Jun 29, 2017
How do we address the issues facing the media industry?
More than 100 media workers and staff from across Canada gathered recently to discuss the challenges facing the media industry and develop strategies to ensure its survival.
Unifor
As the largest private sector union in Canada, Unifor will advocate for and defend the rights of working people, in more than 20 economic sectors and in communities across Canada. We will stand for safer workplaces, secure employment, wages and benefits that provide a decent standard of living, and dignity and mutual respect in the workplace.
Jan 22, 2017
Thirty three aerospace workers in Newfoundland and Labrador have been locked out since the holidays. Local unions are coming out in support.
After nearly two years without a collective agreement, American-owned aerospace company D-J Composites locked out 33 Unifor members at its manufacturing plant in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Sep 6, 2016
Unifor celebrates Labour Day
This year's Labour Day celebrations fell on the eve of the announcement of Unifor's strategic plans to target one of the Detroit Three automakers.
Aug 30, 2016
Picket lines poised to go up at Empress Hotel
Hotel workers are fed up with the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, BC and some have been working up to sixty consecutive days. Workers are set to go on strike as early as as September 1.
Aug 22, 2016
Unifor calls on CRTC to boost local news
Unifor is calling upon Canada's federal TV regulator to put teeth into broadcasters' licence conditions for daily local news, including programming targeted to Canada's ethnically diverse populations.
Aug 11, 2016
Unifor opens bargaining with General Motors Canada
Unifor opened formal contract talks with General Motors this afternoon, in what could be the most important round of auto talks in a generation. Stay informed, take action, and support #autotalks16.
Jul 14, 2016
Young workers show that action can make a difference
Over the weekend, 130 young workers came together to take action and fight for a better, socially just world.
Jun 15, 2016
Shooting in Orlando, Florida reminds us all of the danger of hate
This horrifying act is a stark reminder of the danger of homophobia and transphobia and the violence that members of the LGBTQ community face every day.
Jun 7, 2016
TPP campaign ramps up with regional coordinators
Unifor’s campaign on the Trans-Pacific Partnership ramped up this week with a training session for regional coordinators from across Canada who will spend the summer building the union's top campaign.
May 31, 2016
Keep Hydro Public to rally at Hydro One shareholder meeting
On May 31 the shareholders of Hydro One will meet to discuss profits made at the expense of taxpayers. The majority of hydro is still owned by the people. It's not too late to stop privatization.
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