VANCOUVER, March 3, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor has served 72-hour notice of legal strike action on behalf of its container truck driver members in Vancouver. A strike will commence if agreement on the outstanding issues cannot be reached by Thursday, March 6 at noon.

TORONTO, Feb. 28, 2014 /CNW/ - On Monday, nearly 30 Registered Practical Nurses from across Ontario, members of Unifor, will be at Queen's Park to talk to members of the legislature about their concerns about health care in the province and the role of their profession.

NEW WESTMINSTER, BC, March 1, 2014 /CNW/ - Members of Unifor-Vancouver Container Truckers' Association (VCTA) voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action this morning. Truckers cited a lack of progress at the bargaining table for taking the vote.

"Our members have sent a very clear message: enough is enough," said Paul Johal, President of Unifor-VCTA.

OTTAWA, Feb. 28, 2014 /CNW/ - Word that provinces will not have to cut existing job training programs to access the federal government's Canada Job Grant program is a welcome step forward, Canada's largest union in the private sector says.

"We need more job programs so that our youth can get a start in life, not fewer, and we certainly don't need one program cannibalizing one another," Unifor National President Jerry Dias said.

TORONTO, Feb. 28, 2014 /CNW/ - On Monday, nearly 30 Registered Practical Nurses from across Ontario, members of Unifor, will be at Queen's Park to talk to members of the legislature about their concerns about health care in the province and the role of their profession.

TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2014 /CNW/ - Today's announcement that more than a third of the jobs at the Heinz plant in Leamington, Ontario, will be saved shows what can happen when all stakeholders work together - and the positive role government can play in securing good jobs, Unifor National President Jerry Dias says.

HALIFAX, Feb. 27, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor members across the country were devastated to hear the news late yesterday afternoon that police had discovered the remains of Loretta Saunders near the Trans-Canada highway in New Brunswick.

"This is a terrible loss, and our thoughts are with her family, friends, and community," said Unifor National President Jerry Dias.

TORONTO, Feb. 26, 2014 /CNW/ - Staff at Ming Pao Daily Toronto and their union, Unifor, are horrified by the savage daylight stabbing of a respected Hong Kong journalist, seen by many as a leading advocate of press freedom and democracy.

"Attacks on members of the press in Hong Kong have been increasing," said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. "The violence has to stop."

VANCOUVER, Feb. 26, 2014 /CNW/ - BC's largest union representing container truckers will be holding a strike vote on Saturday, March 1. Members of Unifor-Vancouver Container Truckers' Association (VCTA) are fed up with a lack of progress at the bargaining table and government inaction that is costing truckers money.

WINNIPEG, Feb. 26, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor activists from across the Prairies will gather on February 28 and March 1 in Winnipeg to meet as a Regional Council for the first time since the formation of the union. The meeting will be held at the Fort Garry Hotel at 222 Broadway.

NEW WESTMINSTER, BC, Feb. 26, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor, BC's largest union representing container truckers, will be making an announcement today about the Vancouver truckers' protests.

VANCOUVER, Feb. 26, 2014 /CNW/ - Hundreds of truckers from across the BC's Lower Mainland will undertake a work stoppage and protest today demand action on issues ranging from waiting times to pay-rate enforcement. According to BC's largest union representing container truckers, if governments and the Port Authority don't develop firm commitments to begin addressing the truckers' concerns, the work stoppage could escalate.

TORONTO, Feb. 25, 2014 /CNW/ - Every serious political leader around the world understands that countries need to invest in their manufacturing sectors to ensure the success of those sectors - except Tim Hudak, leader of Ontario's Progressive Conservatives.

HALIFAX, Feb. 24, 2014 /CNW/ - Canada's largest union in the private sector will be continuing its leadership tour with events this week in the Atlantic region as part of its preparations for a nationwide campaign to defend the rights of Canadians in the workplace. Media are welcome at the meetings to get a sneak peak at Unifor's Rights at Work campaign and to talk to the union's top leadership and research staff about these issues.

TORONTO, Feb. 21, 2014 /CNW/ - The surprise announcement from Tim Hudak this morning that his Ontario Progressive Conservative party is dropping its plan to kill the Rand formula in the province is welcome, but his many other threats to working people continue and will not be tolerated, Unifor National President Jerry Dias says.

TORONTO, Feb. 20, 2014 /CNW/ - The layoffs and contracting out announced by United Airlines at airports across Canada today are unacceptable and need to be reversed, Unifor National President Jerry Dias says.

"This is a devastating blow to an experienced workforce that has a proven record of performing their duties to the highest standards," Dias said.

REGINA, Feb. 19, 2014 /CNW/ - Canada's largest union in the private sector will be meeting in Regina on Thursday as part of its preparations for a nationwide campaign to defend the rights of Canadians in the workplace. Media are welcome at the meeting to get a sneak peak at Unifor's Rights at Work campaign and to talk to the union's top leadership and research staff about these issues.

EDMONTON, Feb. 18, 2014 /CNW/ - Canada's largest union in the private sector will be meeting in Fort McMurray on Wednesday as part its preparations for a nationwide campaign to defend the rights of Canadians in the workplace. Media are welcome at the meeting to get a sneak peak at Unifor's Rights at Work campaign and to talk to the union's top leadership and research staff about these issues.

EDMONTON, Feb. 17, 2014 /CNW/ - Canada's largest union in the private sector will be meeting in Edmonton on Tuesday as part its preparations for a nationwide campaign to defend the rights of Canadians in the workplace. Media are welcome at the meeting to get a sneak peak at Unifor's Rights at Work campaign and to talk to the union's top leadership and research staff about these issues.

VANCOUVER, Feb. 14, 2014 /CNW/ - Canada's largest union in the private sector will be meeting in Prince George on Monday as part its preparations for a nationwide campaign to defend the rights of Canadians in the workplace. Media are welcome at the meeting to get a sneak peak at Unifor's Rights at Work campaign and to talk to the union's top leadership and research staff about these issues.

VANCOUVER, Feb. 14, 2014 /CNW/ - Canada's largest union in the private sector will be meeting in New Westminster on Monday as part its preparations for a nationwide campaign to defend the rights of Canadians in the workplace. Media are welcome at the meeting to get a sneak peak at Unifor's Rights at Work campaign and to talk to the union's top leadership and research staff about these issues.

Republican politicians and conservative groups wage war against workers choice to join union

TORONTO, Feb. 14, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor National President Jerry Dias is lamenting the news that workers at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee have not been successful in unionizing their workplace.

TORONTO, Feb. 14, 2014 /CNW/ - The victory by Wayne Gates to become the new NDP MPP for Niagara Falls was a reflection of his hard work over the years to build a strong community with stable jobs, those who know him best say.

"Wayne is a hard worker. He's always been respected as a community leader," Larry Greenhalgh, secretary-treasurer of Unifor Local 199, said.

VANCOUVER, Feb. 14, 2014 /CNW/ - Canada's largest union in the private sector will be meeting in Prince George on Monday as part its preparations for a nationwide campaign to defend the rights of Canadians in the workplace. Media are welcome at the meeting to get a sneak peak at Unifor's Rights at Work campaign and to talk to the union's top leadership and research staff about these issues.

VANCOUVER, Feb. 14, 2014 /CNW/ - Canada's largest union in the private sector will be meeting in New Westminster on Monday as part its preparations for a nationwide campaign to defend the rights of Canadians in the workplace. Media are welcome at the meeting to get a sneak peak at Unifor's Rights at Work campaign and to talk to the union's top leadership and research staff about these issues.

EDMONTON, Feb. 14, 2014 /CNW/ - The injunction awarded Friday against the Alberta government's Bill 46 is a welcomed development in the fight for fair bargaining, according to Unifor. As a result of the injunction, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) can proceed with a legal challenge to the bill.

Taskforce on armoured car sector needed

OTTAWA, Feb. 13, 2014 /CNW/ - Workers in the armoured car sector are on Parliament Hill today to urge the Minister of Public Safety Steven Blaney and Members of Parliament to strike a taskforce on safety in the industry. The lobby takes place on the heels of two robberies of armoured cars in Montreal and Toronto.

TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2014 /CNW/ - Canada's largest union in the private sector is bringing its national campaign to defend the rights of working people to the Nation's Capital this afternoon.

The meeting, just two days after the federal government handed down its 2014 budget, will focus much of its attention on challenges to workers' rights coming from the Harper government.

TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2014 /CNW/ - "As every Canadian knows, budgets are about choices," said Unifor National President Jerry Dias. "Today the federal government made some good choices, but far too many bad ones."

"The best way to address pocketbook issues is through quality employment - and our government has once again missed the opportunity."