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Bell expands wireless broadband

June 3 2019 from – https://cartt.ca

NIAGARA FALLS – Bell Canada today announced the expansion of its Wireless Home Internet broadband service to communities and rural areas in the Regional Municipality of Niagara.

Eligible households in and outside of Fort Erie, Grimsby, Lincoln, Niagara Falls, Pelham, St. Catharines, Thorold, Wainfleet, Welland and West Lincoln, can gain access to Bell’s high-speed fixed wireless solution. It will soon be expanded to Port Colborne as well.

“Bell is proud to expand fast, reliable and affordable Internet service to communities of all sizes throughout the Niagara Peninsula” said Rizwan Jamal, president of Bell Residential and Small Business, in the company’s press release.

Wireless Home Internet is delivered over Bell’s advanced LTE wireless network in the 3500 MHz spectrum band, which is 5G-capable technology and is designed to extend broadband Internet access to smaller towns, rural locations and other underserved communities.

The wireless solution sees Bell technicians place a small antenna outside a customer’s home that connects to the Bell LTE network and customers also receive the Bell Home Hub modem to provide Wi-Fi throughout the home.

 

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LOCAL 1996-O EXECUTIVE ELECTIONS 2019 June 10 – 14, 2019

Sisters and Brothers,

 

Polling in work centres will commence from June 10th 2019 to June 14th 2019.

Balloting at each Poll station will start at 06:30hrs until 18:00hrs (Note poll closes at 1800 hrs no votes will be accepted after this time)  Also please have your employee card or photo ID ready to present at the polling station.  You will need to sign for your ballots and must vote at the ballot station once you receive your ballots NO EXCEPTIONS.  If you are not ready to vote do not accept your ballots.

Voting lists will be produced by common locality so you must cast ballots in your common locality work centre only on the day of the poll.

Note:  Eg. Structured Cable operations are mostly done from 416 West Horner locality, however not all Structured Cable Techs/Pullers share Horner as their locality within Local 1996-O. If you are unsure please view the current company provided seniority list on the iNet for verification.

The Election count will take place on June 17th 2019.

 

Polling will be done at each common locality on the following dates:

Note* 416 West I&R technicians (Horner/Arrow) must vote at their assigned work centre only.

Horner               June 10, 2019

Arrow                 June 10, 2019

Royal Windsor  June 11, 2019

Brampton          June 11, 2019

Core                    June 12, 2019

Markham           June 12, 2019

Argentia             June 13, 2019

Orangeville        June 13, 2019

Birchmount       June 14, 2019

1996-O, 2019 Election candidates are as follows:

President:

  • Lee Zommers
  • Colum Lynn  

Vice President:

  • Sanjay Singh
  • Paolo Romano
  • Andrew McMahon

Treasurer:

  • Brian Lowery
  • Louis Donisi  

Secretary:

  • Chris Glover
  • Nelson DaSilva
  • Lloyd Bishop

 

 

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Unifor fights Ontario public sector wage cap

Doug Ford wage capUnifor is mobilizing to fight Doug Ford’s wage cap on Ontario’s public sector limiting workers to an annual one per cent increase

 

Unifor vows to oppose Conservative attack on Ontario public sector workers

June 5, 2019

TORONTO- In face of attack on workers’ rights, Unifor vows to mobilize and grow resistance to Conservative cuts.

“The largest threat to the future of Ontario’s public services is Ford’s Conservative Government, not workers advocating for better and safer working conditions,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President.

“For overworked, underpaid workers in long term care homes, for paramedics, teachers, hospital workers and every dedicated public servant who keeps us safe and healthy, this Act is a disastrous and offensive slap in the face,” Dias continued.

It would force a one percent wage cap across the public sector in Ontario, including unionized and non-unionized workers, for any currently expired or expiring collective agreements over the next three years. This applies to the public service, as well as hospitals, Ornge, some long-term care homes, boards, commissions, agencies, school boards, universities and colleges, and children’s aid societies.

“This government has shown its disdain for public services and public education. First they attacked the jobs of workers in the sector, and have now turned their attention to this unilateral attack on wages,” continued Dias.

This proposed Act, if adopted, would violate a landmark Supreme Court ruling in Health Services and Support-Facilities Subsector Bargaining Association v. British Columbia, 2007, that found that free and fair collective bargaining is a charter protected right of all people in Canada.

“Ford has been clear about his conservative agenda from day one. Every move this government makes is to help out big business, and throw hardworking people under the bus,” said Naureen Rizvi, Unifor’s Ontario Regional Director. “Unifor members in long-term care already campaigned for years to make their working conditions safer and to improve wages across the sector, but now any chance of bargaining better wages is being thrown into question.”

Unifor calls upon all Ontarians, working in the public and private sectors, to once again make their opposition known to MPPs and decision makers. Ontarians are participating in days of action June 7 and 8, 2019 in communities across the province, to oppose conservative cuts.

“I am expecting a long, difficult summer for Conservative politicians in Ontario,” continues Rizvi. “If one thing has been made clear in recent weeks, it’s that Ontarians do not accept attacks to our public services, and we will fight back with all the power that we hold as a movement.”

Unifor is Canada’s largest union in the private sector, representing 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy. The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and abroad, and strives to create progressive change for a better future.

 

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Unifor member survey on retirement security

 

Unifor has commissioned EKOS Research Associates to conduct a survey of members about your needs and challenges when it comes to retirement security, and how Unifor can best meet those needs.

Please click on the link below to begin the survey. Your input will be critical in helping us elaborate a strategy for Unifor to meet member needs and strengthen our community in the decades to come.

 

Click here,to start the process