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… Honouring the contributions of migrants and respecting their rights December 12, 2025 Share Main Image Image On … weaken worker power. Unifor is committed to protecting the rights of all workers, regardless of status.  Equal rights and fair treatment are not privileges—they are …

… Human Rights day December 9, 2014 Share Main Image Image Human Rights Day commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948. The landmark document states … Human Rights Day commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948. The landmark document states …

… Stripping workers’ basic rights is an attack on freedom October 29, 2025 Share Main … back-to-work legislation is a sweeping attack on the basic rights and freedoms of workers in Alberta and a gross … overreaching measures.   The government’s attack on the rights and freedoms of working Albertans comes during a time …

… Positive, essential, attainable: The theme of Human Rights Day 2025 December 2, 2025 Share Main Image Image In a … turbulence and growing feelings of insecurity, Human Rights Day, marked every December 10, serves as a powerful reminder that human rights are not abstract principles—they are our everyday …

… Claiming Human Rights for All September 17, 2018 Share Main Image Image   The 2018 Unifor Human Rights Conference was a celebration and a call to action. … to our shared history to plan a path forward. Unifor Human Rights Director Christine Maclin laid out the task ahead of …

… Toilet rights are human rights: Unifor supports Transport Workers’ Sanitation … a Transport Workers’ Sanitation Charter , because toilet rights are human rights. “Currently Unifor public transit … a Transport Workers’ Sanitation Charter , because toilet rights are human rights. “Currently Unifor public transit …

… Statement on International Human Rights Day December 10, 2015 Share Main Image Image Our Rights - Our Freedoms This year marks the 50th anniversary … International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural  Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political …

… Education is a powerful tool for human rights July 18, 2018 Share Main Image Image A commitment to … staff representatives attended the Unifor week-long human rights training at the Port Elgin Education Centre to take … important equity agenda. Centered on the theme that “Human Rights are Workers Rights”, the training focused on topics …

… Statement on International Human Rights Day December 9, 2024 Share Main Image Image On this International Human Rights Day, Unifor reaffirms our commitment to standing with … and the significant work still ahead of us to protect the rights and freedoms of all people, regardless of their …

… International Human Rights Day Statement December 8, 2020 Share Main Image Image … General assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We should be celebrating all the accomplishments in Human Rights. Instead we see global resistance as governments, …

… Transgender Rights Protected in Canadian Law June 22, 2017 Share Main … on June 20, 2017. The bill amended the Canadian Human Rights Act to add gender identity and expression as … years, the federal government has extended the same human rights protections to transgender people that other …

… adopted several resolutions, including supporting greater rights for migrant workers, a call to ensure a faster start … bargaining strategy adopted at the convention to ensure the rights of workers are not only protected, but expanded. … in Calgary. In the face of a government attacking their rights, including making organizing more difficult, workers …

… Unifor Rights at Work campaign comes to Ottawa February 13, 2014 … sector is bringing its national campaign to defend the rights of working people to the Nation's Capital this … will focus much of its attention on challenges to workers' rights coming from the Harper government. "Unifor is …

… Where did our rights come from? December 8, 2013 Share Main Image Image … and activists have been at the forefront of winning union rights through the decades, Research Director Bill Murnighan … is being challenged, it’s vital that we know where our rights came from.” Murnighan called the Rand Formula, part …

… Supporting essential rights for essential workers October 7, 2020 Share Main … workers - are to be prioritized, we believe that the basic rights and protections for working people must be preserved … workers - are to be prioritized, we believe that the basic rights and protections for working people must be preserved …