Deadline Approaching: GPMC/ NMC Post-Secondary Bursary Contest

Written by Local 793 Staff

Back to school is fast approaching, and that means new bursary applications. Enter the GPMC and NMC Canada Educational Bursary contest and you could win 1 of 25 available $2,000 bursaries! Applications are open on September 1, 2022. The deadline to apply is October 15, 2022. This contest is open to students currently attending post-secondary school full-time for the 2022-2023 academic year. Available to union members’ dependants whose local union has, within its jurisdiction, a General Presidents’ Maintenance Agreement or National Maintenance Agreement. Support your child’s education today! Visit www.gpmccanada.com […]

Back to school is fast approaching, and that means new bursary applications. Enter the GPMC and NMC Canada Educational Bursary contest and you could win 1 of 25 available $2,000 bursaries!

Applications are open on September 1, 2022. The deadline to apply is October 15, 2022.

This contest is open to students currently attending post-secondary school full-time for the 2022-2023 academic year. Available to union members’ dependants whose local union has, within its jurisdiction, a General Presidents’ Maintenance Agreement or National Maintenance Agreement.

Support your child’s education today! Visit www.gpmccanada.com for more information.

World Mental Health Day

Written by Local 793 Staff

October 10th marks World Mental Health Day – an opportunity to shift our awareness to the importance of mental health while working together to break the stigma around the topic. Local 793 recognizes that mental health challenges are just as real as any physical malady. That’s why we work hard to ensure our health benefit plan continues to provide industry-leading services to members. This year’s theme is making mental health for all a global priority. By talking today and reaching out to our Brothers and Sisters, we can achieve this […]

October 10th marks World Mental Health Day – an opportunity to shift our awareness to the importance of mental health while working together to break the stigma around the topic.

Local 793 recognizes that mental health challenges are just as real as any physical malady. That’s why we work hard to ensure our health benefit plan continues to provide industry-leading services to members. This year’s theme is making mental health for all a global priority. By talking today and reaching out to our Brothers and Sisters, we can achieve this goal.

Don’t be afraid to take advantage of all the services available to Local 793 members and their loved ones through Members Health, where you can speak confidentially with a doctor at any time. You are not alone.

In Solidarity,
IUOE Local 793

Happy Thanksgiving Long Weekend – Offices Closed Monday

Written by Local 793 Staff

Local 793 wishes our members and all the ones you’ll share this holiday with a Happy Thanksgiving Long Weekend. There’s always something to be thankful for, and we are grateful to all the hard-working Brothers and Sisters that make Local 793 everything it is. We hope your Thanksgiving and the rest of this year is filled with an abundance of happiness and bright moments. Please note, offices will be closed Monday, October 10th, 2022.  

Local 793 wishes our members and all the ones you’ll share this holiday with a Happy Thanksgiving Long Weekend.

There’s always something to be thankful for, and we are grateful to all the hard-working Brothers and Sisters that make Local 793 everything it is.

We hope your Thanksgiving and the rest of this year is filled with an abundance of happiness and bright moments.

Please note, offices will be closed Monday, October 10th, 2022.

 

Baffinland reports 80% of Canadians support mining in recent poll

Written by Local 793 Staff

A recent public opinion poll shows an unprecedented 80% of Canadians support mining, as more people become aware of the industry’s critical role in producing green technologies. As more people see mining companies, like Baffinland Iron Mines, making commitments to reduce CO2 emissions it has helped Canadians see a promising future in the industry and as a global economy that looks to decarbonize. Read the full report here.

A recent public opinion poll shows an unprecedented 80% of Canadians support mining, as more people become aware of the industry’s critical role in producing green technologies.

As more people see mining companies, like Baffinland Iron Mines, making commitments to reduce CO2 emissions it has helped Canadians see a promising future in the industry and as a global economy that looks to decarbonize.

Read the full report here.

Shipping increase approved; Baffinland won’t terminate workers

Written by Local 793 Staff

Baffinland Iron Mines will “immediately … be rescinding all termination notices” issued to 1,100 employees after federal Northern Affairs Minister Daniel Vandal approved its request to increase its shipping limit this year, a company spokesperson said Tuesday. Read the full article here. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier. Northern Affairs Minister Daniel Vandal speaks at a press event at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., in June 2022).

Baffinland Iron Mines will “immediately … be rescinding all termination notices” issued to 1,100 employees after federal Northern Affairs Minister Daniel Vandal approved its request to increase its shipping limit this year, a company spokesperson said Tuesday.

Read the full article here.

(Photo by Jeff Pelletier. Northern Affairs Minister Daniel Vandal speaks at a press event at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., in June 2022).

793 Operator Magazine, Issue 158: FALL 2022

Written by Local 793 Staff

Welcome to 793 Operator, the magazine. In this edition, you’ll read the Business Manager’s Report, get important details about the General Membership meeting on Sunday, September 25 at the OE Banquet & Conference Centre in Oakville, see photos of members and their families taking part in Labour Day parades held across the province, and much more. Digital magazines can be instantly accessed and read on tablets, smartphones, or other digital platforms anywhere and anytime. They enhance the user experience and offer links to important resources and information for quick access, […]

Welcome to 793 Operator, the magazine.

In this edition, you’ll read the Business Manager’s Report, get important details about the General Membership meeting on Sunday, September 25 at the OE Banquet & Conference Centre in Oakville, see photos of members and their families taking part in Labour Day parades held across the province, and much more.

Digital magazines can be instantly accessed and read on tablets, smartphones, or other digital platforms anywhere and anytime. They enhance the user experience and offer links to important resources and information for quick access, as well as great video content! Utilizing current technology is a more-environmentally friendly and cost-effective approach to publishing and keeping Local 793 members informed.

Still looking to get a printed copy of 793 Operator? Click HERE and fill out the short request form.

Enjoy this digital edition of 793 Operator!

793 Operator – Issue 158 Fall 2022

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30)

Written by Local 793 Staff

National Truth and Reconciliation Button

IUOE Local 793 is again proud to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The statutory holiday, which coincides with the Indigenous-led Orange Shirt Day, was established last year to allow all Canadians to publicly acknowledge and remember the lost children and survivors of the residential school system. It is a vital component of the healing process and is one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action. Local 793 has used Truth and Reconciliation Week to acknowledge the generational injustice of the residential school system, while […]

IUOE Local 793 is again proud to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

The statutory holiday, which coincides with the Indigenous-led Orange Shirt Day, was established last year to allow all Canadians to publicly acknowledge and remember the lost children and survivors of the residential school system. It is a vital component of the healing process and is one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action.

Local 793 has used Truth and Reconciliation Week to acknowledge the generational injustice of the residential school system, while also exploring ways we can all better support our Indigenous neighbours and raise their voices. We do this not just to recognize past trauma, but to rebuild broken relationships in the hope of forging a brighter, more equitable future.

To mark this important day, Local 793 encourages members to wear an orange shirt in solidarity with the Indigenous community and to echo their call that all people are equal and that “every child matters.”

A 24-hour National Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support to survivors and can be accessed at 1-866-925-4419.

Why do we wear orange? #OrangeShirtDay

Written by Local 793 Staff

National Truth and Reconciliation Button

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a federal statutory holiday first declared in 2021. It is a day to remember the Indigenous children who didn’t return from attending residential schools, honouring the healing journey of the survivors, their families and communities while committing to the ongoing process of reconciliation. September 30 was chosen as the date for the holiday as it coincides with Orange Shirt Day, an Indigenous-led grassroots commemoration that began in B.C. in 2013. The story springs from the experience of Phyllis Webstad, founder, and ambassador […]

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a federal statutory holiday first declared in 2021. It is a day to remember the Indigenous children who didn’t return from attending residential schools, honouring the healing journey of the survivors, their families and communities while committing to the ongoing process of reconciliation.

September 30 was chosen as the date for the holiday as it coincides with Orange Shirt Day, an Indigenous-led grassroots commemoration that began in B.C. in 2013.

The story springs from the experience of Phyllis Webstad, founder, and ambassador of the Orange Shirt Society.

When Phyllis was six years old, she wore a new orange shirt gifted to her by her grandmother for her first day at St. Joseph Mission Residential School in Williams Lake, B.C. However, when she arrived at the school, she was stripped of her clothes and never got to wear her beloved orange shirt again.

Phyllis’s orange shirt has come to symbolize everything that was stripped from the children who attended residential schools across the country.

“I finally get it, that the feeling of worthlessness and insignificance, ingrained in me from my first day at the mission, affected the way I lived my life for many years,” she explains.

A Northern Secwepemc (Shuswap) from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation (Canoe Creek Indian Band), Phyllis has published two books – the Orange Shirt Story and Phyllis’s Orange Shirt for younger children – and tours the country telling her story and raising awareness about the impacts of residential schools.

IUOE Local 793 stands with Indigenous people, both across Canada and within our Union membership, as they continue to call upon everyone to listen to the stories of survivors and their families and to remember those children who never returned home from school.

To learn more please visit: https://www.orangeshirtday.org/about-us.html