Ironworkers Local 759
915 Alloy Drive P7B 5Z8 Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

Our new hoodies have arrived. Sizes medium - xxl available. $60 each. We do not ship our hoodies.

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The Federal Government of Canada has declared September 30th as National Truth and Reconciliation Day. This will become the first instance of this statutory ho...liday for all Federal employees in this country. The new Federal statutory holiday coincides with Orange Shirt Day, which was started in 2013 as a way to honour indigenous children and educate Canadians about the impact the residentials school system had on indigenous communities. We have reviewed the collective agreements in Ontario and it was found that the upcoming National Truth and reconciliation day will not apply to our membership under the current language in our agreements until such time as it is negotiated with appropriate language or until such time that the Province of Ontario declares the day a statutory holiday in kind. The decision of the Ontario Government as of now is not to declare the day a statutory holiday. For our members it remains a regular work day as such. It should be noted that all Provinces who have chosen not to declare the day a statutory holiday are Progressive Conservative in the political affiliation of the current Provincial political leadership. (Saskatchewan, Ontario, Alberta, New Brunswick and Quebec). The Ironworkers in Canada stand atop all other building trades when we look at the portion of our membership who are indigenous peoples of this Country. As such it is a sad day for Ontario and elsewhere that this day has been made a political item. This item will be top of mind when we commence our next round of negotiations with the Employer associations of this Province. Private organizations can also declare the day a holiday for its employees and as such the Canadian Office of Ironworkers International in addition to the Ontario Ironworkers District Council will be doing so effective todays date. I urge you all to support any of our indigenous members in the Province of Ontario who wish to take the day off and additionally urge you all to mark the day with observance and reflection of truth and reconciliation on the state actions that are our collective history. Fraternally, Kevin Bryenton Executive Director of Canadian Affairs Ironworkers International 1434 Chemong Rd. Unit 12-13 Peterborough, ON K9J 6X5 P 705-740-0890 F 705-748-3028 C 705-930-7210

Congratulations to all the apprentices that competed in the ODCIW Apprenticeship Competition this past weekend at Local 786 in Sudbury. Phil, Mike, Brent and Cayden represented 759 and we're proud of their work demonstrating the skills they've learned. Great job guys!

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For tickets, please call Vince at 702-533-1681

A reminder to our active members to download our new app. We'll be sending notifications via the app for details on training, meetings and general info. https://apps.apple.com//app/ironworkers-local/id1572421801

A reminder for all of our active members to download our app. We’ll be sending notifications through the app for training and other information. https://apps.apple.com//app/ironworkers-local/id1572421801

Dear Members, De Novo Treatment Centre is working in partnership with the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario to conduct research within the construction trades industry regarding addiction and suicide to better identify the drivers behind these issues. Addiction and Suicide rates are the most prevalent in the construction and building trades. We are asking for your help! By completing this 10-12 minute survey, we can identify these drivers which wi...ll help us address these concerns to achieve our goal of improving the quality of life for all tradespeople and help save lives. Your participation and responses are strictly anonymous and confidential. Please click the link below to start the survey. Members: https://logit.qfimr.com/DNMB To thank you for your participation, 120 randomly selected survey respondents will receive a $50 gift card. Please indicate if you would like to participate in the prize draw in the last question of the survey only interested survey respondents will be entered into the draw. Your responses to the survey will not be linked to draw participation.

E.S Fox is working in Dofasco Hamilton (Local 736) starting Monday, June 14th. Days and Nights for a week of 12-hour shifts. AMD has agreed to pay full board for workers traveling over 150 km. Leave a message at 905-679-6439 Ext.21 if interested.

Local 97 BM/FST Doug Parton is seeking your assistance in getting a petition signed in efforts to get amendments to the Temporary Foreign Worker program. Please consider signing the petition at https://utm.guru/udntr

There will be no in-person vote today for the delegates to the convention. Delegates all ran unopposed and were chosen during the nomination meeting on May 10.

We're sorry to announce the passing of Brother John Hunnicutt. John was a 64 year member of Local 759. Our condolences to his family. https://www.legacy.com/obit/chroniclejournal/obituary.aspx

Tonight's Union Meeting has been cancelled.

Please see attached letter from Executive Director of Canadian Affairs Kevin Bryenton regarding Mandatory Covid Testing.

There will be no union meeting tonight due to covid restrictions.

For Members of the Ontario Ironworkers Benefit Plan...Coming January 1, 2021...an enhanced prescription drug plan...

COMING NEXT WEEK: Local 759 online pop-up store for hoodies/long sleeves to order in time for Christmas. More details to come.COMING NEXT WEEK: Local 759 online pop-up store for hoodies/long sleeves to order in time for Christmas. More details to come.

Very important changes to your emergency travel insurance. We have had an update from the Ontario Ironworkers Benefit Plan’s insurance provider concerning your ...out-of-province/country emergency travel insurance as follows: Our travel insurance policy will now provide coverage for international travel with the exception of claims directly or indirectly related to COVID-19, or any other specific local travel advisory that is issued by the Government of Canada and in effect at the time. Coverage within Canada remains available as provincial borders gradually re-open for all Canadians. We encourage you to visit https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/advisories regularly for the most up-to-date travel information from the Government of Canada. We also encourage you to contact our travel insurer, Global Excel, directly prior to travelling for the most up-to-date information about our travel insurance policy. Global Excel can be contacted as follows: From Canada or U.S. (toll free): 1-866-870-1898 From anywhere else: +819-566-1898 (the + refers to the collect access code). Policy #1058604

Today I had the privilege of representing Ironworkers Local 759 as we donated $5000.00 to Peter Panetta’s UNDERGROUND GYM. Despite having his previous building burn down, Peter has continued helping the community by working out of his bus, delivering food and household items to families in need. The UNDERGROUND GYM is a great cause and needs the support of the city as Peter continues his fundraising efforts to purchase a new building.

Please read the following letter from President Eric Dean http://ironworkers759.org//Letter%20to%20all%20Local%20Uni

There will be a Union Meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, August 18th at 7:00pm at the hall. Masks are mandatory and due to social distancing protocol, we only have space for 25 people to attend. Please have your dues paid up and a dues receipt with you PRIOR to the meeting.