Bright costumes, bumping music, and youthful energy mixed in with the summer heat filled Malvern Community in Scarborough, Ont., on July 19, 2026, as thousands gathered for the Junior Carnival, one of the signature events leading up to the Toronto Caribbean Carnival.
Unifor was once again a sponsor of the annual celebration, which showcases Caribbean culture, creativity, and community through a vibrant parade of children and youth.
Re: Premiers response to gender-based and intimate partner violence
I am writing to you collectively in advance of the 2026 Summer Meeting of the Council of the Federation to urge nationwide solidarity in declaring intimate partner violence an epidemic.
TORONTO—Unifor members employed at Ford Motor Company facilities across Canada have voted overwhelmingly in support of a new three-year collective agreement with the company.
“Our members have ratified a strong agreement that delivers real gains and much needed stability despite unprecedented challenges facing Canadian autoworkers and the entire industry,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “Negotiating during a crisis is never easy, but our driving goal was to make a wide range of improvements for all of our members building on the gains made in 2023.”
TORONTO— Unifor is condemning the latest round of layoffs at Corus Entertainment, saying the dozens of job cuts are the latest sign of a broadcasting sector under mounting pressure from media consolidation, delayed government action, and financial uncertainty.
"This is a domino effect of policy failures and corporate decisions that have steadily weakened local journalism and now, media workers are paying for it," said Unifor National President Lana Payne.
Unifor Local 892 members at Mosaic's Esterhazy potash operations have ratified a new three-year collective agreement, delivering wage increases, stronger pension benefits and significant improvements to family and health coverage.
"This agreement shows what members can achieve when they stand together at the bargaining table," said Unifor National President Lana Payne. "Local 892 members secured strong economic gains, but they also won something more: better support for their families, including extended benefit coverage for loved ones after a member's death."
More than 45 Unifor Local 1990 members gathered in Calgary on July 6–9 to discuss the upcoming Alberta referendum. Organized by the Membership Mobilization and Political Action Department, the training session reviewed all of the steps in member to member campaigns and aimed to provide members with new skills they would need to grow the Pro-Canada, Pro-Immigrant movement.
HAMILTON—Unifor has signed a memorandum of understanding with Biidaaban Renewable Energy that opens the door for Local 593 members to return to work this summer at the Hamilton biodiesel facility, nearly a year after the plant's previous owner moved to close it permanently.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.—Canfor’s announcement of plans to close its Northwood pulp mill would eliminate 300 forestry jobs and further hobble the forestry supply chain in B.C. if it is allowed to proceed, says Unifor.
“B.C.’s forestry sector is teetering on the brink, and with each mill closure we get closer to the complete collapse of the forestry sector in this province,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “Forestry workers, their families, and their communities need urgent support from the provincial and federal governments.”
Roughly 5,000 Unifor members and their families gathered at Canada’s Wonderland in Vaughan, Ont., on July 12, 2026, for the union’s annual Ontario region Member Appreciation Day.
The skies provided perfect summer weather for this family event, which featured special early park entry, a barbecue lunch and ice cream, and a full day of access to rides, shows, and the water park.
Members were encouraged to wear their Unifor colours and swag and many showed up in their red bucket hats and “Protect Canadian Jobs” t-shirts.
Unifor’s Human Rights Conference brought members to the union’s Family Education Centre in Port Elgin, Ont. for a weekend where delegates and presenters shared stories, built relationships and planned their activism.
TORONTO— Unifor has reached a tentative agreement with Ford Motor Company, which covers 5,150 union members employed at Ford facilities in Canada.
“Securing this tentative agreement comes at a vital time for Canada’s auto workers and our domestic industry,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “Every member of our bargaining committee came to the table resolved to reach a fair deal that protects good union jobs in the most challenging of economic times.”
Dozens of volunteers served burgers and refreshments to hundreds of Unifor members in the Calgary area at the union's third annual Stampede BBQ. Many of the members who stopped by did so on their lunch break from workplaces nearby.
"These membership appreciation events are about getting outside and enjoying some summer weather with fellow Unifor members," said Unifor Western Regional Director Gavin McGarrigle. "Solidarity among working people is more important than ever in Alberta right now, and we're going all-in on unity."
TORONTO— Unifor is condemning Rogers Sports and Media’s decision to eliminate 230 positions across its media operations, including layoffs affecting dozens of Unifor members who produce trusted, fact-based local broadcast news and programming for communities across Canada.
"These layoffs are another devastating blow to Canada's already fragile news industry," said Unifor National President Lana Payne.
The federal government is fast-tracking a review of Canada’s Labour Code. Workers' rights, including the right to strike, must not become casualties of corporate pressure. Watch this update from Unifor National President Lana Payne to learn what's at stake and why Unifor is fighting back.
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.
An unprecedented coalition bringing together First Nations, unions and environmental, tourism and wildlife organizations is seeking to lay the foundations for a unifying project that will ensure the future of Quebec’s forests.
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.
UPDATE: On Monday, July 6, the District of North Vancouver council has reversed it's previous decision to deny re-zoning for Chemtrade, representing a significant victory for Unifor Local 697 members.
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.
