OTTAWA—The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has ruled that dumped and subsidized tableware imports from China caused injury to Canada's domestic industry, a decision that protects the jobs of Unifor members at CKF Inc., ensuring that import duties remain in place.
“The ruling is a win for Canadian workers and for the principles of fair trade,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “When foreign producers break the rules and flood our market, Canadian communities pay the price. We are pleased with the Tribunal’s ruling and support fair trade regulation.”
Watch some of the highlights from the National Indigenous Peoples' Day celebrations on the unceded traditional territory of the Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ peoples: the We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum, and Kwiakah First Nations (Campbell River).
VANCOUVER — Members of Unifor Locals 111 and 2200 have voted to reject the tentative agreement reached with Coast Mountain Bus Company.
“Members delivered a strong strike mandate earlier this round, and that mandate remains in place,” said Unifor Western Regional Director Gavin McGarrigle. “Unifor is not rushing to job action and is focused first on working with members to win the changes they need.”
Unifor and Marine Atlantic are pleased to announce that, with the assistance of Special Mediator William Kaplan, they have successfully resolved their collective bargaining impasse.
By keeping the interests of bargaining unit members, the travelling public, and the communities that rely on the service at the forefront, the parties were able to reach agreement on key outstanding issues.
The parties will continue working through the Special Mediator when they resume discussions July 27-31. As a result of this progress, there will be no labour disruption.
On June 24 at the New Westminster Office, more than 100 Unifor members, survivors and community front line service providers participated in an Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Symposium hosted by the B.C. Regional Women's Committee and the Unifor Women's Department.
Members of Unifor Local 697 brought their case directly to District of North Vancouver council at a public hearing on June 16, 2026, standing alongside the company's technical experts to call for the renewal of the licence that keeps the North Vancouver chlor-alkali facility running.
The workers who operate and maintain the plant told council that approving the rezoning application would allow continued production of liquid chlorine, the chemical used to treat much of Canada's drinking water, and clear the way for major safety upgrades at the site.
Unifor National President Lana Payne and Ford Master Bargaining Committee Chair John D’Agnolo outlined key issues facing auto workers as they addressed media following the opening of negotiations with Ford.
This week, transport workers and unions around the world are joining the International Transport Workers’ Federation’s Safe Rates Week of Action. Unifor is with them, fully and without reservation.
The connection between driver pay and road safety is documented and measurable. When workers are paid too little for the time they work, they drive longer hours, skip rest, and take risks no worker should ever have to take.
That is not a choice. It is what an industry built on cost-cutting produces.
WINDSOR, ON— Unifor is condemning Titan Tool & Die for terminating healthcare benefits and ending a supplemental monthly pension benefit program for current retirees, as the company’s dispute with Unifor Local 195 members nears eleven months.
OTTAWA—Unifor welcomes the focus on CANDU in the federal government’s Nuclear Energy Strategy, released on June 22.
“Canada needs a sovereign, secure, and unionized production supply chain across the energy sector,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “With a focus on Canadian intellectual property, the Nuclear Energy Strategy has the potential to safely grow our world-leading nuclear sector.”
Unifor members, leadership, staff and community supporters came together this past weekend at the YMCA Glen Carpenter Centre in Saint John, N.B., for the annual "Joggin the Goggins" 24-hour rowing challenge, to raise money in support of NB Social Pediatrics. Unifor’s team “Sink or Swim” raised nearly $60,000 for the foundation.
VANCOUVER — Unifor Locals 111 and 2200 have reached a tentative agreement with Coast Mountain Bus Company covering more than 5,000 transit workers across Metro Vancouver.
“This tentative agreement reflects the strength and unity of our members across both locals, who stood together for a fair deal,” said Unifor Local 111 President Mike McMillan. “Transit and SeaBus workers keep Metro Vancouver moving every day, and this agreement recognizes the essential work they do.”
TORONTO—Unifor began contract negotiations with Ford Motor Company today on behalf of the union’s 5,150 members at Ford facilities across Canada.
“This will be one of the most consequential rounds of Detroit Three bargaining in decades. Workers are living with the effects of Trump’s trade and investment war at work, in their homes and in their communities,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne.
Unifor members from across the country gathered in Port Elgin from June 18 to 21 for the union's annual EI/CPP Conference, meeting at a moment when tariff-driven layoffs are hitting auto plants, parts suppliers and whole communities. Over four days, delegates built the skills, solidarity and political muscle to make Employment Insurance and the Canada Pension Plan work for the workers who pay into them.
I am writing to you today to clarify issues with respect to Unifor’s ongoing collective bargaining with Marine Atlantic.
Over the previous two weeks, a narrative has emerged suggesting that our union is attempting to shut down the ferry service or compromise the safety of the people of Newfoundland and Labrador.
TORONTO— Unifor will begin 2026 auto negotiations with Ford Motor Company on June 22, 2026.
Negotiations will take place at the Sheraton Centre Toronto, where a photo opportunity featuring the ceremonial opening handshake will be held. This is a photo opportunity only; no questions will be taken at that time.
Following the bargaining session, Unifor will hold a media conference. A Zoom link and media call-in line will be available for reporters participating remotely.
Members of Unifor Local 636 at Woodingford Lodge have ratified a new three-year collective agreement that delivers wage increases, benefit improvements and long-awaited scheduling changes aimed at improving work-life balance for workers.
“The quality of care residents receive is directly connected to the quality of working conditions for the people providing that care,” said Lana Payne. “This agreement recognizes that reality by improving wages, benefits and scheduling practices that help recruit and retain skilled workers.”
Members of Unifor Local 39 at Superior Greenstone Association for Community Living (SGACL) have ratified a new three-year collective agreement that secures wage increases, improved benefits and better job security for workers.
The new contract covers Unifor members who provide support and services to people with developmental disabilities in communities across Northern Ontario.
Indigenous youth breaking down barriers to new levels of success
June marks National Indigenous History Month, a time to honour the histories, cultures, and enduring resilience of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across these lands.
Ottawa– Unifor Quebec Director Daniel Cloutier appeared today before the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) as part of its examination of the federal government’s Buy Canadian policy.
In his presentation, Daniel Cloutier reiterated that the trade war launched by the United States has underscored the vulnerability of Canada’s economy and the importance of rebuilding the country’s industrial capacity.
At the 2026 Prairie Regional Council, Unifor members resolved to respond to increasing hazards in workplaces, such as mining sites, with a campaign for stronger health and safety regulations and harsher penalties for employers who put workers in harm's way.
After decades of advocacy by pay equity groups, including Unifor, workers in New Brunswick secured a major victory on June 12 with the passage of the Pay Transparency Act. The new law aims to advance pay equity by identifying and addressing gender pay gaps across the province.
In the short-term, the legislation expands pay transparency to many public sector workers, with a commitment to expand it to the private and care sectors by 2028.
TORONTO - The Canada Industrial Relations Board has sided with a Unifor member who refused dangerous work at Brinks in Toronto, dismissing the company's appeal and confirming that armoured car workers cannot be directed to work alone without the protection of a guard.
On June 20, World Refugee Day, the world marks the courage and resilience of people forced to flee their homes. This year’s theme, “Until Everyone is Safe,” is both a reminder and a demand.
The scale of forced displacement has never been greater. By the end of 2025, more than 117 million people had been forcibly displaced by conflict, persecution, climate change and economic insecurity.
This year’s Black, Indigenous and Workers of Colour (BIWOC) Conference, held June 12-14, 2026, at the Unifor Family Education Centre in Port Elgin, Ont., explored the theme Status, Safety and Solidarity: The Power of Us.
Unifor Equity and Racial Justice Director Tricia Wilson invited more than 160 delegates to engage with tactile cards on their tables and anonymously share their histories so that, by the end of the weekend, the stories would generate a guide forward for the BIWOC community.
Protecting Canadian manufacturing jobs, strengthening apprenticeships and addressing workplace harassment were key themes at the Unifor National Skilled Trades Council. The approximately100 delegates and staff from across the country gathered June 12–14 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., to share strategies, build solidarity and advance priorities for Skilled Trades workers across sectors.
TORONTO—Unifor Air Canada customer service agents have ratified a four-year collective agreement that delivers very strong gains including 21% in compounded wage increases, strengthened pensions, enhanced benefits and greater job security following more than three months of negotiations by 94%.
TORONTO - Unifor, Canada’s largest union in the federally regulated private sector (FRPS), is appalled by the recommendations issued in a recent report by the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, which advocates for the imposition of labour contracts in the marine and transportation sectors through binding arbitration, instead of through collective bargaining.
