THUNDER BAY, ON, Sept. 11, 2014 /CNW/ - After more than eight weeks on strike, Unifor Local 1075 has reached an agreement that will be presented for ratification Friday, Sept 12 at 8:30 am.
"These workers have stood up for good jobs in their community. Our fight against the employer's concessions has shown the resolve of the membership to fight for fairness," said Dominic Pasqualino Local 1075 President.
TORONTO, Sept. 11, 2014 /CNW/ - Stephen Harper's expected announcement today that the Conservative government will be cutting EI premiums is not what the economy needs, not what the labour market needs and not what workers in Canada need, says Jerry Dias, Unifor National President.
VANCOUVER, Sept. 9, 2014 /CNW/ - Nearly 1,500 Unifor activists from across Canada will gather on September 13 to 15 to meet as a national council for the first time since the formation of the union in 2013. The meeting will be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre West.
TORONTO, Sept. 8, 2014 /CNW/ - Adding to the growing list of influential speakers, Premier Kathleen Wynne will be addressing the upcoming Good Jobs Summit on October 4 at Mattamy Athletic Centre (formerly Maple Leaf Gardens).
TORONTO, Sept. 5, 2014 /CNW/ - Today's unemployment numbers demonstrated that students, recent graduates and young workers are being utterly left behind in the Canadian economy, said Unifor National President Jerry Dias and Canadian Federation of Students National Chairperson Jessica McCormick.
LONDON, ON, Sept. 2, 2014 /CNW/ - Members and leadership of Unifor Local 27 will be rallying at the Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care on Wednesday to bring public attention to the need for good jobs in health care to ensure quality resident care. Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care (formerly St. Mary's and Marian Villa) is home to 394 residents, and is operated by St. Joseph's Health Care London.
TORONTO, Sept. 2, 2014 /CNW/ - After nine weeks on strike, members of Unifor Local 252 at Emerald Energy from Waste in Brampton, Ont., have ratified a new collective agreement that not only maintains their pension and wages, but secures the future of the facility.
TORONTO, Sept. 2, 2014 /CNW/ - As another school year begins, Unifor has today written to the Premier of Ontario and the Minister of Education, alerting them to serious problems with how school bus contracts are awarded across the province, and is releasing a new report on the issue.
Unifor released its report, Steering Clear: Avoiding the RFP Trap, looking at the Request for Proposals process and its impact on working conditions, abandoned bus routes and transperency in school boards. A copy of the report was sent to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Education Minister Liz Sandals, urging them to take immediate action.
THUNDER BAY, ON, Aug. 26, 2014 /CNW/ - Bombardier workers in Thunder Bay have stood up for good jobs in Ontario and a secure future for their community by soundly rejecting a last offer from the company in a vote supervised by the Ministry of Labour today.
CHARLOTTETOWN, Aug. 26, 2014 /CNW/ - As premiers and territorial leaders gather in Charlottetown, Unifor is calling on them to push the federal government to renew the Canada Health Accord and to call an inquiry into murdered and missing Aboriginal women.
Unions representing all health care workers in Nova Scotia have submitted a formal proposal to develop a new bargaining system in which the unions join together to negotiate at one table for each of the province-wide bargaining units in response to the province's plans to restructure the district health authorities.
THUNDER BAY, ON, Aug. 25, 2014 /CNW/ - Workers at Bombardier, on strike for six weeks today, held an energetic rally in Thunder Bay today, one day ahead of a forced last offer vote.
"We are here to make a statement on the importance of good jobs to Thunder Bay," Unifor National President Jerry Dias told the crown outside Thunder Bay city hall.
TORONTO, Aug. 24, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor members at auto parts maker Johnson Controls Inc. in Whitby, Ont., have ratified a new contract at the plant once marked for closure - accepting a deal that not only keeps the facility open, but gives them $1,500 each in a signing bonus.
TORONTO, Aug. 24, 2014 /CNW/ - Members of Unifor Local 1075, on strike at Bombardier for six weeks in the face of company demands for deep concessions, will hold a rally outside Thunder Bay City Hall on Monday.
"These workers have stood strong against company demands for across-the-board concessions that would hurt past, present and future workers at the plant," Unifor National President Jerry Dias said.
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