… Unifor host RPN Forum July 25, 2014 Share Unifor recently hosted a forum at the Local 229 office in Thunder Bay to discuss ways to better use … hospitals, and primary care clinics. The Forum also heard about an RPNAO survey on issues that help or hinder RPNs …
… Support Unifor locked-out and striking members July 25, 2018 Share Main Image Image As of July 25, 2018 three Uniforlocals are on strike, or locked-out and your support and … their five-week strike. Read this short update to learn about the current struggles of workers in different areas …
… Hogarth Riverview Manor workers to protest employer October 7, 2019 Share Main … facility is dysfunctional and understaffed. Over-worked Unifor members needing a break are having difficulty booking … staff-to-resident ratios,” said Fortier. To learn more about the campaign please visit www.caretakestime.ca For …
… Unifor makes offer to settle health centre strike August 9, … 124 day long strike by 65 women, members of Unifor Local 229. “This offer is fair to both sides, and more importantly … workers in every major area of the economy, including about 30,000 health care workers across Canada. The union …
… Unifor National President rallies with striking Thunder Bay … 65 workers, who are all women represented by Unifor Local 229, are on strike to end precarious work that offers no … “Over 102,000 people have seen the video that talks about these workers’ fight for justice and are standing in …
… Port Arthur Health Centre refuses to return to negotiation … to return to the bargaining table while 65 workers are about to spend an 18 th week on a picket line. “We have … but to take a more aggressive approach,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. “These members’ demands for a …
… Voting out the Tories top priority August 27, 2015 Share “Are we ready?” … Current NDP MPs Peggy Nash and Ruth Ellen Brosseau spoke about women in electoral politics, alongside Nancy Peckford, … noting the opportunities, training, and confidence that Unifor offers women. “Encourage women to run,” said Nash. …
… women’s committees May 24, 2023 Share Main Image Image Unifor’s Sisterhood Outreach: Strengthening Women’s … importance of their activism and work, learning together about concrete ways to start and sustain a women’s …
… Striking health care workers rally July 12, 2018 Share Striking health care … Centre in Thunder Bay, Ontario drew support from members of Unifor, other unions and the community as well as municipal … strike an example of workplace sexism in action. “This is about lack of respect for women workers,” said Fortier. "If …
… Support for strikers grows as health centre blockaded August 8, 2018 Share Main Image Image Unifor will keep up the pressure on the doctors who own the … days, Unifor National President Jerry Dias vows. “This is about the needy and the greedy. This clinic reopens when we …
… Dave Churchill receives Bud Jimmerfield Award, Unifor marks 25 years since Bud’s death August 19, 2023 … in the various remote trainings.” Churchill explained more about the challenges faced by the workers employed by Bell …
… Rally fighting health care privatization sets tone for NOLM February 25, 2023 Share Main Image Image Waving flags and chanting, “public health care,” Unifor members braved the -30C windchill to march in Thunder … it’s criminal,” said Vaugeois. “They keep talking about the thousands of nurses they’ve hired. Have we seen …
… Regional events Image Reports on Regional Good Jobs Summits Thunder Bay (September … organizations was convened by Kari Jefford, President of Unifor Local 229 (representing health care workers in … (June 16, 2015) What is a Good Job? Join us to talk about it. Michelynn Lafleche from the United Way of Toronto …