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February - African Heritage Month

February - African Heritage Month

Every February, Canadians from all walks of life celebrate the heritage, traditions and culture of Canada’s Black community.

Unifor joins with people of African heritage and other Canadians to celebrate African Heritage Month. The month of February is a nationally recognized opportunity to acknowledge, reflect upon our collective past as well as a time to appreciate and learn about the contributions people of African descent have made to their communities and the country as a whole.

Fall 2013

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Submission to Ontario’s Minimum Wage Review Panel

Presented by Jim Stanford, Economist Jordan Brennan, Economist

The Unifor submission points out that the current minimum wage in Ontario ($10.25 per hour) has been frozen for three-and-a-half years, during which time its real purchasing power has eroded by over 7 per cent (compared to average consumer prices in the province).

Submission to the CRTC on averaging hours of local programming

Unifor has made a submission to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on averaging hours of local programming, calling on the CRTC to reject Bell Media’s application to circumvent their license obligations to provide local news and programming.

To read the full submission please click here (pdf)

 

Submission to CIIT Hearings on the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

November 19, 2013 Unifor made a submission to the CIIT Hearings on the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. The submission was presented by Jerry Dias, Unifor National President.

Unifor called on the federal government to make the full text of the trade deal public. Unifor also raised concerns about the potential impact on key industries here in Canada.

To read the full submission, please click here

Unifor Submission to the CRTC on Broadcasting Notice of Consultation 2013-558

Unifor is calling on the commission (CRTC) to require broadcasters to dedicate more of the tangible benefits from any merger or takeover to enhancing local programming.

“Local programming (whether television or radio), acts as a bridge between citizens and community life. Local news programming, specifically, offers an important window into local affairs and essential to a vibrant local democracy, community and culture,” the submission reads.

Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Regarding Bill C-4, Budget Implementation Bill

It is inappropriate for the Harper government to bring in sweeping labour law changes through an omnibus budget implementation bill, making proper consultation and consideration much more difficult, Unifor told the federal Standing Committee on Finance at hearings into Bill C-4 on November 26, 2013.

To read the full submission, please click finance_committee_bill_c-4_labour_law_brief.pdf.

Canada's underperforming labour market, and how to improve it

Unifor Economist Jim Stanford and Assistant to the President Dave Moffat  spoke Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, in pre-budget consultations. They stressed the importance in job creation in the upcoming 2014 federal budget, and recommended specific measures the federal government could take to encourage job growth.

To read their full submission click here.

Bill C-4 and the attack on workers’ health and safety

November 19, 2013 Unifor made a submission to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities HUMA. The submission was presented by Sari Sairanen, Unifor Health, Safety and Environment Director and Lana Payne, Atlantic Regional Director.

Unifor addressed the dangers that sweeping changes to Canada Labour Code would pose if implemented according to omnibus Federal Budget Implementation Bill, C-4.

Unifor National Executive Board Resolution on Fracking

The advent of new hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) technologies has dramatically altered the economic and environmental effects of the petroleum industry in recent years – around the world, but especially in North America.

To read the full statement click here

Transgender Day of Remembrance

On November 20, workplaces and communities across Canada and around the world will take the time to observe Transgender Day of Remembrance and commemorate those individuals who have lost their lives or faced violence and discrimination due to transphobia. This serves as a time for our union to recommit to the work required to eliminate and reduce transphobia while building more respectful communities in which we live.

December 6th Statement

December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women. To mark this day, Unifor is working collaboratively with the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) in partnership with the University of Western Ontario’s Centre for Research & Education on Violence against Women & Children (CREVAWC) to launch the first nation-wide survey on the impact of domestic violence on workers and workplaces. The CLC and its affiliates, labour councils and provincial and territorial federations of labour will promote the survey link in workplaces, on websites and on social media.

Armada deal ratified

Unifor members at Armada Toolworks who were locked out 10 days...