Unifor is Canada’s largest private sector labour union, with 315,000 members in every economic region of the country. In Ontario, Unifor represents 160,000 active members, including more than 25,000 health care workers. Among Unifor’s broader membership are the thousands of Unifor retirees who are active across the province. Unifor is not only active in workplaces and at the bargaining table, but in all aspects of our communities and in the political debate to make Canadian society more just and equitable.
VICTORIA – Dozens of Unifor members from across the province are gathering in Victoria for three days of lobbying aimed at improving working conditions for the people of B.C., including children.
“Its 2019 and yet women in B.C. still make significantly less than their male colleagues,” said Joie Warnock, Unifor Western Regional Director. “For every dollar a man earns per hour, women make 65 cents. That’s close to the highest wage gap in Canada and B.C. is long overdue for pro-active pay equity legislation.”
Four new tentative agreements have been reached with Unifor National Council 4000 and CN and CN Transportation Ltd in Montreal.
“Earlier this year we set a new wage pattern for the rail sector and we are pleased to be able to conclude these negotiations with agreements that make sure our hard working rail members earn their fair share in wages and benefits” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President.
Unifor is part of the Equal Pay Coalition and calls on governments of all levels across Canada, to implement a comprehensive strategy to close the gender wage gap by 2025.
Currently, the Ontario government is the only government in this country that recognizes Equal Pay Day.
By working together to send a united message, we can lobby and advocate for change to close the gender wage gap. Here’s how you can make a difference:
Unifor recognizes and invites all members to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility on March 31. This annual day celebrates the value and resilience of transgender people, and all people of non-binary gender identity both within the union and around the world.
Trans people are those who identify with a gender other than the one assigned at birth, and exist within all countries, communities and religious groups around the world. This identity is separate from an individual’s sexual orientation.
TORONTO - Unifor members call foul on Bell’s move to slash technicians’ hours across Ontario and Quebec.
Hundreds of Technicians working for Bell are categorized as part-time in name only, regularly working 40-hour weeks for many years. Last week, Bell suddenly changed that, so that technicians across Ontario and Quebec are seeing hours and pay cheques cut in half.
Your Council 4000 bargaining team met with CN in Montreal February 4-8 and February 25- March 1 to bargain a new Collective Agreements. The current agreements expire on March 31, 2019. At this time, we have scheduled more dates to continue bargaining starting March 25, 2019 in Montreal.
REGINA—The Scott Moe government has failed to secure a new collective agreement with yet another group of Crown corporation workers before the expiry of their agreement—this time with the nearly 3,000 workers represented by Unifor at SaskTel.
“Premier Moe is steering negotiations towards a province-wide service disruption,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. “Crown workers have had enough. They’re prepared to take a stand to defend high-quality Crown services.”
Unifor condemns the deaths of more than 49 Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand and we stand united in grief with Muslim communities.
The shockwaves of this massacre are being felt around the world and in Canadian cities and towns. Unifor is committed to doing everything in our power to fight racism and Islamophobia.
Unifor met with CNTL in Montreal February 25-28 and in Calgary March 5-8 to bargain a new collective agreement for the 1,000 dependent owner-operator truck drivers at CNTL across Canada who are members of Unifor Council 4000. The current agreement expires on March 31, 2019.
Read Unifor’s submission, Early Years and Child Care: Good for Equality, Good for the Economy, which outlines concrete action the Ontario government must take to improve up-front affordability and increase the number of licensed public child care spaces in the province.
WINNIPEG- Premier Brian Pallister’s crass attempts to win popularity with tax cuts will drain core public programs of funding, says Unifor.
“Tax cuts are a gift to the wealthy and a slap in the face to working families,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. “Pallister’s tax cuts mean one thing for working families: inferior hospitals and schools.”
The theme is "We are Fearless: Organizing our Communities, Supporting Each Other, Growing the Resistance”. Speakers will support our critical social programs including health care, education and justice, dignity and fairness for all workers.
Community speakers and performers include Indygo Arscott, Indigenous Activist; Catherine Brooks, Indigenous Elder; Nicky Lawrence, blues singer; singers Moscow Apartment and more.
OTTAWA- Retail workers at Ottawa-area Rexall stores are set to return to the bargaining table united in their demand for decent wages and fairness.
“Rexall is raking in profits, but expects employees to be content with precarious, part-time, minimum wage jobs,” said Gord Currie, President of Unifor Local 414. “Retail workers deserve better. We fought for reforms like fairer scheduling through legislative change then the Conservatives rolled it back. Now we’re facing the employer to write decent work into the contract.”
