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… Unifor launches campaign to encourage members to vote in the federal election March 24, 2025 Share Main Image Image TORONTO- Unifor launches Unifor Votes campaign to get out the … union is in our membership. Unifor members are concerned about their jobs, public services and affordability, and in …

… Good Jobs Summit about young people February 8, 2014 Share Main Image Image … will be the focus of next fall’s Good Jobs Summit, Unifor’s director of strategic planning says. “They are the … be held at Toronto’s Ryerson University on October 4 and 5, launching the school’s annual Social Justice Week – which …

… Unifor initiative brings together key players in Quebec’s … having made this event such a resounding success .”  “ We were able to bring together representatives from across the … sustainability.” The participants also expressed concern about the labour shortage that continues to pose a major …

… Prairie Regional Council (PRC) was packed with political organizing and new commitments to expanding social justice … also spoke on the first day of PRC and delivered remarks about the union's work in key sectors like hospitality and … a scab take your job while you're on a picket line. Many were the first to sign the online petition to Members of …

… Unifor members at MDA to build next generation Canadarm December … for use in NASA’s retired space shuttle program. Five arms were built in total for the shuttle program. One was lost in … Canada’s space sector saw serious decline, raising concerns about the federal government and the CSA’s commitment to the …

… Unifor launches TPP campaign May 6, 2016 Share Main Image Image … Liberal Government has said it wants to hear from Canadians about the TPP - and Unifor will be there to tell them the … the United States of America and Vietnam. Negotiations were completed in October 2015, during the last federal …

… “It’s time for immediate action in long-term care”: a coalition of … long-term care: “Elderly residents and frontline workers were let down by their government during the initial … or public inquiry into long-term care has always been about one thing: justice for the families who lost their …

… Unifor launches TV ad cautioning Canadians against voting for … TV and social media advertising, engaging with members about election issues, and targeted get-out-the-vote … with more than 100,000 members, and the Conservatives were defeated in 72 per cent of the 69 ridings the union …

… National health care and social services tour unites Unifor members behind universal, public care April 24, 2025 … and social service workers to check-in and hear first-hand about the current state of our health care system. What … at work. In 2023, Unifor’s Ontario Regional Council launched a national campaign titled Save Ontario Health Care …

… Unifor Votes cohort trains to launch cross-country … Toronto March 27-28 to practice canvassing skills and talk about the major issues facing workers in the union.  These … a typical day on the doors will look.  Member organizers were welcomed to Toronto by Unifor Ontario Regional Director …

… plan shelved July 23, 2015 Share Main Image Image A win for Unifor activists! The fight is not over, but we can be … scrap the framework. An additional 800 signatures were gathered for a petition that called on the Harper … will just wait” and, “The time will come” when questioned about plans for the legislation. The go-slow on target …

… Alberta activists meet for campaign update February 25, 2021 Share Main Image Image … on February 24 to share workplace updates and strategize about the ongoing campaign for rights at work . The campaign … legislation and the legal challenge. "Many Albertans were struggling to make ends meet before the pandemic hit. …

… Needs of workers must be top priority in this election says Unifor … those economic failings that existed prior to COVID, that were only made worse during the pandemic,” said Jerry Dias, … engage with members, publish and share issues backgrounders about the union’s seven priorities, and encourage members to …

… candidates September 24, 2015 Share Main Image Image TORONTO , Sept. 24, 2015 /CNW/ - Unifor members, their … the trade minister went on national TV to deceive Canadians about the threat. " Ed Fast needs to tell Canadians the … to candidates to speak to the rallies, almost all were met with closed offices. In Oshawa , despite posted …

… Call for Mobilization at the Unifor Quebec Council May 9, 2014 … of a member-to-member campaign aimed at raising awareness about rights at work. Several motions were discussed, along with the recommendations submitted by …

… Long-term care providers rally for provincial funding September 14, 2016 Share Main Image … government reverse funding cuts to long-term care. "What we were promised by the Liberals was that they would be the … will be launching a campaign directed at creating awareness about the cuts and pressuring the provincial government to …

… Push for change as Unifor mourns 19 members April 30, 2021 Share Main Image Image Nineteen.  They weren’t just statistics. They were fathers, fish harvesters, … their lives,” said Unifor President Jerry Dias. “We think about their families, we think about their partners, we …

… Canadians deserve better than misinformed battery plant debate November 25, 2023 Share Main … The tweet cryptically suggested 1,600 South Koreans were coming to “work and live” in Canada, in connection to … tweet had me scratching my head. Anyone who knows anything about the start-up of major industrial projects knows that …

… Cambie private clinic ruling supports fair and equitable access to public health care … after he learned his private for-profit surgical centres were going to be audited by the B.C. Government. The Cambie … create progressive change for a better future. Information about the union's response to the pandemic, as well as …

… Canadian singer-songwriter, Sarah Harmer, performing Facebook concert session in support of “CARE NOT … and workers. The call to end for-profit long-term care is about where our society places value - the dignity of people … the COVID-19 crisis, Ontario’s worst hit nursing homes were all for-profit facilities. Data tells us that …

… United Church of Canada Recognizes Need for Clergy Solidarity March 17, 2014 Share Main Image Image … – and that a union is even better." Wardlaw is less certain about another part of the United Church's report that … body of solidarity. "Between 2004 and 2013, when we were organizing Clergy United, a union for United Church …

… Campaign to boycott Shell products launched in Quebec April 15, 2021 Share Main Image Image At a day of action in support of Local 121 members locked out since November 27, … workers in Canada, despite the fact that we’re only talking about 20 workers. We don’t believe them. That is why we are …

… Hydro June 16, 2022 Share Main Image Image WINNIPEG —Unifor Local 681 will hold a rally at Manitoba Hydro Place to launch legal strike action on June 17, 2022.  “Premier … begin strike action at 11:30 a.m. on June 17. More details about the nature of strike action will be announced at the …