TORONTO- Unifor will commence 2026 Detroit Three auto negotiations on June 22, starting with Ford Motor Company. Unifor represents approximately 5,000 workers at various Ford of Canada facilities.
"Currently, the Canadian auto sector, and in turn our members and their families, face unprecedented challenges. Unifor firmly believes it is in the best interest of our members across the Detroit Three to work to establish the pattern agreement for 2026 auto bargaining with Ford Motor Company” said Unifor National President Lana Payne.
Unifor statement on Personal Support Worker Day, May 19, 2026
On May 19, Unifor proudly honours the dedication, skill, and compassion of Personal Support Workers (PSWs) across Canada.
PSWs provide hands-on, front line care every single day, supporting seniors, people with disabilities, and patients in long-term care, hospitals and social services, home care, and community settings.
Unifor members rallied outside Belleville General Hospital this week after Quinte Health announced the elimination of 59 Personal Support Worker (PSW) and Health Care Aide positions across multiple hospital sites, a move the union says will further strain Ontario’s already overwhelmed health care system.
This National Nursing Week, Unifor proudly celebrates the nurses whose skill, compassion, and expertise are essential to strong health care teams and quality patient care across Canada.
From hospitals and social services, long-term care homes to clinics, community care, home care, and emergency services, nurses provide skilled, dedicated care every single day.
They are caregivers, advocates, mentors, and leaders who hold our health care system together through some of its greatest challenges.
MISSISSAUGA—Wage gains and structural fairness are key features of a new collective agreement voted on last night by Unifor Local 252 members. Ratified by 93%, it is the first union contract negotiated with Walmart in North America.
“Unifor members at Walmart are helping to lead the warehousing sector,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “These members were successful at radically re-shaping fairness in the workplace.”
TORONTO – Unifor Local 4268 members who drive school buses for Stock Transportation in Toronto have ratified a new three-year collective agreement that delivers wage gains and first-in-sector protections against AI-driven driver surveillance.
Following last week’s announcement that Agropur Dairy Cooperative will close its Sussex, N.B. facility in 2028, Unifor leadership met with members on May 6 to discuss the fight ahead and reaffirm the union’s commitment to supporting workers and their families through the difficult transition.
Unifor Telecommunications Council executive members brought workers’ questions to Bell management at the company’s annual shareholders meeting on Thursday May 7, 2026.
The union’s representatives submitted the following questions:
Vice President of the Society of Professional Engineers and Associates-Unifor Local 7474 (SPEA-Local 7474) Reza Ziaei told an audience at the Canadian Nuclear Association’s annual conference that a unionized workplace has helped foster mutually respectful labour relations and can be a foundation for long-term stability.
“From job security to structured and predictable labour relations, a unionized workforce is a very positive force within AtkinsRéalis,” said Ziaei. “Every worker at every skill level can benefit from having a union.”
In recognition of the National Day of Mourning, Unifor members across the country took part in activities to honour those who have suffered a work-related disability, disease or death.
The 2026 Prairie Regional Council opened on Treaty 6 territory in Edmonton with remarks from Council Chairperson Guy Desforges, setting the tone for three days of discussion centered on mobilizing Unifor members for the political fights ahead, including the looming Alberta UCP referendum, an anticipated Alberta election, and Manitoba's 2027 vote.
Unifor National President Lana Payne urged the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources today to put energy workers at the centre of Canada's plan to become an energy superpower, warning that aging infrastructure, "run-to-fail" maintenance strategies, and shrinking domestic capacity are putting the country's energy security at risk.
Watch National President Lana Payne testify to the House of Commons Natural Resources committee to express Unifor's support for reducing Canada's export dependency on the U.S. and warned against the industry's growing reliance on "run to fail" models that endanger energy workers and their communities.
Thousands of workers, including strong participation from Unifor members, took to the streets of Montreal on May 2, 2026, alongside other unions, community groups and student organizations under the banner “Rights trampled. We must resist,” marking International Workers’ Day and pushing back against attacks on workers’ rights.
This year, the main Montreal May Day demonstration was held on May 2 to allow broader participation and the response was clear: workers are mobilized and ready to stand together.
CAMI Assembly Plant members packed the Unifor Local 88 union hall on May 1, to hear from National and Local leaders about the future of the idled facility, U.S.
Former Accuride workers represented by Unifor Local 27 have won a major court victory that will see approximately $4 million in pension surplus funds returned to members after the company went bankrupt and closed the plant.
CAMI Assembly Plant members filled the Unifor Local 88 union hall on May 1, to hear from National and Local leaders about the future of the idled facility, the impact of U.S. auto tariffs, the threat of Chinese imports, and the road ahead for 2026 auto bargaining.
WATERLOO — Unifor Local 4304 members at Grand River Transit have ratified a new three-year collective agreement that delivers significant wage and benefit gains, expanded coverage for workers between the ages of 67 and 75, and stronger language to protect new transit routes from being contracted out.
Unifor locals in Ottawa, including Local 6004 and Local 1688 have long supported the work of the Somali Hope Foundation, an international NGO behind the Somali Hope Academy in Bur Salah, Somalia.
On Saturday May 2, members and elected leadership including Unifor National President Lana Payne and Ontario Regional Director Samia Hashi attended the Foundation’s annual gala in Ottawa, On. The gala, the final event of its kind for the Foundation, marked 16 years of community engagement and fundraising in the national capital region.
Unifor, the United Steelworkers and CUPE, united as the Canadian Telecommunications Workers’ Alliance (CTWA), jointly presented to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (INDU) on Thursday, April 30.
Unifor Telecommunications Director Roch LeBlanc delivered opening remarks for the Alliance, alongside Natalie Blais, CUPE Research Representative and Corey Mandryk, Lead Organizer, United Steelworkers National Local 1944.
On May Day, workers celebrate the historic achievements of the labour movement which, for generations, has shaped a fairer, more just Canada.
As we mark May Day across the country, we also acknowledge that Canadian workers face considerable challenges. Our country's industrial backbone is under threat, and the weight of dire economic times inevitably lands on working people and their families.
WATERLOO — Unifor Local 4304 and the Region of Waterloo have reached a tentative agreement covering approximately 850 Grand River Transit workers, averting a strike that would have begun at 12:01 a.m. on May 1, 2026.
Mediated negotiations between Unifor and Marine Atlantic broke off on the second day after the employer failed to engage with the union’s proposals.
“It’s unacceptable that Marine Atlantic is refusing to engage in meaningful negotiations for a fair agreement that lets workers continue to serve the public,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “Ignoring the bargaining committee’s proposals shows a lack of respect and raises serious doubts about reaching a deal unless the company changes course.”
TORONTO—It’s an out-of-this-world moment for Unifor as cookies made by members have officially reached new heights—travelling all the way to space.
Commercial Bakeries’ iconic Maple Crème cookies, proudly produced by members of Unifor Local 6006, were shared by astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission, who loved them to the moon and back.
This marks the first time these Canadian-made treats have gone beyond Earth’s orbit, making them the most far-reaching cookies in history.
From April 22 to 24 in Quebec City, Unifor delegates from across the province gathered for the Quebec Council, held this year under the theme of the environment. Without being limited to that theme, discussions addressed the full range of issues affecting workers in a rapidly changing economic and social context.
