Canada has been accepting refugees for over 200 years, but its refugee policies have not always reflected the generous, humanitarian values that inform the world view of Canadians. There have been times where Canada has lived up to its international commitments and moral obligations and willing accepted large numbers of displaced persons. Equally, there are times when Canada has enacted policies or taken action which has increased the vulnerability of refugees.
ST. JOHN'S, June 17, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor members from across the Atlantic provinces are gathering this weekend in St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador for the annual regional council. This event provides a venue for democratic discussion on a range of topics that will direct the actions of local unions in the coming year.
METRO VANCOUVER –The union representing transit operators, skilled trades, SeaBus and support workers say the new funding plan announced today by the federal, provincial and municipal governments won’t put a single additional bus on the road in Metro Vancouver. Unifor says this is a recipe for further over-crowding and won’t help under-serviced areas.
TORONTO, June 15, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor National President, Jerry Dias, spoke at a Town Hall in Toronto, calling on the federal government to not ratify the current Trans Pacific Partnership, but think boldly about trade.
TORONTO, June 15, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor supports the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) decision to entrench the value of local news as the civic responsibility of the large media companies (VIs) holding licenses for local TV stations.
WINNIPEG, June 15, 2016 /CNW/ - Manitoba's most vulnerable workers will have fewer rights if Bill 7 becomes law, says Unifor.
"Brian Pallister is a bully who picks on those who can't defend themselves," said Jerry Dias, Unifor's National President. "Bill 7 was designed to keep Manitoba's most vulnerable workers poor and powerless."
TORONTO, June 15, 2016 /CNW/ - The crew who perished in a fatal 2013 helicopter crash in Moosonee, ON was failed by Ornge, said Unifor, the union representing advanced and critical care flight paramedics.
Unifor’s campaign to stop ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal ramped up in Toronto on June 15 with a community rally and Town Hall that featured National President Jerry Dias. To read the complete story, click here.
TORONTO, June 14, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor National President, Jerry Dias will participate in a public town hall to discuss the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement on Wednesday, June 15 at the University of Toronto.
The town hall meeting is organized by Global Affairs Canada and is part of a series of public consultations on the TPP being conducted by the federal government across the country.
TORONTO, June 12, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor has reached a tentative agreement with VIA Rail, avoiding a work stoppage that could have begun as early as Monday morning. The new four-year tentative agreement was reached about an hour before the strike deadline of Sunday at 11:59 p.m.
GM Canada has announced plans to hire up to 750 engineers over the next two years, increasing its Canadian Research and Development staff to about 1,000. Unifor, representing 23,000 auto workers, calls the creation of new R&D jobs a positive step.
TORONTO, June 10, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor, representing 23,000 auto workers, calls the announcement of up to 1,000 new Research and Development jobs at General Motors Canada a positive step.
This was published in the Huffington Post Friday June 10, 2016.
Unifor’s Auto Council made a momentous decision recently about the all-important contract talks to get underway this summer.
In two unanimous votes, the 120 delegates passed resolutions calling for each company to commit to bringing new products to Canada, and to specific investment mandates for Canada for assembly and powertrain operations.
That means there will be no deals with GM, Ford or Fiat-Chrysler without specific commitments from each that we will have new products made right here in Canada.
Unifor says the announcement of up to 1,000 new Research and Development jobs at General Motors Canada a positive step. For more information, click here.
TORONTO, June 8, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor is encouraged by the measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions introduced in Ontario's Climate Change Action Plan.
TORONTO, June 3, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor, representing almost 2,000 armoured car employees in Canada, applauds the introduction of Bill C-285, which seeks to develop national standards for the industry.
WHITBY, ON, June 3, 2016 /CNW/ - With the unexpected announcement of some 270 auto parts jobs being lost at Johnson Controls Inc. in Whitby, Unifor is advocating for good jobs to be maintained in the plant or in the local area, and its members to stay with the work.
LONDON, ON, June 1, 2016 /CNW/ - Meeting in advance of the start of bargaining with the Detroit Three auto companies this summer, delegates to the Unifor Auto Council voted unanimously to make new investments in Canada, including new product allocations, the top priority of the talks.
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