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.
TORONTO, Aug. 22, 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
TORONTO, Aug. 22, 2014 /CNW/ - The brazen robbery of the two-person armoured car crew in a Montreal suburb underlines the need for improved safety standards in the industry.
"How many more robberies will it take before our legislators take these safety concerns seriously? These workers are being put in dangerous situations every day, and that can and must be addressed," Unifor National President Jerry Dias said.
Any leader will tell you they can’t be effective without knowing what people are concerned about at any given time – the issues that come up with family and friends, their anxieties, their desires of today and their hopes for the future. As a national union leader, I spend a lot of time talking to people – finding out about them and their lives.
ABBOTSFORD, BC, Aug. 22, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor members at the Cascade Aerospace facility have ratified a settlement offer by a margin of 96%. Cascade workers have been off the job for 11 weeks to achieve greater job security and resist cuts to young workers' benefits.
“Today, we are proud to introduce our new union as Unifor, a union that will fight for working people in every sector of the economy and in every community...
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TORONTO, Aug. 19, 2014 /CNW/ - The union representing 45,000 transportation workers in Canada says that the federal Transportation Safety Board (TSB) recommendations released today are weak and will not adequately protect the public from future accidents. The TSB's Railway Investigation Report reviewed the Lac Mégantic rail disaster and was to provide guidelines to prevent future loss of life.
TORONTO, Aug. 19, 2014 /CNW/ - Striking Bombardier workers from Thunder Bay are set to address today's TTC board meeting to urge the commission not to accept vehicles assembled by replacement workers.
TORONTO, Aug. 14, 2014 /CNW/ - Striking Bombardier workers from Thunder Bay wrap up three days of activities in Toronto to put pressure on the TTC not to accept new vehicles assembled by replacement workers and to raise awareness about Bombardier's attempt to slash pensions and retiree benefits despite record profits.
Since the beginning of the year, six special Working Groups have been holding multiple meetings to develop a plan of action for the formation of the new union.
JIM STANFORD - Economist with Unifor, Canada's largest private-sector trade union, published in the Globe and Mail, Letters to the Editor on August 11, 2014
