On May 19th, 2016 Unifor salutes the many thousands of Unifor members employed as Personal Support Workers (PSWs) on occasion of the Ontario celebrations for Personal Support Worker Day. PSWs are a vital and substantial proportion of Ontario’s health care workforce and provide much needed assistance to resident or clients with their activities of daily living in hospitals, or in the community in long-term care and at home.
TORONTO, May 16, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor commends the Ontario government for the significant contribution the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan will make to the retirement income security of Ontarians. Ontario is introducing the only major social program in Canada in many years.
Published in the Huffington Post Wednesday May 11, 2016
The startling images that have come out of Fort McMurray over the past week have shaken this country to its core.
Flames have engulfed whole neighbourhoods and forced an entire city of 88,000 to flee after a wild fire outside the city suddenly switched direction and grew faster than anyone expected. Dash cam videos of highways lined with fire and embers raining down like snow dominated social media.
VANCOUVER, May 13, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor and the Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC) met this week in Vancouver to prepare for bargaining in 2017. This is the third joint meeting of the two largest unions in Canada's pulp and paper sector.
As the federal hearings into the Trans-Pacific Partnership came through Toronto, stopping at luxury hotel downtown, activists from across Canadian society gathered outside to let the politicians know how the deal would hurt them.
Unifor calls on everyone to join in recognizing May 17th as the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. This annual equity day serves as a reminder of the ongoing struggles of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-identified and queer (2SLGBTQIA+) communities and it offers an opportunity to renew and strengthen our commitment to the struggle for justice.
TORONTO, May 11, 2016 /CNW/ - Two rallies to the held Thursday and Friday in Windsor and Toronto will give those who can't get into this week's federal hearings on the Trans-Pacific Partnership a chance to speak out on how the trade deal will affect them.
More than 150 people gathered outside federal government hearings into the Trans-Pacific Partnership in Windsor this morning, urging the new Liberal government not to sign the deal.
TORONTO, May 11, 2016 /CNW/ - Two rallies to the held Thursday and Friday in Windsor and Toronto will give those who can't get into this week's federal hearings on the Trans-Pacific Partnership a chance to speak out on how the trade deal will affect them.
Unifor salutes all nurses during National Nursing Week 2016 — recognized from May 9 to 15 in 2016 across Canada. This is an opportunity to recognize the dedication, compassion and resilience of nurses and their vital professional contribution to excellence in patient care. This is equally an opportunity to increase awareness by dispelling misconceptions about the issues and challenges facing not just nurses, but all health care workers.
TORONTO, May 10, 2016 /CNW/ - Canada's largest union in the private sector will be participating in two rallies this week outside consultations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal as the federal government's trade committee visits Windsor and Toronto.
Unifor will be participating in two rallies May 12 and May 13 outside consultations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal as the federal government's trade committee visits Windsor
OTTAWA, May 9, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor is proud to partner with the Canadian Red Cross to support the people of Fort McMurray and its surrounding communities as they respond to the devastation caused by raging forest fires.
OTTAWA, May 8, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor is proud to partner with the Canadian Red Cross to support the people of Fort McMurray and its surrounding communities as they respond to the devastation caused by raging forest fires.
OTTAWA, May 8, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor is proud to partner with the Canadian Red Cross to support the people of Fort McMurray and its surrounding communities as they respond to the devastation caused by raging forest fires.
VANCOUVER, May 6, 2016 /CNW/ - Shuttle company Pacific Coach Lines intends to lock-out over 70 members of Unifor Local 114 rather than complete good faith bargaining involving a fair severance package.
"PCL thinks it can dodge responsibility to pay severance to employees, some of them 20-year veterans who served the company with pride," said Mario Santos, Unifor National Representative. "PCL cannot escape their legal obligations under the collective agreement."
OTTAWA, May 6, 2016 /CNW/ - Rather than take a principled position to protect BC's sensitive coast, Liberal MPs Scott Simms, Pat Finnigan, Ken Hardie, Bernadette Jordan, Ken McDonald, and Robert Morrissey have supported the controversial closing of the coast guard communication centre in Comox.
This was published on May 5, 2016 in the Huffington Post
The ideal of a democracy such as ours is that we elect governments to enact laws in the general public interest. We may not each like every single law that is passed, but overall the laws passed should be in our general good interest.
As flames continue to engulf the city, Unifor’s thoughts are with the people of Fort McMurray during these difficult days. Thousands of families have been forced to flee the lives they've spent years building in that community. We hope they find safe haven and some comfort in the support of loved ones and others reaching out to help.
