Pensions & Benefits

Unifor is celebrating the significant pension gains the union has fought for in the last three years as we head into Constitutional Convention in August at the Vancouver Convention Centre. 

Since 2023, Unifor has negotiated improvements to Defined Benefit (DB) plans across the country at high-profile companies, including Ford, General Motors, Stellantis, Bombardier, MDA and PepsiCo, as well as Windsor Tunnel Corporation, GreenShield, Amsted Rail and Kautex Textron among others.

OTTAWA – Unifor welcomes the passing of the third reading of the federal pharmacare bill, bringing Canada one step closer to making universal pharmacare a reality.

A private member’s bill with all-party support in the House of Commons currently before a Senate Committee could fundamentally improve pension security for retirees across the country.

Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985, would amend bankruptcy and insolvency legislation to give “super-priority” to funding the deficit of a pension plan.

The 2022 Employment Insurance and Canada Pension Plan (EI/CPP) Conference, hosted at the Unifor Family Education Centre, took place over a monumental weekend for EI benefits in Canada.

On Saturday, September 24, the remaining EI temporary measures were allowed to expire by the federal government. Delegates were trained to navigate a much different system where fewer Canadians will be able to qualify for benefits, and where separation payments will now be allocated all despite Unifor’s ongoing campaign efforts.