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CAW, CEP to merge for super union

“With this new union we are sending out a clear message that labour is ready to do what is necessary to take on governments and employers..."

Big Canadian Unions Vote to Merge

Canadian union officials said the new union will be better equipped to battle the sorts of wage reductions and curbs on union practices seen in the U.S.

WTO finds Green Energy Act contrary to GATT

“This decision aims to destroy the kind of inventive, creative job creation policies that are absolutely necessary to put our economy on the right foot ...”

Phase 3 of Let’s Talk TV: A Conversation with Canadians (BNOC 2014-190)

On June 27, Unifor submitted an intervention to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regarding its review of the conventional television system in Canada (popularly referred to as ‘Let’s Talk TV’). The union offers a series of recommendations it feels will help strengthen the television system now and for the future, with specific emphasis on local programming and Canadian content.

Unifor to keep pushing Ontario government

TORONTO, July 3, 2014 /CNW/ - Today's Speech from the Throne in Ontario makes a lot of promises for change, and Unifor will be watching closely to make sure those changes happen, Unifor National President Jerry Dias says.

Pride in our diversity

Hundreds of Unifor activists, members, leaders, staff, families and supporters came...

McDaniel brought fresh ideas to Fort McMurray by-election

FORT MCMURRAY, AB, June 30, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor congratulates federal NDP candidate Lori McDaniel for her contribution to the Fort McMurray—Athabasca by-election. McDaniel campaigned for reforms to the Temporary Foreign Worker program and challenged Stephen Harper's reckless natural resource policies.

CNN's Van Jones to keynote national Good Jobs Summit

Good Jobs Summit brings together students, university, unions and academics to hold national conversation about job creation solutions

TORONTO, June 26, 2014 /CNW/ - CNN commentator, social justice advocate and best-selling author Van Jones will deliver the keynote address for the multi-partner national Good Jobs Summit, taking place in Toronto in the fall.

Unifor Statement on Jailed Journalists

Unifor, which represents journalists across Canada, is shocked at the harsh sentences handed down in Egypt to three Al Jazeera journalists – including one Canadian – who were simply doing their jobs.

Journalism is not a crime. It is essential to the workings of a functioning democracy that citizens have access to fair and balanced accounts of the issues facing their country. To achieve that, journalists need to know that they can do their jobs without fear of harassment, much less prosecution.

Unifor marks International Day of the Seafarer

HALIFAX, June 25, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor is marking the International Day of the Seafarer on June 25 by encouraging members to share their gratitude on social media to acknowledge the workers who serve to connect the world's economies.