KITCHENER/TORONTO, March 29, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor will be making an important announcement about the status of its unionization efforts at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada's Cambridge and Woodstock major auto plants, at a press conference on Monday at 10 a.m. in Kitchener, Ontario.
KITCHENER/TORONTO, ON, March 29, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor will be making an important announcement about the status of its unionization efforts at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada's Cambridge and Woodstock major auto plants, at a press conference on Monday at 10 a.m. in Kitchener, Ontario.
OTTAWA, March 28, 2014 /CNW/ - Bargaining has stalled between Unifor local 4270 and the employer at The Recreation Association of the Public Service of Canada. The Recreation Association has two bargaining units, with one side having been recently organized. The employer initially refused to bargain with the newly-organized unit, but presented a final offer for both groups and applied to the Ministry of Labour for a vote.
FORT MCMURRAY, AB, March 26, 2014 /CNW/ - A majority of an Arbitration Panel has ruled that the random drug and alcohol testing of all employees at a Suncor site outside of Fort McMurray violates the fundamental rights of workers to privacy, respect, and dignity in the workplace and cannot be justified in the circumstances.
TORONTO, March 26, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor, Canada's newest labour union is sponsoring a town hall meeting Thursday evening, bringing together local partners to address the intersection between community services and workers' rights.
VICTORIA, March 26, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor National President Jerry Dias will make an announcement Wednesday in Victoria regarding the ongoing dispute at the Port Metro Vancouver.
VICTORIA, March 25, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor National President Jerry Dias will make an announcement Wednesday in Victoria regarding the ongoing dispute at the Port Metro Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, March 25, 2014 /CNW/ - The union representing container truck drivers in Vancouver is calling on federal Minister of Transportation Lisa Raitt to get to the bargaining table immediately to negotiate a sustainable solution to the Port of Metro Vancouver dispute.
VICTORIA, March 24, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor's BC Area Director Gavin McGarrigle and Assistant to the President (Transportation Sector) Bob Orr will be in Victoria for the debate of forced-work legislation.
McGarrigle and Orr will be available in Victoria on Monday, March 24 until 5:00pm.
VANCOUVER, March 20, 2014 /CNW/ - Container truck drivers will hold a rally in downtown Vancouver to protest the BC government's March 19 announcement that it will introduce forced-work legislation.
Across the country, Unifor local unions will be recognizing March 21, the International Day for the Elimination of Racism with special events and community actions.
On March 21, 1960, sixty-nine people were killed and eighty were wounded by the racist state of South Africa while peacefully protesting Apartheid. The Security Council of the United Nations, in an unprecedented move, condemned the Sharpeville Massacre and the South African government for this action. March 21 was declared the “International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination” in 1966 by the General Assembly of the United Nations.
VANCOUVER, March 19, 2014 /CNW/ - BC Transportation Minister Todd Stone's refusal to negotiate with container truck drivers and the introduction of forced-work legislation will only make matters worse in the port dispute, says Unifor.
BC Transportation Minister Todd Stone’s refusal to negotiate with container truck drivers and the introduction of forced-work legislation will only make matters worse in the port dispute, says Unifor.
WINNIPEG, March 17, 2014 /CNW/ - The consolidation of Sobey's Winnipeg cheese and ice cream operations will cost 50 employees their jobs, Unifor Local 468 was informed today.
"It's always disappointing to learn about layoffs in the name of cost-cutting at a profitable firm like Sobey's," said Scott Doherty, Unifor's Western Director.