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TEAM Jobs Reductions and Bell VSP
The TEAM office is receiving an overwhelming number of questions from members related to Bell’s current downsizing and VSP initiative; we are working through all of the inquiries and will get back to everyone as soon as possible. We apologize for the delay and...
TEAM Financial and Retirement Planning Webinar
TEAM will be offering a two-part webinar on topics related to personal financial and retirement planning, presented by certified financial planner, Darryl Robinson. The webinar is designed to assist members with VRTIP planning and is scheduled for Wednesday, March...
TEAM Jobs Reductions at Bell
Bell Canada has once again announced job reductions that will impact the TEAM membership. As part of a broader workforce reduction announced last week of 1,200 unionized job cuts across the country, yesterday, Bell released an enhanced voluntary termination...
Bell announces more job cuts
By now, many of you will have heard or read in the news about Bell’s upcoming round of 1,200 unionized job cuts across Canada, as well as an “enhanced voluntary separation program” for eligible employees that Bell is proposing to accompany these cuts. While we fully...
Upcoming Information Sessions
We invite you to participate in one of our upcoming sessions on wills, health directives, and powers of attorney. Join us on Thursday, January 30th from 7 pm to 8 pm, or on Tuesday, February 4th from 12 noon to 1 pm. You can participate remotely via Zoom, or, for the...
New and Noteworthy
Your information and opinions are needed - the third TEAM focus group discussion is scheduled for Wednesday, December 18th from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm at the TEAM office boardroom, 200 - 1 Wesley Avenue, Winnipeg. Pizza lunch is served for those attending in person;...
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2019 TEAM-IFPTE Local 161 Scholarship Awards Night
On Wednesday, October 23rd, beginning at 6 pm at the TEAM Office, we celebrated this years TEAM Scholarship Award Winners. It was a wonderful night with our members and their children. After presentation of the scholarships, we all sat down to dinner together, which...
New and Noteworthy
Pay Increase: The Company has advised that, subject to no implementation issues, the general wage increase and retroactive pay will be in our pay on the November 15th or November 29thFederal Election (Monday, October 21st): TEAM and the IFPTE are...
TEAM General Meetings – RSVP Request
TEAM General Meetings will be held next week over the lunch hour on October 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. Lunch and refreshments will be provided at all meetings. The agenda will include updates on matters impacting members, the presentation of our financial report, and...
Happy Thanksgiving
TEAM would like to wish everyone a safe, and very happy Thanksgiving!
TEAM Office Closed Today
Due to a combination of events; vacation, power outages, the blizzard, buses not running; TEAM Office is closed for walk-in's. Our office staff are still working from home, and will be answering emails, and handling phone calls where a member requests one. We will be...
Joining TEAM
If you would like to know more about unions for managers, supervisors and professionals, and how TEAM can assist you and your colleagues, give us a call or email for a confidential no obligation discussion.
Erin Spencer
IFPTE ORGANIZER
Cell: 204-791-9395
Email: espencer@ifpte.org
Professionals representing professionals

TEAM-IFPTE Local 161
200 - 1 Wesley Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4C6
Phone: 204-984-9470
Toll Free: 1-877-984-9470
FAX: (204) 231-2809
E-mail: team@teamunion.mb.ca
TEAM is an affiliate of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), AFL-CIO & CLC. Established on July 1, 1918, the IFPTE is a diverse labour union advocating on behalf of more than 80,000 women and men in professional, technical, administrative and associated occupations in Canada and the United States.