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Unifor watching closely as Ontario hospitals and Long-term Care facilities given emergency powers

March 26, 2020

Unifor health care members understand the need for the Ontario government’s temporary order giving hospitals and long-term care facilities extraordina

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Unifor has launched a hub for member information about the pandemic at unifor.org/COVID19 and encourages members to check the site regularly for updates. For some, the pandemic has meant unemployment...

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Fact Sheet: Protecting Workers From COVID-19

What protections and precautions you can expect from your employer to protect you from COVID-19.

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Action needed to ensure Indigenous communities have safe water

March 18, 2020

This year the annual United Nations’ World Water Day comes at a pivotal moment for Canada. Defending freshwater resources has been a growing concern for Indigenous communities—and for good reason. Safe drinking water is a human right, but it is far from something that many remote First Nations can take for granted.

There are at least 61 long-term and dozens more short-term drinking water advisories in effect for Indigenous communities across Canada. Some communities haven’t had access to safe drinking water for decades.