Media Releases

Increased protection needed for temporary workers

Unifor calls for increased protection for temp agency staff and all workers employed in precarious positions that offer low paying part-time jobs, or contract-to-contract positions, without benefits or security.

Empire building hurts journalism in Atlantic Canada

April 13, 2017

HALIFAX,– The sale of a chain of newspapers in Atlantic Canada is a blow to quality journalism across the region and adds to an already dangerous level of corporate concentration in Canada’s media industry, Unifor says.

Irresponsible budget won’t help Manitobans

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Winnipeg—Conservative Premier Brian Pallister’s second budget puts the province’s future at risk with cuts to services and higher costs for young people.

Unifor available for comment on provincial budget

April 10, 2017

Winnipeg—Canada’s largest union in the private sector will be available for comment following the tabling of the provincial budget.

Unifor encourages federal government to invest in aviation personnel

April 6, 2017 Ottawa—The federal government must invest in aviation workers to increase aviation safety for the public, says Unifor in a new submission to the federal Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

Unifor files labour complaint against U.S.-based D-J Composites

April 5, 2017

(Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador) – Unifor filed an unfair labour practice complaint with the Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Relations Board against U.S.-based D-J Composites. The company locked out its Gander aerospace employees on December 19, 2016.

Co-op Refinery workers ratify tentative agreement

April 4, 2017

Regina - Unifor Local 594 members have ratified their tentative agreement, averting a strike at the province’s largest oil refinery.

Unifor urges Ontario to reinstate card check certification

April 4, 2017

TORONTO – Unifor urges the Ontario government to approve a private members’ bill to amend the Labour Relations Act and restore card check certification to allow workers to join unions without a second step.

Grand River Transit contract ratified, ensuring safer buses on the streets

April 3, 2017

KITCHENER, – Members of Unifor Local 4304, more than 600 transit workers with Grand River Transit, ratified a new contract today, averting a strike in Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge later this week.

Container truck drivers support BC NDP in unprecedented move

Monday, April 3, 2017

Surrey- At a joint general meeting of Unifor’s container truck drivers and the United Truckers’ Association (UTA), drivers voted to support the BC NDP in the 2017 provincial election.

Grand River Transit strike averted

WATERLOO, April 2 – Workers, represented by Unifor Local 4304, at the Grand River Transit Authority reached a tentative agreement, averting a strike set to begin in Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge on Monday morning.

Unifor and Co-Op Refinery reach tentative agreement

Regina—Gil Le Dressay, Vice President of Refinery Operations and Scott Doherty, Executive Assistant to the Unifor National President are pleased to announce that the two sides have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement.

Job action to begin at Grand River Transit

The transit authority’s refusal to augment training and take working conditions seriously will result in service disruption in the Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge area.

Airport privatization will hurt workers and the public: Unifor

March 30, 2017
Toronto – A suggestion from the operators of Pearson International Airport that they would be open to selling airport land to private investors should be rejected immediately by the federal government, Unifor National President Jerry Dias says.

Ford investment shows importance of unions

WINDSOR, March 30, 2017
The announcement of a $1.2-billion investment by Ford in Windsor is welcomed news and was made possible by Unifor’s successful contract talks with the company last fall.

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