The closing panel of the Young Workers’ Conference made the case for why young workers and unionized workers should take action to demand fairness for all workers and fight for a $15 minimum wag
From across the country, 130 young workers came together in Port Elgin on July 8, 9 and 10 to strengthen their activist skills at the second Young Workers’ Conference.
Unifor’s campaign to stop ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal ramped up in Toronto on June 15 with a community rally and Town Hall that featured National President Jerry Dias.
When Unifor was established, the National Executive Board made a collective commitment to build a union that was vibrant, dynamic, progressive and inclusive. It was understood that the strength of Unifor comes from our membership and is reflected by the diversity of members, activists, including women, racialized and Indigenous workers, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered workers, young workers, workers with disabilities and other equity seeking groups being represented in the structures of the union, at all levels.
EDMONTON, July 8, 2016 /CNW/ - Following today's robbery of armoured guards near the Mill Woods Town Centre in Southeast Edmonton, which resulted in the shooting death of one person, Unifor is urging the federal government to develop stronger industry safety and training laws to protect the public and prevent robberies.
In the early hours of July 8, 2016, an armoured truck robbery in Southeast Edmonton resulted in the shooting death of one person. In the wake of this attack, Unifor is urging the federal government to develop stronger industry safety and training laws to protect the public and prevent robberies by supporting Bill C-285.
There has been a thaw of sorts lately in Ottawa and other corridors of power, as far as labour’s relations with government go – and that’s a good thing for working people across this country.
After a decade of being frozen out by the Harper Conservatives, what we are seeing now is a rebalancing of the voices heard by our members of parliament – including those who sit in cabinet.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, if ratified, would put the Canadian automotive industry at risk, undermining the competitiveness of Canada’s assembly and small and medium-sized auto parts plants, a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives concludes. For more information, click here.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, if ratified, would put the Canadian automotive industry at risk, undermining the competitiveness of Canada’s assembly and small and medium-sized auto parts plants, a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives concludes. For more information, click here.
Moose Jaw—The Brad Wall government’s cuts to the Wakamow Valley Authority (WVA) will lead to lay-offs and the degradation of Moose Jaw’s urban park. Both Sask party MLAs in the area—Greg Lawrence and Warren Michelson—voted in favour of eliminating the provincial funding for the Authority.
(and I would argue moral) ambiguity about the place of unions in Canada.
Conservative governments who can't rewrite the constitution to take that right away will use underhanded tactics to rob Canadians of their rights at work.
For the latest example of conservative politicians working hard to undermine constitutional rights, just look to Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister.
Loren Remillard’s ideological tirade against unions (June 20 “Secret ballots and democracy”) is both under-researched and misleading.
Remillard falsely asserts that workers in Manitoba cannot vote by secret ballot to join a union. In fact, it has been enshrined in Section 40(1)2. of the Labour Relations Act for decades.
VANCOUVER, June 20, 2016 /CNW/ - The expansion of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is welcome, despite falling short of Labour's goal to double CPP benefits.
REGINA, June 20, 2016 /CNW/ - An independent analysis prepared for SaskTel shows that the company is still as competitive as ever and shouldn't suffer as a result of the new environment resulting from the pending sale of MTS to Bell Canada. There is no reason to believe that SaskTel won't continue to have the best prices and best coverage in Saskatchewan.
VANCOUVER, June 20, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor encourages Canada's Finance Ministers to address the retirement income crisis with a significant expansion of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).
On the 20th Anniversary of National Aboriginal Day we celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding achievements of Indigenous peoples. We also acknowledge the tremendous contributions of Indigenous people to our union, our communities and the broader movement for social justice.
WINNIPEG, June 17, 2016 /CNW/ - Workers at Canadian bus manufacturers New Flyer and Nova Bus are disappointed to learn that a massive public funding injection to BC Transit will be spent oversees at the expense of Canadian manufacturing.
Vote with your heart. Vote for the person in your area and the national party you believe will best address your biggest concerns.
That is the ideal of how elections are meant to work, and the guiding principle of those who have long advocated electoral reform to replace our current first past the post system with some form of proportional representation.
