TORONTO, Dec. 6, 2013 /CNW/ - Unifor will hold the first of its regional councils this weekend, starting today December 6, until December 8, as elected local union representatives from across Ontario meet at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto to debate such issues as job creation, threats to unions, and violence against women and youth.
TORONTO, Dec. 5, 2013 /CNW/ - Unifor reached a tentative deal at 2am today for a new contract for its members at DHL Express across Canada, two hours into a strike.
Final details are to be worked out in the coming days, and ratifications votes set up in numerous locations.
TORONTO, Dec. 5, 2013 /CNW/ - Unifor, the union representing staff at most of Canada's private television stations, applauded today's decision by the CRTC to call the five OMNI TV stations licensed to Rogers Broadcasting Ltd to an early public hearing to account for deep cuts to OMNI's ethnic programming announced in late May 2013.
TORONTO, Dec. 4, 2013 /CNW/ - Unifor will hold the first of its regional councils this weekend, December 6-8, as elected local union representatives from across Ontario meet at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto to debate such issues as job creation, threats to unions, and violence against women and youth.
TORONTO, Dec. 4, 2013 /CNW/ - Unifor will hold the first of its regional councils this weekend, December 6-8, as elected local union representatives from across Ontario meet at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto to debate such issues as job creation, threats to unions, and violence against women and youth.
TORONTO, Dec. 3, 2013 /CNW/ - Layoffs at PotashCorp announced this morning will be felt in communities across central Saskatchewan, says Unifor, the union representing many of the workers at the mine in Lanigan, Saskatchewan, where 440 jobs are being cut.
Canada’s passenger rail system is in crisis, and Unifor is calling for an overhaul of the system, including developing a network of high speed railways, in a policy paper entitled “Getting on board,” unveiled today in Toronto.
OTTAWA, Dec. 3, 2013 /CNW/ - National and local Unifor leaders from federally regulated industries will be in Ottawa this morning, December 3, to host a media briefing on the threats posed by the Harper government's planned labour law changes, proposed in Bill C-4. Unifor will then take part in an organized lobby effort of MPs on the Hill.
TORONTO, Dec. 2, 2013 /CNW/ - Unifor has served 72-hour notice of legal strike action on behalf of its members working at DHL Express across Canada. A strike will commence in all provinces represented by Unifor across Canada if a fair agreement is not reached by December 5, 2013.
OTTAWA, Dec. 2, 2013 /CNW/ - National and local Unifor leaders from federally regulated industries will be in Ottawa tomorrow, December 3, to host a media briefing on the threats posed by the Harper government's planned labour law changes, proposed in Bill C-4. Unifor will then take part in an organized lobby effort of MPs on the Hill.
All media are invited to this briefing to learn about Bill C-4, the omnibus Federal Budget Implementation Bill.
An eight-year skilled trades veteran at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
Hurt by a grueling schedule, short notice for working Saturdays and little relief, Toyota's skilled trades workers can look to Unifor on how to better their workplace.
Skilled trades working at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada are suffering fatigue, injury and less family time, due to tough working conditions, say workers.
But many of those problems have already been solved by Unifor at Cami Assembly, said Mike Van Boekel, chairperson Unifor Local 88, at Cami.
TORONTO, Nov. 29, 2013 /CNW/ - Canada's passenger rail system is in crisis, and Unifor is calling for an overhaul of the system, including developing a network of high speed railways, in a policy paper entitled "Getting on board," unveiled today in Toronto.
TORONTO, Nov. 29, 2013 /CNW/ - Unifor is calling for an overhaul of Canada's passenger rail system, and the introduction of a high speed rail service, as part of a new passenger rail policy paper being introduced today - November 29, at a press conference downtown Toronto.
