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A Time for Action - Canada's Auto Industry

A one page introduction to Unifor's report “Searching for Stable Ground: Securing the Future of Canada’s Auto Industry”.

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Searching for stable ground: securing the future of Canada's auto industry

Canada has a long and rich automotive history. Only recently we ranked as the fourth largest producer in the world, and punched far above our weight in international auto trade. Unfortunately, that...

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Unifor members brace for temporary shut down of Myra Falls mine

April 30, 2015

More than 270 Unifor members at the Myra Falls mine on Vancouver Island face...

Viking Air layoffs cost the community over 110 skilled jobs

April 3, 2015

A slow down at Viking Air has led to layoffs at Vancouver Island’s largest aerospace facility...

Albertans blamed, now punished, for poor government record

March 26, 2015

The provincial budget continues to blame—and punish—Albertans for the mess created by the PC...

Mabe retirees rally to protect their pensions

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Months before the planned closure of the Mabe appliance plant in Montreal...

“Bad news budget” lacks a vision to build the province

March 19, 2015

Unifor says that building a strong province requires more than one-time infrastructure spending...

Arbitration decision proposes a ‘big compromise’ says Lana Payne

January 19, 2015

James Dorsey, the arbitrator tasked with Bill 1, found that the government’s objectives of...

Unifor welcomes major investment from Pratt & Whitney

December 11, 2014

Pratt & Whitney have announced that they will invest close to $1 billion in research and development over the next four and a half years.

Metro Vancouver coalition forms to support Yes vote in referendum

December 11, 2014

The new Coalition’s founding members include the Vancouver Board of Trade; Unifor, Canada’s newest...