UFCW Local 832 was founded in 1938, and it had grown to about 700 members by 1964 when Bernard Christophe was elected president. By the time he stepped down as president in September 2002, the membership of the Local had grown to over 15,000. Today the membership sits at over 20,000 and continues to grow under the leadership of the current president, Jeff Traeger.
UFCW Local 832 was founded in 1938, and it had grown to about 700 members by 1964 when Bernard Christophe was elected president. By the time he stepped down as president in September 2002, the membership of the Local had grown to over 15,000. Today the membership sits at over 20,000 and continues to grow under the leadership of the current president, Jeff Traeger.
Therefore we will be looking to the membership in short order to get input before informing the Division of our intention to sit at the table (hopefully before the fall) and begin the Negotiating process.Nelson Petrash phone (204-795-9908) or fax (204-667-8731) local110@mymts.net , will be compiling all membership input and will work with myself regarding the appropriate wording required for our suggested Contract changes.1) Monetary will be first on the list2) Benefits will be second3) 4, 5 and 6 will be what the majority of the Membership requiresKeep in mind the Employer will have ideas of their own and we have already heard from the Membership; that our sick time, our stand on part time workers, article 32 and the pension plan remain exactly the same as is right now.To make it even sh
We are located in Winnipeg, Manitoba and represent workers in the Telecommunications, Alarm, Call Centre and Lotteries industries. We currently represent approximately 900 members, who work for MTS Allstream, AAA Alarms, ADT Alarms, ProTELEC Alarms/Servo Electronics, TigerTel Communications and Manitoba Lotteries.
Our members have been working hard looking after Manitoba’s telephone needs since 1904, and with technology changes they now install and repair a multitude of services including High Speed Internet, TV, and Wireless. Other members are hard at work supplying homes and business’s with alarm and security needs as well as handling important after hours emergency calls through call centres. Our members at Manitoba Lotteries are working hard to install and maintain slot machines and VLT's in Manitoba's casino's and Bar's.