Meeting in advance of the start of bargaining with the Detroit Three auto companies this summer, delegates to the Unifor Auto Council voted unanimously to make new investments in Canada, including new product allocations, the top priority of the talks. For more information, click here.
Hundreds of community and labour activists rallied outside Hydro One’s first Annual General Meeting today, to demand an immediate reversal of the Ontario government’s privatization plans.
TORONTO, May 31, 2016 /CNW/ - Pilots at Sunwing Airlines Inc., represented by Unifor Local 7378, have ratified a new collective agreement that breaks new ground for flight crew members.
"I would like to congratulate the bargaining committee and the Master Executive Council for their determination and loyalty to their members, this agreement could not have been reached without the support of the membership," said Joel Fournier, Unifor Director of Transportation.
Published in the Huffington Post Wednesday May 25, 2016
Kevin O’Leary premiers his new reality show this weekend – an all-too real show, in fact.
The man who made a name for himself as the loudest and most offensive cast member of the Dragon’s Den reality TV show will be testing the waters at the Conservative Party convention this weekend for a possible leadership bid.
VANCOUVER, May 24, 2016 /CNW/ - Members of Unifor Local 114, representing 77 drivers, mechanics, service staff and ticket agents, have ratified a new 4 year collective agreement with Pacific Coach Lines.
The new contract was ratified May 17th with 98 per cent of members voting in favour. The deal improves benefit qualification, full time classification and severance packages for long-serving members.
Unifor salutes the exceptional courage and compassion of all paramedics on occasion of Paramedic Services Week, being recognized from May 22 to May 28, 2016. Paramedics, as emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, bring tremendous courage and dedication, skill, commitment, care and compassion 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 a receiving medical facility.
TORONTO, May 19, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor is disappointed with the National Energy Board's (NEB) short-sighted decision to support the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, one that poses risks for the economy, Canadian jobs, and food security.
REGINA, May 19, 2016 /CNW/ - Members of Unifor Locals 1-S, 2-S and 3 have voted to support a new three-year collective agreement with SaskTel, as recommended by the union's bargaining committee. The new contract was ratified May 19.
TORONTO, May 19, 2016 /CNW/ - In response to an inflammatory report by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO), Jerry Dias, Unifor National President, has written to Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins calling on the Minister to convene a stakeholder panel.
TORONTO, May 19, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor salutes the many thousands of Unifor members employed as Personal Support Workers (PSWs) as Ontario celebrates the first ever Personal Support Worker Day. PSWs are a vital and substantial portion of Ontario's health care workforce and provide much needed assistance in the activities of daily living for residents and clients in hospitals, in long-term care or home care.
This was published in the Huffington Post on Wednesday May 18, 2016
Much has been written about the immediate negative impact the Trans-Pacific Partnership will have on some of our key economic sectors.
There is no shortage of examples.
Deep and fast cuts to vehicle tariffs and changes to North American content rules would encourage auto companies to move more jobs off-shore to low-wage jurisdictions, costing thousands of jobs.
