OTTAWA, March 8, 2016 /CNW/ - There are serious concerns with the Trans Pacific Partnership that can only be addressed with a full and open debate among Canadians about the deal, Unifor National President Jerry Dias told the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade this morning.
Jerry Dias, Unifor National President March 8, 2016
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Good morning Mister Chairman and members of the committee.
My name is Jerry Dias and I am the National President of Unifor, Canada’s largest trade union in the private sector. With me is Angelo DiCaro, in our union’s Research Department.
Unifor represents over 310,000 workers across the country, in each province and in nearly every industry.
OTTAWA, March 7 /CNW/ - Unifor National President Jerry Dias will speak to the House Committee on Trade on Tuesday morning, emphasizing the need for meaningful consultations with all Canadians on the deal to address some very real concerns with what was negotiated.
"It is vital have an honest, evidence-based look at the deal, with full input from Canadians, to determine if it helps or hurts our economy," Dias said.
International Women’s Day is an event with its roots in the labour movement. Over 100 years ago, women took to the streets to demand better wages and working conditions. Our members engage many different events to mark this day, but each event has a common theme: celebrating our achievements and recommitting our efforts to fight for gender equality. It is more than just being equal to men; our efforts must recognize the systemic injustice and violence that women face.
TORONTO, March 4, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor is raising concerns about global logistics giant DHL after a new report found the company guilty of breaking its own – and international – rules on the way its workers are treated.
WILLIAMS LAKE, BC, March 3, 2016 /CNW/ - After receiving notice of at least 17 layoffs at the Gibraltar Mine, Unifor says that the province's corporate hydro deferral program is failing northern communities.
Closing the gender wage gap must be treated as a human rights priority. It is more than just pay equity. It is about access to quality education, eliminating gender-based streaming, access to good jobs, community supports for workers such as child care and elder care, and an effective system to eliminate gender discrimination and sexual harassment. And, of course, it is about undervaluing (and therefore underpaying) women for the work that they do. Remedying the gap requires action on many fronts including a robust pay equity regime with supports for compliance and active enforcement.
A ground-breaking bill was introduced last fall in the Manitoba legislature which would provide workers facing domestic violence with paid leave from work. Bill 8 has now passed second reading and Unifor made a presentation to the Justice Committee urging that it be passed.
Published in the Huffington Post Wednesday March 2, 2016
After some rather minor tinkering with one part of the CETA free trade deal with Europe, our new Liberal government is now saying the deal could be signed, ratified and in force by 2017.
Not so fast.
There is still much to be concerned with here. But we can still fix what’s wrong, and not just with CETA. The announcement Monday proves that.
TORONTO, Feb. 29, 2016 /CNW/ - The flipping of more than 450 Toronto-area school bus routes this morning shows how unstable a system Ontario has for handing out such contracts, and will only get worse, warns Unifor, the province's largest school bus driver union.
The flipping of more than 450 Toronto-area school bus routes this morning shows how unstable a system RFPs are for handing out such contracts, and will only get worse, warns Unifor.
TORONTO, Feb. 25 , 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor welcomes investment in education, health and infrastructure but says overall funding in the Ontario budget falls short.
"Increased funding in these key areas is overdue," said Unifor Ontario Director Katha Fortier. "Today's budget is a start, but we need greater investment to really make a difference in the lives of Ontarians."
TORONTO, Feb. 24, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union will be available to provide reaction to the 2016 Ontario budget. Ontario Regional Director Katha Fortier will be accessible for media interviews following the pre-budget lockup at the Macdonald Block.
"It's time for the Wynne government to focus on investing in social services, job creation and economic growth," said Fortier.
The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) was designed to create and keep good jobs here at home. A mutli-billion dollar deal for Halifax's Irving Shipyard brings a strong boost to our economy.
Published in the Huffington Post February 24, 2016
Now is no time to be slaying deficits.
Ever since Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced Monday that the federal deficit would top $18.4 billion, all the familiar voices of right wing commentators, Bay Street analysts and Conservative politicians have made their all-too predictable calls for budget cuts and curtailed spending.
Pink Shirt Day began in Berwick, Nova Scotia, Canada in 2007 when David Shepherd, Travis Price and a group of students decided to defend a kid who was bullied for wearing a pink shirt. In a show of solidarity, many of his peers turned up to school the next day wearing pink shirts, and PSD was born.
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