5555 Retired Workers Chapter

Pictures from the "Get on Board May 28: Stop Ford's Hospital Privatization Train Wreck Giant Protest" at Queen’s Park organized by the Ontario Health Coalition. RWC5555 Chairperson Nancy C can be seen in some of the photos. Photos courtesy of Mary F and Unifor National.

Pictures from today’s (Thursday, May 28) RWC walk. Pictures courtesy of Iris W.

More pictures from the RWC Walking Group from this Thursday.

May’s RWC Event featuring “What We Need to Know about Artificial Intelligence” featured guest speaker Devon Mordell an Educational Developer in the Paul R. MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Excellence in Teaching at McMaster University. An excellent and informative presentation

Pictures courtesy of Iris who participates in the Thursday morning Walking Group

Delegates attended Ontario Retired Workers Council in Ingersoll on April 15th. Most photos courtesy of Barry, a few photos courtesy of Rosemary. RWC 5555 Chairperson Nancy can be seen speaking on issues at the mic. And Ontario Regional Council Chair Shinade Allder.

Our February RWC event was cancelled due to inclement weather. It it was finally rescheduled. We toured the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre. I strongly recommend visiting. It was a treasure trove of fantastic finds! https://wahc-museum.ca/

Thanks to Iris for taking these pictures on our Local 5555 RWC walk yesterday. Spring is coming!! We finished out walk before the rain came too!

Our first event of 2026 was held over Zoom on Tuesday 20 January. The session focussed on falls prevention and was presented by Skye Schwieg, Registered Kinesiologist & Program Coordinator, SMART & Fall Prevention Program, Community Support Services, Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Victorian Order of Nurses. Skye spoke on the various ways to prevent falls such as removing home hazards, lighting up your living spaces, using assistive devices and exercising to build strength. Skye also spoke on VON’s SMART program (Seniors Maintaining Active Roles Together), which are seniors exercise classes available to community members 55 years and older who want to improve their strength, balance, and mobility through low-impact exercise.

Unifor 5555 RWC held their Annual General Meeting today. Special Guests were Barb Dolan, Director Retired Workers Department, and Strike and Defence Fund and Dave Tremblay, Chair, Oakville, Hamilton, Brampton, Mississauga, Burlington and Georgetown Retired Workers Area Council. Following the meeting Unifor Local 5555 hosted Retirees to their annual festive luncheon. A good time was had by all!