Jobs and the Economy

ITF Week of Action Statement

This week, transport workers and unions around the world are joining the International Transport Workers’ Federation’s Safe Rates Week of Action. Unifor is with them, fully and without reservation.

The connection between driver pay and road safety is documented and measurable. When workers are paid too little for the time they work, they drive longer hours, skip rest, and take risks no worker should ever have to take. 

That is not a choice. It is what an industry built on cost-cutting produces.

Letter to MP Wayne Long Re: Opportunities at AV Group NB

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.

Letter: New Brunswick’s $2.4M contribution to Agropur ahead of Sussex plant closure

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.

Letter: The growing cost of contract flipping at Toronto Pearson airport

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 pre-budget testimony urges measures to protect Canadian jobs

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.

Auto Talks 2026 Message from Lana Payne: Bargaining begins June 22

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.