Flights and passenger traffic have already dropped by 90% from pre-pandemic levels
Government should consider science and data and consult with industry and unions before further action to avoid unintended consequences
January 22, 2021/OTTAWA – Canada’s largest airline industry association and the unions representing more than 325,000 Canadian workers today urged the federal government to consult with them before it enacts new measures to reduce travel.
Negotiations with the company have continued via Zoom for the past two weeks. Despite the challenges related to COVID, discussions are advancing at an adequate pace. We are working hard to reach a negotiated agreement. Thank you for your support, it is of the utmost importance. Your committee will keep you informed of future developments.
The lack of paid sick days for all workers in Ontario persists as a stain on our society, and is leaving too many at risk from COVID-19 and other contagious illnesses.
St. John’s – The Newfoundland and Labrador PC Party says the province needs more full time jobs, but their payroll tax cut plan will do more harm than good says Unifor.
This week, Unifor continues negotiations with VIA Rail over the major concessions tabled against Council 4000 members covered under Agreements 1 and 2. The Union bargained over the weekend in efforts to have the Corporation move off their estoppel notices and then open discussions on the economic proposals of both Council 4000 and Local 100 (Agreement 3).
TORONTO – Porter Airlines is using the pandemic as an excuse to stop paying workers using the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and terminating health care coverage for its furloughed workers.
Porter Airlines is using the pandemic as an excuse to stop paying workers using the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and terminating health care coverage for its furloughed workers.
Members of Unifor Local 88 who work at the CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario have voted to ratify a new agreement with General Motors that brings $1 billion in investments to begin large scale production of electric commercial delivery vans.
January 15, 2021 INGERSOLL—Unifor Local 88’s bargaining committee, representing 1,900 workers at the CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario has reached a tentative agreement with General Motors today. “This tentative deal delivers significant investment, new products, new jobs, and job security, achieving our union’s key bargaining priorities during these challenging times,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. General Motors has agreed to invest $1 billion dollars to begin large-scale commercial production of EV600, an all electric van, starting next year.
Unifor is pleased to provide input into the 2021 provincial budget. We are continuing to recommend a dual strategy to keep Ontarians protected and build a better economy – budget 2020 made some small gains but largely missed the mark. Our members and all Ontarians deserve more.
St. John’s – As Newfoundland and Labrador begins a provincial election, workers in the province will look to parties for policies that ensure good jobs for all, and supports key industries.
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic grow increasingly dire for Ontarians, including frontline
workers, each day. This pandemic has shone a spotlight on the structural deficiencies in Canada’s social infrastructure, glaring gaps in legislative standards and deep-rooted inequities.
Unifor Local 88’s bargaining committee, representing workers at the CAMI Assembly Plant reached a tentative agreement with General Motors today that includes a $1 billion investment to build Canada's first all-electric commercial vehicle.
Read Unifor's media release about the tentative agreement here.
TORONTO – Air Canada's decision to suspend Jazz flights to Yellowknife, Kamloops, Gander and Goose Bay regional airports is one more blow to remote communities already suffering from the current crisis in the airlines industry.
TORONTO – Air Canada's decision to suspend Jazz flights to Yellowknife, Kamloops, Gander and Goose Bay regional airports is one more blow to remote communities already suffering from the current crisis in the airlines industry.
Your Master Bargaining Committee continues to make progress in our negotiations with General motors, meeting throughout the day yesterday, overnight and well in to the morning. Please note that the Committee has set an internal deadline for today Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. to reach a tentative settlement with the company.
Your patience is greatly appreciated, particularly as the union continues to work under the expanded public health restrictions recently introduced by the Ontario government.
Following yesterday’s media conferences announcing Ontario’s COVID-19 modelling and your government’s response to the dire projections, our offices were flooded with messages from workers who are outraged and frightened at the seeming lack of tangible action offered.
Ontario’s workers heard loud and clear that without a major shift, ICUs that are not yet overrun will be filled with COVID-19 patients by the end of January. We were told to expect 50 to 100 deaths per day between now and the end of February.
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