Jobs and the Economy

The Honourable Wayne Long, MP (Saint John—Kennebecasis)
Secretary of State 
Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions

RE: Opportunities at AV Group NB

Dear Secretary of State Long,

I am writing today to bring to your attention concerns around two forestry mills operating in the province of New Brunswick, employing Unifor members.

Honourable Susan Holt
Premier of New Brunswick
Chancery Place

RE: New Brunswick’s $2.4 Million Non-Repayable Contribution to Agropur in Light of the Planned Closure of the Sussex Plant

Dear Premier Holt,

On behalf of Unifor and the workers at Agropur Dairy Cooperative’s Sussex-area plant whose livelihoods are being threatened, we are asking the Government of New Brunswick to immediately re-evaluate its decision to provide Agropur with $2.4 million in public funding.

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.

OTTAWA—The federal government’s forestry sector task force proposals, released today, provide a clear road map to re-build the sector and create good jobs, says Unifor. The union urges immediate action to implement the recommendations.

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. 

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.