric vehicles. It was reported that Opposition parties slammed the PC DARRYL DESJARLAIS ...... Guide incentives would be honoured for for eliminating Green ON without TONY GRECO ...... Chair, W.A.P. Ontario consumers if vehicles ordered PAUL RENAUD ...... Chair, WAP Skilled Trades warning or details. NDP leader Andrea DANA DUNPhY ...... Chair, Caesars Windsor through a dealership are delivered and Horwath said, “Doug is sending the LINDA SPENCE Chair, Pt. Edward Gateway Slots registered by September 10. This could wrong message to companies in the JASON KEARNS . . .Chair, Dresden Gateway Slots have a negative impact on future orders DAVE SIMONE ...... Chair, Integram fast-growing clean economy.” Many JOhN BIEKX ...... Representative, County Units of the hybrid Pacifica, built at Windsor critics join the chorus such as Canadian GERALD LOGAN ...... Chair, TRW Assembly after that date. Vehicle Manufacturers Association ARMAND GERVAIS ...... Chair, Dakkota Those incentives had applied to president, Mark Nantais. He said “The JENNIFER ALLARD ...... Chair, h.B.P.O end of the program will be a setback MARY ORIET . . Chair, Windsor Machine Stamping about 20 electric and hydrogen-fuelled BILL ROSS ...... Chair, Avancez models from 14 automakers such as given that automobiles are a major MARC BOURDEAU ...... Chair, AWC FCA, Honda, Tesla, General Motors, source of greenhouse gases. Electric KEVIN DUNN ...... Chair, Northstar BMW and Ford, and was credited with vehicles are almost a necessity for the LUC ChARTIER ...... Chair, TransAlta Energy increasing the sale of those vehicles by industry. We do not need incentives for - MIChAEL MERRY . . . .Chair, Sterling Marine Fuels GERALD GRAhAM ...... Chair, Retirees Chapter 120 per cent last year. That was ever, but we do need it now as the SEAN BEZAIRE ...... Chair, Steward Body revamped in 2016 as part of Premier industry thrives forward.” WAYNE M AC LEAN ...... Chair, Education Com. Wynne’s five-year climate change Our Environment committee will be SUSAN McKINNON ...... Chair, Women’s Com. SCOTT RIChARDSON ...... Chair, Recreation action plan, the program included subsi - joining the fight and we will begin our GORD GRAY ...... Editor / Public Relations dies for home-based vehicle charging campaign with a petition to educate the 25 - 444 others get their individual needs Union In Politics taken care of. It is always your UP COMMITTEE choice but you should at least vote. C It is your right. So why not use it. Next year we will be looking at By the Federal elections and without a he municipal election is just NAFTA agreement, discussions on around the corner and this RAY HACHEY auto jobs are very near and dear to TTOctober, people should con - Chairperson our heart. We will be listening to sider actually getting involved by Email: who is trying to incorporate auto knowing who is going to represent rayj2001@ into the trade talks for the protec - them for the next few years. These hotmail.com tion of our good paying jobs. Some are the people who will be making people don’t care about us so we decisions on the new hospital, must make sure our candidates in which roads need to be repaired, ing to listen to everyone and is not this area do. Brian Masse, Tracey which sewers need to be replaced. afraid to step in to help resolve and Ramsey and Cheryl Hardcastle In other words the ones who have discuss issues like auto and have always spoken on our behalf the authority to spend your hard NAFTA. All we ask as members of and know the importance of our earned tax dollars. labour is to be recognized and be jobs. Our Local and the Windsor heard. Matt has expressed a will - For our area the choice should District Labour Council have ingness to do that. be easy. I just hope other areas get endorsed Matt Marchand for So you can either elect someone the importance of this election and Windsor’s new mayor. He is will - who will listen to your needs or let vote the correct way.

front of a 1958 dodge military Veterans’ vehicle. Wounded Warriors Canada Committee was presented with $3,500.00 that was collected at the Windsor By ROB LINDSEY , Chairperson Assembly Plant gates in June. [email protected] Bill McCloskey and a group of dedicated WAP members have ast and present Unifor Cassidy took a moment at the organized a fundraiser for the last Local 444 members and 12th Annual Wounded Warriors three years and this gate collec - PPour president Dave golf tournament to take a photo in tion gives them a grand total of $9,300.00 for three years. Bill would like to thank all of the volunteers, veteran committee members, and union representa - tives and alternates, for their help towards conducting the gate col - lection. A special thanks, of course, to the generosity of the WAP mem - bers for their continued financial support of Wounded Warriors.”

Golfers take a moment for a photo-op at the 12th Annual Charity for Canadian Wounded Warriors. 26 – 444 Employee Family By TANYA KELLY E.F.A.P. Committee Assistance Program Vice-Chairperson [email protected]

discovered that teens are not neces - ell, I must say, for such a to take with us as well. sarily choosing fentanyl as their new committee, we have The purpose of the event and generational drug, instead it is WWmanaged to keep our - the training was to address the opi - choosing them. What this means selves quite busy this year! Have oid crisis as the region’s rising opi - more specifically is they often have you heard of the EFAP committee oid-related death rate recently hit no idea fentanyl has been added to yet? Did you know it existed at 9.1 per 100,000 population, which their substance of choice. In other Local 444? Are you wondering is 46-per-cent higher than the words, if you don’t know if you’re what it’s all about? provincial rate. Local rates of opi - taking it, how can you protect your - Our Mission Statement: oid use, opioid prescriptions and self against it? “The objective of the EFAP related emergency department vis - Naloxone is a medication that Committee is to focus on both our its are all close to the top in the temporarily reverses the effects of members and their families’ well- province. In 2017, opioid-related opioid overdose, essentially block - being. Our committee is conscious deaths hit nearly 4,000 nationwide. ing the path of the drug to the brain. of the stigmatization surrounding The significant driver of these Obviously, this substance can be a negative mental health and its role increases is that bad word we’ve all lifesaver and can be administered in the workplace and therefore is heard- the “F” word- Fentanyl. by almost anyone with little risk to taking steps to help make positive Today, young people are experienc - all parties involved. We were changes. We are developing a ing the greatest rise in opioid-relat - informed at the training session that greater understanding of mental ed hospitalizations with the rate for there are a few different agencies health challenges and with the help kids aged 15-24 more than dou - and pharmacies across the region of community agencies, we can bling from 2007-08 to 2016-17. In that will be carrying kits to give out provide members with information response to this trend, CMHA to individuals interested in attaining materials and support. Through began tracking fentanyl use and . . . cont’d on next page workshops, seminars and guest speakers we would like to end the stigmas in society by educating our members and their families.” “NOT MY KID” Back in February, members of the committee volunteered at an event called “Not my Kid” held at the Caboto Club which was spon - sored in part by Local 444. Some of us hosted a community booth, helped direct attendees, or did whatever tasks required as per the organizers (CMHA-Windsor-Essex ) request. There was lots of great information, personal, heartbreak - ing tragedies as well as stories of courage and recovery. Most of us Seen at "Not My Kid" Teen Health event held at the Cabot Club on committee members were able to February 1st is Dawn and Abbie Clarkson, Sue Najem, George Abdallah, receive a 15-minute Naloxone Tanya Kelly, Lori Breutigan, Kendall Harris, rachel rankin, Cristina training session and were given kits Colussi and Local 444 President Dave Cassidy. 27 – 444 LAST WORDS . . cont’d I’d like to say that this commit - Employee Family Assistance Program tee exists as a result of individuals wanting to do more, support more, PODCAST and be available to help win the one. If you need to inquire more fight against the stigmatization sur - about this I would advise using 211 Lastly, one of the things we rounding mental health. We are information as they might know spoke about at length at meetings in everyday people, not experts by where to find these kits. the past was our goal to reach as any means. We all know people RIDE DON’T HIDE many members as possible with the who have suffered at times or are message that talking about mental currently suffering. They are our On June 24th, some members of health is important. We all agreed friends, our co-workers, our loved the committee as well as other that a podcast would be a great ones, ourselves even. If you need Local 444 members, along with forum to reach our members far assistance, reach out, ask for help. 7,750 other Canadians in 31 differ - and wide. So we have our first offi - Your workplace, our union, has set ent communities across the country cial podcast available for all to up people for you to go to for help. cycled in the 7th annual “Ride access and listen to! It is accessible Don’t Hide” for the Canadian Whether it’s Bruce Malcolm through the Uni444 website. As Mental Health Association raising (EFAP Representative) or your you enter the site, click on the “get an estimated $1,830,000. Our local Women’s Advocate, these involved” tab, click EFAP commit - group’s goal for the first time enter - individuals are available to give tee and at the bottom of that page ing was to raise $500 but... we you the resources and information you’ll find our first podcast. came through with a whopping to access the places you need to get Our plan is to host a monthly $1,318.00 at the last minute. We help in confidence. Remember, you podcast about a variety of topics, were actually announced as group don’t have to suffer in silence. some personal stories, some profes - number 3 donators! $250.00 of that sional speakers, some relax- money was from our Local 444. ation/meditation techniques and a This ride is the largest mental variety of other ideas that would health bike ride in Canada and rais - promote positive mental and physi - es much needed funds for a variety cal wellness. of community mental health pro - grams and services and helps to eliminate the stigma of mental ill - ness by inviting participants to “ride in plain sight”. DID YOU KNOW? • 1-5 Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime? • Mental illness affects people of all ages, education, income lev - els, and culture • By age 40, 50% of the population will have or have had a mental illness. • More than 1.2 million children and youth experience a mental illness, but less than 20% receive Local 444 members and area MPs Brian Masse and Cheryl Hardcastle are help. seen at the Pride Flag raising ceremony at Windsor City Hall. 28 – 444 long union activist and retired in 1996 as Vice- A Tribute t o... President of CAW Local 444 and spending countless hours towards making the Unifor Local 444 was community better place. He saddened when we heard was instrumental in the the news that Red Wilson establishment of Sandwich had passed away and for Teen Action Group (S.T.A.G.) the most of Red’s working and founder of Sports Club life was dedicated to rep - DAVE “RED” WILSON 444. To his wife Beverly and resenting the membership his children, Karen, Wendy, of Local 444. 1936-2018 Carol and Steve, we offer our sincere condolences and Over the years many friend and a mentor friendship, reached out to him for to many representa - help and advice during tives, and a confi - God bless and farewell troubling times in their dante to those of us my friend and colleague. lives. He changed many who leaned on him Sincerely, lives around for the better for advice and coun - Dave Cassidy, President, and he was a colleague, a selling. Red was a life - Unifor Local 444

By GERRY get out of bed, dressed, and washed GRAHAM for breakfast. I personally can’t do it Chairperson, in six minutes, and I challenge any - Retirees’ Retirees’ one to try it. It is so important for Chapter our retirees to have respect and dig - Email: nity whether they are living at home, Chapter gerrygraham @hotmail.com in long-term care facilities, or hospi - tals - we can make it a reality. Doug Ford – NEW seniors across Ontario. We were so There is a need now for more Premier of Ontario. close, but now it could be years nurses, not only in long-term care facilities but in our public hospitals Watch out - he has his hand in before they are passed. Make no mistake about it, we will stay on it. as well. Most of the retirees have your pocket! When Kathleen told me they would rather stay in Wynne was Premier, the Liberals Your Retirees Executive Board will continue to keep the pressure on at their own homes for as long as pos - prorogued the Ontario Legislature. sible. This took all our bills off the table. Queens Park and on the Federal Government. Twelve hundred beds across Bills that we as a Union fought hard Ontario for one year were not what for. A lot of those bills and concerns Here in Windsor, our own (NDPs) are doing the job that we elected we needed? We need so much more. were for our retirees and seniors: We need nurses and nurse practition - Health Care, Long Term Care, them to do. This past year we had Tracey Ramsey, MP; Taras ers to service those beds all across Dental Care, and Phamacare, for our the province. The provincial govern - families and seniors. Bill (333) Natyshak, MPP; Percy Hatfield, MPP; Brian Masse, MP; and Lisa ment made a lot of promises and (Long Term Care) is one that we then just dropped the ball. Now it is need to get back on the table. Also Gretzky, MPP, speaking out at our retirees’ meetings, doing the heavy the time for Doug Ford to make important is the compassionate nurs - good on those promises. ing care - four (4) hours a day for all lifting, and keeping our 444 retirees informed on these very important Where does he stand on these retirees, seniors and spouses who are issue affecting seniors? The in-home care now. issues. As of now, a retiree/senior in Government said at the end of the These Bills were at their second month, it will reintroduce all Bills reading and were just one step away long-term care has only six minutes from being signed for all retirees and of help from a public care worker to . . . cont’d on next page 29 – 444 PENSIONS U.S. corporations? We will all pay a RETIREES much higher co-pay. Corporations On behalf of Retirees, we put . . . cont’d are in it for the profits and nothing forth resolutions that were read out CHAPTER else. This goes against the dream of at the membership meetings and sent prior to prorogation so that debate Tommy Douglas (named as our to the Federal and the Ontario gov - will continue. We are counting on it. greatest Canadian). We cannot let ernments which they need to read. NAFTA that happen on our watch. Seniors and retirees are watching Trump’s recent steel and alumini - for the outcome on increases on CPP Currently, NAFTA is on the um tariffs which, while exempting and OAS, as it is the only increase table and who knows what will hap - some countries, for now, can change retirees and seniors will ever see to pen to our publicly funded hospitals, overnight. Trump is all over the map keep up with inflation and provide clinics and long-term care facilities the respect and dignity they so on this. if they are bought out by private . . . cont’d on next page Retiring Members

The following members retired from the workplaces. The Executive & Membership of 444 wish these members the very best in their new life. This list of Retirees includes inactive members (S&A and EDB) of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) November 1, 2017 Michael Cushing ...... FCA Richard Jones ...... FCA Donald Durocher ...... FCA Thomas Carrington ...... FCA Ronald Quenneville ...... FCA Ron McEachran ...... Integram Leopold Benoit ...... FCA Maria N. Van Vessem ...... FCA December 1, 2017 Gilles Provost ...... FCA Jay Kustra ...... FCA Albert Lewis ...... FCA Bernard Robinet ...... FCA Robert Moore ...... FCA Tracey Adam ...... FCA George Lemay ...... FCA Jack Soulliere ...... FCA Brian Grondin ...... FCA Darlene Shepley ...... FCA Richard Malesh ...... FCA Larry Lucier ...... FCA David Campbell ...... FCA Lito Looez ...... FCA Catherine H. Maurice ...... Caesars Philip Pitre ...... FCA Dale Borg ...... FCA Lloyd Phillips ...... Integram Brenda Stone ...... FCA Tarmo Hulkkonen ...... FCA Ray Mcrae ...... FCA Jorge Valdivia ...... FCA January 1, 2018 Cecilio Mendoza ...... FCA Edward Knapman ...... FCA Ronald Bertram ...... FCA April 1, 2018 Kevin Mcfadden ...... FCA John Bradac ...... FCA Diane Zilinski ...... FCA Maria Mancini ...... FCA Alexander Sinkevich ...... FCA Wayne White ...... FCA Jeffrey Thibert ...... FCA Kathryn Riberdy ...... FCA July 1, 2018 David Leavoy ...... FCA Jacques Parent ...... FCA Gary Deibel ...... FCA Rene Gorissen ...... FCA Anka Vuckovic ...... Dakkota Deborah Golden ...... FCA Wayne Carder ...... FCA Jo-Anne Jurecko ...... fca Kim Yan ...... FCA February 1, 2018 Gregory Bertrand ...... FCA Robert Neaves ...... FCA Ian Hui ...... FCA Michael Boudreau ...... FCA Alexander Moysiuk ...... FCA Philip Nitz ...... FCA Ruth Brown ...... Fa Charles Lanoue ...... FCA Mike Coppola ...... FCA Richard Fuschi ...... FCA Richard Konopasky ...... FCA Keith Baribeau ...... FCA Peter Happy ...... FCA Norma French ...... FCA Jamie Marie Defoe ...... FCA Jo-Anne Jurecko ...... FCA Denis Jean ...... FCA Robert Dotto ...... FCA Timothy Beckett ...... FCA Paul Mahon ...... FCA Richard Moran ...... FCA Joseph Mccann ...... FCA David Gaunt ...... FCA Larry Henderson ...... FCA John Mullen ...... FCA Andrew Fabok ...... FCA Ja Mcdonald ...... FCA Gordon Fregin ...... FCA Gordon Mclean ...... FCA May 1, 2018 Tim Diemer ...... FCA Marcel Robert ...... FCA Susan Gibbons ...... FCA Ralph Bonelli ...... FCA Robert Young ...... FCA Susan A. Connelly ...... FCA Michel Grimard ...... FCA Allan Eaton ...... FCA Ursula Stewart ...... Caesars Kevin Page ...... FCA Edward Jewell ...... FCA Brenda Gascoyne ...... FCA Alan Carter ...... FCA March 1, 2018 Sandra Armstrong ...... FCA Mike Baribeau ...... FCA Denise Robert ...... FCA July 1, 2018 Victor Javornik ...... FCA Darrell Smith ...... FCA Jove Ristovski ...... FCA Edward Ethier ...... FCA Walter Ducedre ...... FCA 30 – 444 RETIREES Obituaries CHAPTER . . . cont’d We are sorry to report the passing of the following members since the last issue. deserve. Your Retirees Executive The Executive and Membership of Unifor Local 444 extend their Board is prepared to start all over heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. again if needed. We submitted Bill 384 to protect Fred Anderson ...... Retiree Alojz Jelusic ...... Retiree Kurt Arndt ...... Retiree Charles “Karl” Kaufmann . . . . . Retiree our retirees’ and workers’ pensions. William Bain ...... Retiree Ronald Kissner ...... Retiree This needs to be reinforced to pro - Joseph Balyo ...... Retiree Alfred “Fred” Lalonde ...... Retiree Judith Boivin ...... Retiree tect all pensions across Canada. Peter Lauzon ...... Retiree Anthony Bonanno ...... Retiree Remember Sears? Retirees should Renold Bonse ...... Retiree Brian Little ...... Retiree be first in line - Bill 148. The fight Norman Burke ...... Active Edward Lukis ...... Retiree for fair wages and good jobs must Joao Cacilhas ...... Retiree Murray Macleod ...... Active Albert Macri ...... Retiree continue. Kenneth Calder ...... Retiree C.E.T.A. Ronald Cannon ...... Retiree Robert Masse ...... Retiree Lorenza Cardillo ...... Retiree Orval Masse ...... Retiree This trade agreement is another Ron (Harvey) Charron ...... Retiree Harold “Butch” Menard ...... Retiree Patricia Codling ...... Active Anthony Micallef ...... Retiree issue our Prime Minister made, then Arnold Collard ...... Retiree William Monik ...... Retiree signs the European trade agreement Joseph O. Couture ...... Retiree Wayne Mulhall ...... Retiree in principle without any concilia - Andrew Deleersnyder ...... Retiree Mohammed Nasser ...... Retiree tions with Canadians. If this goes John Derbyshire ...... Retiree Angelo Nicoletti ...... Retiree through as it is, we lose a lot more Milivoy “Mike” Derkovic . . . . . Retiree Matheus “Marty” Peskan ...... Retiree Kenneth Pickle ...... Retiree than jobs than we did under the old Richard Desmarais ...... Retiree Deomenic Dirisio ...... Retiree Walter Polkosnik ...... Retiree Free Trade Agreement. What was Ronald Duguay ...... Retiree Clifford Porter ...... Retiree signed in that Comprehensive Richard Dupuis ...... Retiree Gary R. Quinn ...... Retiree Economic Trade Agreement? The Robert Ennis ...... Retiree Ernie Rondeau ...... Retiree ironic thing is Trump has stated that Loris Franzozo ...... Retiree Natalino Sabatini ...... Retiree William Frederick ...... Retiree Nicholas Scheer ...... Retiree the U.S.A. will not sign onto a Patrick Sprague ...... Active C.E.T.A. trade agreement. How long Gary Garrod ...... Retiree Jimmy George ...... Retiree Gerardo Tullio ...... Retiree will that promise last? Alesiss Giachini ...... Retiree Donald Ulch ...... Retiree Let’s challenge all politicians, Vincenzo Greco ...... Retiree Martin Utrosa ...... Retiree including all mayors and council Paul Hager ...... Retiree Anthony Warden ...... Retiree persons at all the municipal levels in Don Harrigan ...... Active Sinclair “Dave” Wickham . . . . . Retiree Windsor-Essex. Do they have the courage to stand up and voice our concerns to both the Provincial and Federal governments on behalf of all seniors, active workers, and retirees? They were voted in to take care of us. We ask all retirees and active Wellness Day workers to talk, call, or write a letter . . . at the Union Hall and let them know. Ask what they 9:00 am on Friday, OctD 12th are doing to protect seniors in their LE ridings in Windsor and Essex. L Outsourcing good and fair pay - E ing jobs and healthcare to private C for-profit companies, that will not be N there for our children and grandchil - A dren, is just plain wrong. Keep the C pressure on. HIGH DOSE FLU SHOT Free for seniors and its recom - mend you talk to your doctor. 31 – 444 Community PUBLICATION MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 41456533 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES 
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In April, it was the Community Services Committee’s great honour to be the recipient of the 2018 Changing Lives by Moving People from This committee has continued to make me proud Poverty to Possibility Award. Congratulations at all of all the initiatives we take on year after year. I'm a the committee members and volunteers who have proud Chair and look forward to more wonderful been helping out with our projects throughout the events coming our way. Please look out on your years. union boards at work to check out our next meeting In April, our bike collection went well. We were dates and our events. All of our meetings and events able to refurbish and donate back into the community are open to all members and their families. Come on around 100 bikes. These bikes were donated along out and check us out! with a new helmet which was donated by the Optimist Club of Riverside. Thank you to the Optimist Club for once again coming through and donating all the helmets. In June, kids at St. John Vianney and Immaculate Conception Schools were the proud owners of these bikes and helmets. In July, our committee answered a call for help at Street Help. We volunteered to cover the 6-9 pm shift for one week so that the Centre was able to stay open longer for people to have a place to get out of the heat. In August, our committee helped fill over 800 backpacks with school supplies for kids in need. This is a great initiative by the United Way Emerging Philanthropists.

Once again, the Local 444 Community Service Committee reaches out over 60 students at Immaculate Conception School who received a refurbished bike. Thank you to those who donated a bike to "Bikes for Kids" and huge thanks to the Bike Doctors Glen and ruth McFarland. To date, over 1500 bikes and big smiles were seen over the years.

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