Recent News
TEAM Job Reductions and VRTIP
Last week, Bell initiated yet another downsizing and VRTIP from the TEAM membership. This time, Bell is looking to cut 44 TEAM positions across eleven VP Groups. This downsizing marks the 11th round of job cuts that Bell has initiated from TEAM in the seven years...
New and Noteworthy
Negotiated General Wage Increase: A reminder to TEAM members that you will be receiving a 2% general wage increase (GWI), effective February 20, 2024. This is the last of the three negotiated GWI’s under our current collective agreement. Opportunity to Attend the Mel...
Continued Job Reductions at Bell
Yesterday, Bell announced significant workforce reductions affecting approximately 4,800 positions, 9% of its workforce. These job cuts, according to Bell, will impact various divisions within the company, including some vacant positions that will remain...
New and Noteworthy
MFL Health & Safety Conference: We have an opportunity for up to two TEAM members to attend the 2024 MFL Health and Safety Conference. Date: February 1-2, 2024...
New and Noteworthy
TEAM Scholarships: Congratulations to this year’s winners of the TEAM-IFPTE Local 161 Annual Scholarships and thank you to all applicants. The Scholarship Committee awarded four scholarships of $1,000 each to the following members’ children as first year...
New and Noteworthy
TEAM Annual General Meetings – Door Prize Winners: Last week, we had a great turnout for our annual general meeting presentations that were held over three days in Winnipeg and Brandon. Members who attended the meetings (both in-person and virtually) were entered...
AGM Reminder & Notice of Time Change for Nov 15th Meeting
TEAM Annual General Meetings: TEAM will be holding our AGM presentations next week, November 14, 15, 16. We understand that there are United Way fundraising campaign activities also scheduled at a number of Bell work locations next week, including at the downtown...
New and Noteworthy
TEAM Annual General Meetings – RSVP Request: With a successful return last year to an in-person meeting format for our General Meeting, this year TEAM is increasing opportunities for members to attend the AGM in person, with a revival of our previous format of...
New and Noteworthy
Opportunity to Attend MFL Women’s Conference: We have an opportunity for a member to attend the Manitoba Federation of Labour’s 2023 Women’s Conference to be held on September 26-27, 2023 at the Union Centre, 275 Broadway (Winnipeg). If you are interested in...
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.