Thursday, June 23, 2011

In Memory of Brother Scott Gibson


Obituary for William Scott Gibson

Suddenly at home on June 18, 2011 at the age of 47. Beloved husband of Liz. Father of Oranit. Scott will be missed by his parents Beverly and Dave Thorley, his brothers Rick and David and his brothers and sisters of ATU Local 1587.  Friends may call on Friday, June 24, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at the R.S. Kane Funeral Home (6150 Yonge Street, at Goulding, south of Steeles). Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel at 10:00am on Saturday, June 25, 2011.  Reception to follow.  As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Making Union Wages Go Further

Sisters & Brothers,

Union Savings Benefit Programs® offers the nearly 920,000 members of its 37 participating Canadian unions and labour organizations tremendous savings, discounts and special bonus features for a wide range of goods and services. Products available include cell phones, BlackBerries and iPhones, a MasterCard specifically tailored to the needs of union members, insurance, mortgages, and home purchase and sales. The suppliers are names you trust such as Bell Mobility, BMO, Canada Life, ACE, and Royal LePage.

Our members are eligible for these special discounts as a result of our affiliation with Amalgamated Transit Union Canadian Council.

Follow http://www.unionsavings.ca/ to find and review all this program has to offer.

Also, I would like to draw your attention to the current Bell Mobility plan/hardware offer which can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.unionsavings.ca/bell-i.shtml..  For more information please send your questions to specialoffer@kitcom.ca or call 1-866-375-3111 and ask for Eric Escribano.