KITCHENER, ON, June 16, 2015 /CNW/ - Health care workers at the Grand River Hospital in Kitchener are organizing a Day of Action to demand their employer return to the bargaining table, after years of wage freezes and ballooning executive pay.
TORONTO, June 15, 2015 /CNW/ - Unifor will participate in hearings tomorrow about much needed labour law reform in Ontario.
"Ontario's labour market has changed dramatically over the last few decades, but our legislation has not," said Katha Fortier, Unifor Ontario Regional Director. "Low-wage and precarious work has increased. It's time we reform our labour law to better protect workers."
TORONTO, June 15, 2015 /CNW/ - Unifor will participate in hearings tomorrow about much needed labour law reform in Ontario.
"Ontario's labour market has changed dramatically over the last few decades, but our legislation has not," said Katha Fortier, Unifor Ontario Regional Director. "Low-wage and precarious work has increased. It's time we reform our labour law to better protect workers."
TORONTO, June 14, 2015 /CNW/ - Unifor has reached a tentative deal with Air Canada for a five-year collective agreement for over 4,000 Customer Sales and Service Agents.
"Unifor was built to defend good jobs. This deal protects scope work and achieves the fair wages that our members wanted," said Unifor National President Jerry Dias.
TORONTO, June 9, 2015 /CNW/ - Unifor welcomed today's announcement of a new committee to promote investment in the auto sector but stressed that while it is a step in the right direction, there is much more to do.
TORONTO, June 8, 2015 /CNW/ - Unifor believes that every Canadian should have access to good healthcare, including a comprehensive, universal, public pharmacare program. Leaders from across Canada gathered today in Toronto to speak on this issue in a roundtable discussion led by Dr. Eric Hoskins, Ontario's Minister of Health and Long Term Care.
TORONTO, June 6, 2015 /CNW/ - English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers, members of Unifor Local 40, have ratified a collective agreement with Kaplan International after nearly four weeks on strike. The agreement includes annual wage increases, vacation enhancement and key improvements to language on job security.
EDMONTON, June 4, 2015 /CNW/ - An impasse in bargaining between Unifor Local 21-A and AT Films Inc. has led the union to apply for mediation. AT Films is a wholly owned subsidiary of British Polythene Industries P.L.C.
TORONTO, June 3, 2015 /CNW/ - In the face of continued weakness in Canada's employment outlook, a unique roundtable of labour, business, student and community leaders says Canada must use its rich resources to create good jobs by producing value-added products and services.
CAMBRIDGE, ON, May 29, 2015 /CNW/ - Unifor is holding a Rally and Family Fun Day this Saturday to demand answers from Toyota about what is next for the Cambridge North plant, and to give Team Members and their friends and families something fun, after weeks of worry and speculation.
"Team Members deserve answers about what is coming next and what it means to them, their families and the entire community," said Unifor Organizer Bob Van Cleef.
TORONTO, May 28, 2015 /CNW/ - Limousine drivers at Pearson Airport will hold their second rally this week on Friday to highlight the inconvenience to travellers and unfairness to drivers of a GTAA decision to move limos away from the main arrival doors
"This change has made it more difficult for travellers to get a car, and cut deeply into the income of the drivers," said Unifor National Representative Barry Lines.
TORONTO, May 28, 2015 /CNW/ - Limousine drivers at Pearson Airport will hold their second rally this week on Friday to highlight the inconvenience to travellers and unfairness to drivers of a GTAA decision to move limos away from the main arrival doors
"This change has made it more difficult for travellers to get a car, and cut deeply into the income of the drivers," said Unifor National Representative Barry Lines.
VANCOUVER, May 28, 2015 /CNW/ - Unifor has filed evidence with the National Energy Board (NEB) that demonstrates that the project poses serious risks to the economy and food security of British Columbia. The union is especially critical of the threat to the commercial fishery and job losses in the refining industry.
TORONTO, May 27, 2015 /CNW/ - The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has found Presteve Foods Limited discriminated against two women from Mexico working under the Temporary Foreign Worker program. One of the two remaining complainants out of 39 received the highest damages award in the Tribunal's history.
TORONTO, May 25, 2015 /CNW/ - Using footage of the Camaro production line in Oshawa in a Conservative TV ad shows just how out of touch the Harper Government is with the challenges facing this country, the union representing the workers who make the Camaro says.
"Sitting back while good jobs leave the country is not proven leadership," Unifor National President Jerry Dias said after the ad was released on YouTube.
Paramedics, as emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, bring tremendous dedication, skill and commitment to their jobs as first responders. Paramedics are the highest medical authority on all pre-hospital medical emergencies and are frequently called upon to perform lifesaving skills from the point of patient contact until the transfer of care at the receiving medical facility.
During Paramedic Services Week May 24-30, 2015, Unifor is repeating calls for strong legislation to help paramedics cope with consequences of an often traumatic job.
TORONTO, May 25, 2015 /CNW/ - Following months of contract talks complicated by provincial procurement policies, Unifor has served formal strike notice to the First Student school bus company that drivers in Bowmanville will go on strike Thursday at noon if no deal is reached before then.
TORONTO, May 23, 2015 /CNW/ - Unifor members have ratified a new contract with First Student school bus company, serving schools in the Owen Sound and Wiarton areas, as well as city bus drivers in Owen Sound, averting a strike due to start Sunday.
"We are to have a deal that addresses the drivers' top concerns," said Unifor Staff Representative Len Poirier.
Unifor welcomes the invitation to make a submission concerning women in skilled trades and STEM occupations. Unifor represents 305,000 workers in Canada from coast to coast to coast. Over 40,000 of our members can be found in the skilled trades. They work in trades in every major sector of the economy.
We also have a significant number of our members working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in sectors such as health care, aerospace, universities and telecommunications.
