Human Rights

Unifor hosts powerful webinar to mark Asian Heritage Month

In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, Unifor brought members together for an unforgettable evening of learning, storytelling, and solidarity. 

The 2025 theme—Asian Canadian Legacy: We Contribute. We Serve—was brought to life through a webinar, hosted by Unifor organizers Hassan Mirza and Simon Lau, on May 27. The webinar featured a panel discussion to explore the intersection of immigration, labour, and anti-Asian racism. 

Personal Support Worker Day 2025

On May 19, we honour the dedication, strength, and compassion of Personal Support Workers (PSWs) across Ontario. 

Unifor represents thousands of PSWs working in long-term care homes, hospitals, home care, and community settings. 

Statement on International Human Rights Day

On this International Human Rights Day, Unifor reaffirms our commitment to standing with workers, communities, and people around the world in the ongoing fight for dignity, equality, and justice for all. This day is a time to reflect on both the progress we have made and the significant work still ahead of us to protect the rights and freedoms of all people, regardless of their background, identity, or circumstances.

Safe, clean washrooms are a fundamental human right

On November 19 – World Toilet Day – Unifor stands in solidarity with the global movement of ensuring that employers and governments provide everyone with access to safe and inclusive washroom facilities, particularly women and 2SLGBTQI+ members. 

Safe sanitation at work is a fundamental human right. Workers and workplaces are diverse, so every employer must take steps to ensure sanitation facilities are clean, appropriate and safe to meet the individual needs of workers.

Holt’s changes to N.B. abortion access prove elections make a difference

MONCTON–Unifor is celebrating Premier Holt’s reversal of the policies that limited surgical abortion to hospital settings in New Brunswick within days of forming government.

“Expanding access to women’s reproductive care, to health care, is what we and many others advocated for, and what New Brunswickers voted for,” said Atlantic Regional Director Jennifer Murray. “This is a bright light in a week where we have been reminded that our human rights, our right to self-determination, and our access to life-saving health care should never be taken for granted.”