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TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2014 /CNW/ - Today's announcement that more than a third of the jobs at the Heinz plant in Leamington, Ontario, will be saved shows what can happen when all stakeholders work together - and the positive role government can play in securing good jobs, Unifor National President Jerry Dias says.

HALIFAX, Feb. 27, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor members across the country were devastated to hear the news late yesterday afternoon that police had discovered the remains of Loretta Saunders near the Trans-Canada highway in New Brunswick.

"This is a terrible loss, and our thoughts are with her family, friends, and community," said Unifor National President Jerry Dias.

TORONTO, Feb. 26, 2014 /CNW/ - Staff at Ming Pao Daily Toronto and their union, Unifor, are horrified by the savage daylight stabbing of a respected Hong Kong journalist, seen by many as a leading advocate of press freedom and democracy.

"Attacks on members of the press in Hong Kong have been increasing," said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. "The violence has to stop."

VANCOUVER, Feb. 26, 2014 /CNW/ - BC's largest union representing container truckers will be holding a strike vote on Saturday, March 1. Members of Unifor-Vancouver Container Truckers' Association (VCTA) are fed up with a lack of progress at the bargaining table and government inaction that is costing truckers money.

WINNIPEG, Feb. 26, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor activists from across the Prairies will gather on February 28 and March 1 in Winnipeg to meet as a Regional Council for the first time since the formation of the union. The meeting will be held at the Fort Garry Hotel at 222 Broadway.

NEW WESTMINSTER, BC, Feb. 26, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor, BC's largest union representing container truckers, will be making an announcement today about the Vancouver truckers' protests.

VANCOUVER, Feb. 26, 2014 /CNW/ - Hundreds of truckers from across the BC's Lower Mainland will undertake a work stoppage and protest today demand action on issues ranging from waiting times to pay-rate enforcement. According to BC's largest union representing container truckers, if governments and the Port Authority don't develop firm commitments to begin addressing the truckers' concerns, the work stoppage could escalate.

TORONTO, Feb. 25, 2014 /CNW/ - Every serious political leader around the world understands that countries need to invest in their manufacturing sectors to ensure the success of those sectors - except Tim Hudak, leader of Ontario's Progressive Conservatives.

HALIFAX, Feb. 24, 2014 /CNW/ - Canada's largest union in the private sector will be continuing its leadership tour with events this week in the Atlantic region as part of its preparations for a nationwide campaign to defend the rights of Canadians in the workplace. Media are welcome at the meetings to get a sneak peak at Unifor's Rights at Work campaign and to talk to the union's top leadership and research staff about these issues.

TORONTO, Feb. 21, 2014 /CNW/ - The surprise announcement from Tim Hudak this morning that his Ontario Progressive Conservative party is dropping its plan to kill the Rand formula in the province is welcome, but his many other threats to working people continue and will not be tolerated, Unifor National President Jerry Dias says.

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TORONTO, Feb. 20, 2014 /CNW/ - The layoffs and contracting out announced by United Airlines at airports across Canada today are unacceptable and need to be reversed, Unifor National President Jerry Dias says.

"This is a devastating blow to an experienced workforce that has a proven record of performing their duties to the highest standards," Dias said.

REGINA, Feb. 19, 2014 /CNW/ - Canada's largest union in the private sector will be meeting in Regina on Thursday as part of its preparations for a nationwide campaign to defend the rights of Canadians in the workplace. Media are welcome at the meeting to get a sneak peak at Unifor's Rights at Work campaign and to talk to the union's top leadership and research staff about these issues.

EDMONTON, Feb. 18, 2014 /CNW/ - Canada's largest union in the private sector will be meeting in Fort McMurray on Wednesday as part its preparations for a nationwide campaign to defend the rights of Canadians in the workplace. Media are welcome at the meeting to get a sneak peak at Unifor's Rights at Work campaign and to talk to the union's top leadership and research staff about these issues.

"The hard work and courage of the Volkswagen workers to bring a union to their plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been an inspiration to us in Canada," Unifor National President Jerry Dias said.

"We watched as they built an organizing drive based on wanting a voice in their workplace and building a stable future for their children. We held our breath for three days as they voted on whether to join the UAW in the face of an onslaught of intimidation and misinformation from Republican politicians who put ideology ahead of the needs of their people."

EDMONTON, Feb. 17, 2014 /CNW/ - Canada's largest union in the private sector will be meeting in Edmonton on Tuesday as part its preparations for a nationwide campaign to defend the rights of Canadians in the workplace. Media are welcome at the meeting to get a sneak peak at Unifor's Rights at Work campaign and to talk to the union's top leadership and research staff about these issues.

VANCOUVER, Feb. 14, 2014 /CNW/ - Canada's largest union in the private sector will be meeting in Prince George on Monday as part its preparations for a nationwide campaign to defend the rights of Canadians in the workplace. Media are welcome at the meeting to get a sneak peak at Unifor's Rights at Work campaign and to talk to the union's top leadership and research staff about these issues.

VANCOUVER, Feb. 14, 2014 /CNW/ - Canada's largest union in the private sector will be meeting in New Westminster on Monday as part its preparations for a nationwide campaign to defend the rights of Canadians in the workplace. Media are welcome at the meeting to get a sneak peak at Unifor's Rights at Work campaign and to talk to the union's top leadership and research staff about these issues.

Republican politicians and conservative groups wage war against workers choice to join union

TORONTO, Feb. 14, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor National President Jerry Dias is lamenting the news that workers at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee have not been successful in unionizing their workplace.