… in January with the employers, the Nova Scotia Health Authority and IWK Hospital, and another 12 days of bargaining … McNeil’s claim that health care workers would not lose benefits as a result of amalgamation. The employer’s … by the Council and are just the latest in the Liberal government’s attack on workers after McNeil used legislation …
… Dear Unifor Members in the Health Care Bargaining Unit: March 27, … time for us to send a strong message to the Employers and government that we expect them to take collective bargaining … are proposing taking control of your health and dental benefits plans so they can unilaterally make changes to your …
… Challenges and opportunities in Unifor’s Western Region August 18, 2018 Share … Unifor Western Regional Director. “Whether it be fighting government attempts at wage rollbacks, layoffs or threats to claw back benefits, Unifor members have risen to the occasion.” In …
… Unifor condemns Progressive Conservatives' attack on workers’ … position is. Bill 47 was designed to steal the rights and benefits of working people, and hand them back to big … than 70 actions in communities opposing Bill 47, and the government’s attacks on workers. The union presented a …
… Unifor activists push employers and municipalities to call for universal pharmacare September 12, 2018 Share Image As we ramp up the call for federal, provincial and territorial governments to take immediate action in instituting national …
… Unifor joined Injured Workers’s Day rally June 6, 2018 Share … and safety concerns, and, most importantly, to remind governments and employers that workers will not be ignored. … professionals treating injured workers; and Stop cutting benefits based on “pre-existing conditions In addition to …
… access to water on National Indigenous Peoples Day June 14, 2018 Share June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day and it … achievements of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people. Unifor proudly acknowledges Indigenous peoples and their … Peoples in Canada. Today, Unifor calls on the federal government to deliver on its $4.6 billion infrastructure …
… Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on World Press Freedom Day May 2, 2018 Share The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. … des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ), believe that your government could do so much more to support and empower …
… Unifor’s response to Draft Federal Pay Equity Regulations … achieving gender wage equity. Unifor therefore urges the government to simplify the factors, methods and formulas in … discrimination, it in fact codifies the denial to women of benefits routinely enjoyed by men – namely, compensation …
… Health Care Conference highlighted need for continued activism October 4, 2018 Share Main Image Image Unifor health care members … thrown out of the legislature for asking the Liberal government about emergency room closures and the plans to …
… be great if we could figure out a way to agree on the major issue of the day, but I’m not holding my breath. This is … at risk. Only by fostering respectful discussion can any government trying to set policy hope to help us find the way … of the plant’s effluent on the environment. All of society benefits when people stand up for a clean environment. It is …
… Committee have spent the past several weeks preparing for a mediation arbitration hearing set for the last week of … membership. Without those achievements the Employers and Government would not have been motivated to make the recent … to 2014, protection of your current sick leave and retiree benefits, and the option for early pay out of your …
… Solidarity Forever January 22, 2018 Share Main Image Image By Lana Payne, Atlantic Regional … a decision was made to throw the National Union of Public Government Employees (NUPGE) out of the CLC for not paying …
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