Jobs and the Economy

Help save media jobs now

Unifor members who work in the media sector are urging the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to stop the...

Labour: The Missing Link in NAFTA?

Unifor National President Jerry Dias, has been invited to speak on a panel of experts about the future of NAFTA and Canadian workers...

Unifor meets with two BC ministers

In a meeting with Minister Doug Donaldson, Unifor representatives urged the BC NDP government to keep the pressure on for a softwood lumber deal that

Bill 148 Public Hearings and Rally

Final public hearings on Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, take place on Oct. 30, Oct. 31 and Nov. 2.

Minimum wage job loss figures misleading

The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO)—an independent, arm’s length, non-partisan research institute—released a paper on September 12th outlining the likely economic impacts flowing from the pending minimum wage increase (see here). The FAO’s findings are already garnering significant media attention and will almost certainly be used by the opponents of Bill 148 as further proof that the Ontario Government is economically reckless.

Arbitration Decision: Unifor-VCTA v Aheer and Sunlover

BC ruling in favour of Unifor-Vancouver Container Truckers' Association versus Aheer Transportation Limited and Sunlover Holding Co. Limited. Arbitrated by James Dorsey.
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