HALIFAX, May 22, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor is holding a national conference on health care to respond to the unprecedented challenges facing the public system and to health care workers' rights. Local union leaders and members in the health care sector will gather in Halifax from May 23 to 25 at the Delta Halifax to hear from leading experts in health care and to discuss the future of Canada's publicly funded system.
VANCOUVER, May 21, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor welcomes an announcement today by the federal and provincial Ministers of Transportation about wait times at Vancouver ports that upholds the principles outlined in the March 26 joint action plan. Agreed upon after weeks of further negotiations, Mediator Vince Ready's recommendations will soon be implemented at Vancouver-area sites.
May 17th is the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia. Unifor stands in solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer communities to continue to fight against homophobia and transphobia in our workplaces, communities and around the world...
TORONTO, May 21, 2014 /CNW/ - Workers at BellMedia are entering their first set of negotiations with the company since media giant BCE Inc. purchased CTV. Inc. The negotiations affect just over 650 workers, members of Unifor Local 723M, who work on CP-24, Much Music, MTV, E!, Bravo, Space, BNN and other specialty and digital stations.
TORONTO, May 16, 2014 /CNW/ - Raising wages for workers in the temporary foreign workers program and increasing the fees paid by companies is a good start, but does nothing to make the workers any less vulnerable, Unifor National President Jerry Dias says.
OAKVILLE, ON, May 15, 2014 /CNW/ - Despite attempts by Unifor to keep contract talks going, workers at soap manufacturer JemPak GK Inc. in Oakville have been locked out by the company.
Security guards escorted the workers off the property today at around noon.
VANCOUVER—Unifor members working for CLS Catering Services have voted 98.4% in favour of strike action if necessary. Union members are taking action to protect their jobs and their collective gains.
VANCOUVER, May 14, 2014 /CNW/ - Members of Unifor Local 114 at Cascade Aerospace have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action if necessary, citing the employer's aggressive calls for concessions for taking the vote.
"Our members make Cascade the successful company that it is, and we have no intention of giving up massive concessions," said Gavin McGarrigle, BC Area Director.
Nursing Week is celebrated each year throughout Canada and the world during the week of Florence Nightingale's birthday on May 12. This is a time to recognize the dedication and achievements of nurses that contribute to excellence in health care and to increase awareness among the public and government of the issues and challenges all health care workers face.
FREDERICTON, May 10, 2014 /CNW/ - After a months-long campaign led by Unifor activists in New Brunswick, the federal government has agreed to provide funding to repair train tracks between Miramichi and Bathurst which will allow passenger rail service to continue in the Maritimes.
MONTREAL, May 9, 2014 /CNW/ - A tentative agreement was reached yesterday between Unifor and Resolute Forest Products. If ratified, this agreement will become the pattern agreement for the pulp and paper industry in Eastern Canada. This is the first major round of bargaining for Unifor since its creation.
MONTREAL, May 8, 2014 /CNW/ - Hassan Yussuff has been elected president of the 3.3-million-member Canadian Labour Congress, the first worker of colour to hold the position.
"I'm truly honoured to be the next CLC president," Yussuff told the CLC convention where he was elected May 8. "You have voted for change, you have voted for a strong labour movement."
FORT MCMURRAY, AB, May 8, 2014 /CNW/ - Unifor is mourning the loss of life at the Suncor worksite on Wednesday. A Unifor Local 707A member was mauled by a bear on the job.
"Unifor offers our deepest condolences to our member's family," said Unifor National President Jerry Dias.
The name of the oilsands worker is not being released at this point.
Alberta Occupational Health and Safety will be investigating.
On behalf of Unifor members and staff across this country I want to extend my deepest sympathies to the families of the two contract drillers who lost their lives this morning at the Lockerby Mine near Sudbury, Ontario.
The government’s retreat on radical changes to retirement savings plans is a wise move, says Unifor, Canada’s largest union in the private sector. Unifor vigorously opposes Bills 9 and 10 because they could lead to cuts in retirement income for tens of thousands of seniors.
