TORONTO, June 14, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor National President, Jerry Dias will participate in a public town hall to discuss the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement on Wednesday, June 15 at the University of Toronto.
The town hall meeting is organized by Global Affairs Canada and is part of a series of public consultations on the TPP being conducted by the federal government across the country.
TORONTO, June 12, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor has reached a tentative agreement with VIA Rail, avoiding a work stoppage that could have begun as early as Monday morning. The new four-year tentative agreement was reached about an hour before the strike deadline of Sunday at 11:59 p.m.
GM Canada has announced plans to hire up to 750 engineers over the next two years, increasing its Canadian Research and Development staff to about 1,000. Unifor, representing 23,000 auto workers, calls the creation of new R&D jobs a positive step.
TORONTO, June 10, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor, representing 23,000 auto workers, calls the announcement of up to 1,000 new Research and Development jobs at General Motors Canada a positive step.
This was published in the Huffington Post Friday June 10, 2016.
Unifor’s Auto Council made a momentous decision recently about the all-important contract talks to get underway this summer.
In two unanimous votes, the 120 delegates passed resolutions calling for each company to commit to bringing new products to Canada, and to specific investment mandates for Canada for assembly and powertrain operations.
That means there will be no deals with GM, Ford or Fiat-Chrysler without specific commitments from each that we will have new products made right here in Canada.
Unifor says the announcement of up to 1,000 new Research and Development jobs at General Motors Canada a positive step. For more information, click here.
TORONTO, June 8, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor is encouraged by the measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions introduced in Ontario's Climate Change Action Plan.
TORONTO, June 3, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor, representing almost 2,000 armoured car employees in Canada, applauds the introduction of Bill C-285, which seeks to develop national standards for the industry.
WHITBY, ON, June 3, 2016 /CNW/ - With the unexpected announcement of some 270 auto parts jobs being lost at Johnson Controls Inc. in Whitby, Unifor is advocating for good jobs to be maintained in the plant or in the local area, and its members to stay with the work.
LONDON, ON, June 1, 2016 /CNW/ - Meeting in advance of the start of bargaining with the Detroit Three auto companies this summer, delegates to the Unifor Auto Council voted unanimously to make new investments in Canada, including new product allocations, the top priority of the talks.
REGINA, June 1, 2016 /CNW/ - The union representing most of the workers employed by Saskatchewan's Crown corporations will be available for comment following the tabling of the provincial budget.
"Accounting isn't this government's strong suit, so we'll be watching closely how the budget represents crown revenues and dividends," said Susan Saunders, Unifor National Representative.
This was published in the Huffington Post Wednesday June 1, 2016.
The first few residents of Fort McMurray, including Unifor members, begin returning to their homes this week, with the real work of their ordeal still lying ahead of them.
Forced to flee four weeks ago in the face of a wild fire gone out of control, more than 88,000 people have found shelter in temporary accommodations set in civic centres and hockey rinks, in hotels or with friends and family since the fires pushed them from their homes.
Unifor’s campaign on the Trans-Pacific Partnership ramped up this week with a training session for regional coordinators from across Canada who will spend the summer building the union’s top campaign.
Meeting in advance of the start of bargaining with the Detroit Three auto companies this summer, delegates to the Unifor Auto Council voted unanimously to make new investments in Canada, including new product allocations, the top priority of the talks. For more information, click here.
Hundreds of community and labour activists rallied outside Hydro One’s first Annual General Meeting today, to demand an immediate reversal of the Ontario government’s privatization plans.
TORONTO, May 31, 2016 /CNW/ - Pilots at Sunwing Airlines Inc., represented by Unifor Local 7378, have ratified a new collective agreement that breaks new ground for flight crew members.
"I would like to congratulate the bargaining committee and the Master Executive Council for their determination and loyalty to their members, this agreement could not have been reached without the support of the membership," said Joel Fournier, Unifor Director of Transportation.
