Skilled Trades

Unifor Skilled Trades Council discusses trade war threat

The ongoing trade war with the United States was top of mind as Unifor National Skilled Trades Council delegates from across the country met to discuss major challenges facing the union’s 50,000 Skilled Trades members. 

Celebrating women in trades at the Halifax Shipyard

There is a friendly face on billboards throughout the city of Halifax representing the workers at the Halifax Shipyard. Unifor MWF-Local 1 member Krista Lee Langille’s confident smile proudly represents the more than 1,200 unionized workers inside the imposing white structure more than four football fields long that sprawls along the edge of the Halifax Harbour.

Skilled Trades Council

The next Unifor National Skilled Trades Council will be held at the Holiday Inn Peterborough Waterfront Hotel located at 150 George Street North, Peterborough, ON. 

Hotel Reservations

Skilled Trades Council

The Unifor National Skilled Trades Council will be held May 23-25, 2025, at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland in St. John’s, NFLD. The Council will take place in Salon A.

National Skilled Trades Council

The National Skilled Trades Council meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 31 to Saturday, November 2, 2024, at the Delta Hotel Thunder Bay, ON.

Unifor Skilled Trades Council delegates strategize to secure and grow trades

More than 80 Skilled Trades members from across the country gathered at the Unifor Skilled Trades Council to discuss key issues and strategize to secure and grow good paying trades jobs.

“Our Skilled Trades members convene three times a year in order to stay on top of common issues and to bring forward workplace concerns that can benefit from the shared experience and wisdom of Council delegates,” said Dave Cassidy, Unifor National Skilled Chair.