WINDSOR—With fists raised and voices roaring, thousands of Unifor members, labour leaders, and allies surged into Windsor’s Riverfront Festival Plaza on April 26 in a powerful show of defiance against U.S. President Donald Trump’s assault on Canadian jobs.
“This is the fight of our lives,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “They are not [Trump’s] jobs to take. They are Canadian jobs. They are Unifor jobs, and we are going to do whatever we have to do to defend them and protect them.”
Unifor members at Blue Water Rest Home in Zurich, Ontario have ratified a new two-year collective agreement.
“This agreement is a testament to the strength and determination of our long-term care members,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “They do critical work in challenging conditions and they deserve contracts that reflect that value.”
Unifor Local 27 members at St. Joseph’s Health Care London have ratified a new three-year collective agreement that delivers strong gains in wages and benefits.
HALIFAX–The Health Support Council of Unions has filed for conciliation as negotiations for 4,600 workers with the IWK and Nova Scotia Health hit a brick wall.
HALIFAX–The Health Support Council of Unions says members who work as skilled trades workers, power engineers, porters, dietary, housekeeping, and other essential classifications within acute care, are growing concerned after their employers have refused to talk about any monetary items through five months of negotiations.
WINDSOR— The eight-week long strike action at Clear Medical Imaging has ended with Unifor and the employer agreeing to binding arbitration. Unifor Local 2458 members will return to work starting on December 30, with full return on January 2, 2025.
“While we would have preferred to obtain a negotiated agreement, it became clear that arbitration was a necessary step to obtain a first collective agreement for these workers,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “We are confident in our case and look forward to delivering the gains that these members went on strike to achieve.”
WINDSOR – This morning, Clear Medical Imaging showed up at the bargaining table with no response to the union’s latest offer to settle the ongoing strike.
Despite the union’s repeated requests for a counteroffer, the employer chose to break off talks. The union will now apply to the Labour Board for first contract interest arbitration.
