Union Solidarity

Deborah Flint
CEO – Greater Toronto Airports Authority 
Toronto, ON

Dear Ms. Flint

I am writing to raise a matter of growing urgency for workers across Canada’s aviation sector and for the stability of airport operations at Toronto Pearson: the continued practice of contract flipping and the escalating impacts it is having on workforce continuity, safety culture, and the long‑term resilience of airport services.

Unifor National President Lana Payne presented to the Standing Committee on Finance on June 2, as part of the 2026 pre-budget consultation. Payne’s testimony focused on the measures the federal government must take to protect Canadian jobs.

“Canada’s economy and labour market are showing cracks, with private sector industries and workplaces facing mounting pressure. These pressures are converging on Canadian workers from different directions,” said Payne.

On June 22, Unifor begins Detroit Three bargaining in what will be one of the most consequential rounds of auto negotiations our union has faced. 

We’re heading into these negotiations at a critical moment for auto workers. 

Unifor will begin negotiations with Ford Motor Company, where we believe we can establish the strongest possible pattern agreement for Detroit Three members.

Unifor health care and social services workers from across Ontario gathered at Queen’s Park this week for a legislative lobby from May 25-28, demanding urgent action to strengthen public health care, address staffing shortages and stop the expansion of privatized care.

“Health care workers are holding this system together under impossible conditions,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. 

Unifor is condemning plans by the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) to eliminate 49 positions, warning the cuts will place additional strain on an already overburdened Unifor Local 2458 health care workers and further impact patient care. 

Unifor Ontario Regional Director Samia Hashi toured the Hyatt Regency Toronto to meet with hospitality workers represented by Unifor Local 112 and hear directly about the challenges facing members in the sector. 

“Hospitality workers keep Ontario’s hospitality economy running, and the work they do every day deserves respect, fair compensation, and safe working conditions,” said Unifor Ontario Regional Director Samia Hashi. 

TORONTO—Unifor welcomes today’s federal defence procurement and policy announcements that put Canadian-built Bombardier Global aircraft, and the union members who build them, at the centre of enhancements to Canada’s defence and aerospace industry priorities. 

Without exception, working people benefit from uniting together around issues of common concern, such as their wages, working conditions, or safety at work. We have seen this time and time again when workers come together in unions to bargain collectively and work towards better standards and laws for everyone.

The separatist referendum effort in Alberta accomplishes none of these objectives and only serves as a distraction from the real issues facing workers.

TORONTO – Unifor challenges government biases against workers in the union’s submission to the Employment and Social Development Canada’s consultation on modernizing the federal labour relations framework.