Calendar

Nov
10
Thu
2023 Annual Training
Nov 10 @ 8:00 am – Dec 22 @ 1:15 am

The Annual Joint Industry Training for 2023 is now open.

Applications can be picked up outside the Union Office on Victoria Drive –  fill them out and return them to the Local.   Applications must be returned by Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 3:00 PM.

A box is available outside the office to drop your applications into.  It will be outside the Local 500 office doors on Victoria Drive during office hours (8 AM to 5 PM – Monday to Friday, except for the final day when the posting closes at 3PM).  If bringing a completed form by after hours, you can drop it off through the mail slot in the front doors.  PLEASE DO NOT FOLD THE SHEET.

Bulletin with training options and applications are available out front of the Local 500 office.

Please click below to view the training options that are open:

2023 Annual Training Posting – Closing Dec 22/22 3PM

2023 Training Application

Dec
25
Sun
CHRISTMAS DAY
Dec 25 all-day

STAT OBSERVED ON THE DEC 25 ON THE WATERFRONT //

UNION OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY DEC 26 IN RECOGNITION OF THE STAT

Counting days for the stat – Nov 27 – Dec 24, 2022

Mar
8
Wed
International Women’s Day
Mar 8 all-day
Mar
15
Wed
Casual First Aid Attendants Mtg – Mandatory @ Boardroom 1 - Maritime Labour Centre
Mar 15 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Agenda:

  • Call to Order
  • Introductions
  • First Aid Reports – Secretary Treasurer John Urrico
  • Review of Dock and Ship First Aid Duties
  • Question & Answer Session
Apr
19
Wed
Coastwise Category Meeting @ Boardroom 1 - Maritime Labour Centre
Apr 19 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Agenda:

  • Topside doubles rules
  • Manning
  • Elevate Foreman
  • Safety
Pension Seminar – April 19 – 5 PM @ Auditorium - Maritime Labour Centre
Apr 19 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Pension Seminar

Agenda:

  • Info on Pension Entitlements
  • Question & Answer Period

 

Please ensure your beneficiary card is up-to-date.  Cards will be made available.

Apr
28
Fri
National Day of Mourning (Day for Workers Killed or Injured on the job)
Apr 28 all-day

In Canada National Day of Mourning takes place on April 28, 2020. The National Day of Mourning is observed annually in Canada and sometimes called Workers Mourning Day. It commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace related hazards and incidents.

May
9
Tue
Westray Coal Mine Disaster Remembered
May 9 all-day
Jun
22
Thu
YOUNG WORKERS’ COMMITTEE MEETING @ Boardroom 1 - Maritime Labour Centre
Jun 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Get Involved – Join the Young Workers’ Committee!

Sep
20
Wed
Trades Information Meeting, Sept 20, 2023, 5:00 PM
Sep 20 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Trades information meeting in the Auditorium, 1880 Triumph Street
Maritime Labour Centre

All tradespersons invited to attend