A very important reminder to all members of Local 793.  Your general membership meeting will be this Sunday, March 28th, 2010.  At 10:00am at our Head Office on Speers Road in Oakville. 

Issues discussed will be of importance to all members regardless of the sector they happen to be working in.

That’s right!   This Sunday.  Since most of the summer union meetings have been cancelled, please get out and voice your concerns this Sunday Sept 27, 2009.  Make sure the union doesn’t make decisions without you the member having a vote.  I encourage those members who haven’t yet been able to find work, with families that are struggling to attend this meeting.

If you can not afford to get there, or need a ride, feel free to contact me.

In a good economy, our members work their hardest through the summer months and in the past years almost all of our members would be out on sites with open calls at the hall for operators going unfilled.

This year, this is not the case.  We have many members waiting for a call to work while other unions and non-union employees are getting on equipment, taking jobs from our highly skilled members at lower wages.  Now is the time to defend our jurisdiction, to get our representatives out to sites and ensure our contracts are in effect.  Ensure trained operators are running equipment.

I urge every member, no matter their area or if they are travelling this summer for work, to attend your July / August meetings.  Don’t leave our representatives without your input when work is scarce and they have an important job to do.  If your local area July / August meetings have been cancelled, ask your business rep’s why?  Now is the time for vigilance.

I’ve been speaking with members and stewards across Northern Ontario in the past few weeks.   The members support change in our election process even more strongly than they did before the elections and the trial.  The members agree, its time for change.

Hamilton has a new office and Wednesday February 25th will be the first meeting at this new hall. All members are encouraged to spread the word and come out to the meeting which starts at 7:30pm.

The new hall is located at 35 Goderich Road, Unit 5. Hamilton, Ontario. Click Here To See Directions From Mapquest.

After the meeting we’ll be heading down to T.J. Pluckers at 1565 Barton Street E. where chicken wings will be half price for all members of Local 793 that can make it out. Thanks to Brother Shawn Brisebois, owner of T.J. Pluckers and proud Local 793 Member for making that possible.

Keep your calendar open, Wednesday’s Meeting is a special event you should not miss!