OTTAWA – Canada’s proposed 2026 federal budget opts for big spending to boost business growth, including investment incentives and tax cuts, but must deliver benefits for working Canadians.
As the Trump Administration continues its nonsensical tariff attack on Canada’s auto industry, it is becoming increasingly clear the only winner in this trade war is China.
News that Stellantis intends to build some electrified Jeep vehicles in China, with plans to export them around the world including Canada, is another gut punch to Unifor members at the Brampton Assembly Plant and the Canadian auto industry.
HALIFAX, NS – Unifor members in Nova Scotia’s public sector or at publicly funded workplaces will receive damages paid to union members employed during the four years that Bill 148 restricted collective bargaining.
EDMONTON–Albertans have voted to remain a province in Canada, according to unofficial results. More than 75% of voters chose Option 1 on ballot question 10, which asked whether Alberta should remain in Canada or whether the Alberta government should begin the legal process toward a binding separation referendum.
TORONTO—Unifor members at Stellantis have delivered a strong strike mandate with 97.3% voting in favour of authorizing strike action, if needed.
“Unifor members at Stellantis understand how difficult negotiations with the company have been and gave an overwhelming mandate to support their bargaining committee,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “Our members are united in their determination to reach a fair agreement with Stellantis that protects jobs for Canadian autoworkers.”
More than 40 Unifor, CUPE and USW members gathered in Calgary from Oct. 13 to 15 for the fourth joint “Labour Votes” training session mobilizing union members for Alberta’s Oct. 19 referendum. It comes on the heels of a successful mail-in ballot blitz, and this week’s focus was turning that momentum into votes at the polls.
Unifor representatives, alongside labour leaders from across the federally regulated private and public sectors, met with the Federal Pay Equity Commissioner Lori Straznicky on Sept. 24, 2026, at the Canadian Labour Congress’s offices in Ottawa.
The meeting gave workers’ representatives a chance to connect and share feedback on the implementation of the federal Pay Equity Act.
MONTREAL— In the wake of the elections in Quebec, Unifor Quebec is urging the incoming government to engage in a genuine dialogue with workers. In response to the serious challenges currently facing both the manufacturing and forestry sectors, the union expects to see concrete measures aimed at safeguarding jobs as well as a clear commitment to respecting union rights.
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