VSP/VRTIP Departures: Following up on our memo of April 17, 2025, there are several long-service TEAM members who are leaving as a result of the recent VSP/VRTIP. We congratulate these members on their well-earned retirements, and we wish all departing TEAM members all the best in your future endeavors!

As reminder, TEAM provides departure gifts for eligible members – please contact the TEAM office for arrangements.

To help us track and better understand the impacts of the downsizing, we are asking members in the following situations to please contact the TEAM office.

  • If you are being transferred to a new position or group and have questions or concerns.
  • If you are working regularly with contractors.
  • If you (or other TEAM members you know) have vacated a position that has been posted or given to employees outside of Manitoba.

We understand that some opportunities available to TEAM members are already posted – we encourage members to take advantage and apply on all postings of interest. Per our collective agreement, the following jobs are currently posted exclusively to TEAM members:

  • Req ID# 423620 – Manager, Facilities Assignment, LAST DAY, closes May 8
  • Req ID# 423674 – Marketing Portfolio Manager, closes May 13
  • Req ID# 423524 – Client Services Manager, closes May 19
  • Req ID# 423845 – Health, Safety & Environment Specialist, closes May 21

IFPTE Dominick D. Critelli, Jr. Annual Scholarships: There is still time to submit applications for the 2025 Dominick D. Critelli, Jr. Annual Scholarships. The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers awards four scholarships of $2,500 USD each to children or grandchildren of IFPTE members who wish to continue their education beyond high school.  Details of the scholarships, eligibility criteria and the application form can be found here.  A TEAM member’s child has been awarded a scholarship the past four years in a row – let’s see if we can keep the streak alive.  Applications must be postmarked or submitted electronically on or before May 15, 2025.

MFL Al and Alma Cerilli Young Activist Scholarship: This $1,000 award is offered annually by the Manitoba Federation of Labour’s Young Members Committee to an active member of an affiliated union under the age of 35 to assist in advancing their post-secondary education. The application for this year’s MFL Al and Alma Cerilli Scholarship can be found here. The deadline for submissions is May 30, 2025.