MONTREAL, Feb. 15, 2015 /CNW/ - Unifor has reached a new tentative agreement with CP Rail, minutes before the 12:01 am deadline.
Unifor Local 101R represents 1,800 members at CP Rail in 18 different locations. Unifor members conduct safety inspections on all rail cars and locomotives, as well as maintenance and repairs. The current collective agreement expired on December 31, 2014 and negotiations had been taking place since September.
MONTREAL, Feb. 14, 2015 /CNW/ - Unifor will be providing an update on the status of negotiations with CP Rail at 8 p.m. ET this evening, via CNW. The union has set a strike deadline of tonight at 12:01 a.m. after five months of negotiations.
The current agreement expired on December 31, 2014.
TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2015 /CNW/ - Unifor members at Atlantic Packaging have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new collective agreement that will see increases in wages and benefits. The new agreement will see wage increases of 2 per cent in each year of the contract that are retroactive to October 15, 2014 when the last agreement expired.
ORILLIA, ON, Feb. 13, 2015 /CNW/ - Workers at Casino Rama, one of Ontario's largest casino resorts, have voted overwhelmingly to become members of Unifor. They now join thousands of gaming and hospitality employees across Canada who are already represented by the union.
MONTREAL, Feb. 13, 2015 /CNW/ - Unifor is taking its concerns around public safety to the bargaining table with CP Rail, after what the union calls the failure of the federal government to live up to its responsibility.
TORONTO, Feb. 12, 2015 /CNW/ - General Motors' decision to invest $560 million in its CAMI Automotive plant is further evidence that automakers understand and appreciate the opportunities in this country and that Canada has a strong future in the auto industry.
"Canadian workers have the skill and dedication needed to build the highest-quality vehicles in the world," Unifor National President Jerry Dias said.
MONTREAL, Feb. 12, 2015 /CNW/ - Unifor issued CP Rail a strike notice for February 15 at 12:01 a.m., late last night. The notice comes after five months of negotiations with the railway.
Unifor represents approximately 1,800 workers at CP, who conduct safety inspections on all rail cars and locomotives, as well as maintenance and repairs.
A Unifor delegation, including school bus local presidents and national representatives, made a formal presentation to an Ontario panel reviewing the request for proposals (RFP) process for handing out school bus contracts. The delegation told the panel, led by former judge Colin Campbell, that RFPs drive down wages and worsen already challenging working conditions in the industry.
Arbitrator Jim Dorsey must balance a bad law (Bill 1) that calls on him to divide health care workers into four unions (Unifor, CUPE, NSGEU, NSNU) while considering labour law principles he outlined in an interim decision in January.
TORONTO, Feb. 5, 2015 /CNW/ - Unifor expressed its disappointment that the Ontario government has sold its last shares in General Motors.
"We need to utilize every bit of leverage we can to confirm GM's manufacturing footprint in Ontario going forward," said Unifor National President, Jerry Dias.
MONTREAL, Jan.31, 2015 /CNW/ - Members of four Unifor locals across Ontario and Quebec, after bargaining as a team, have ratified a new three-year collective agreement that includes pay increases and improvements to scheduling to help ensure a more stable workweek.
Unifor members from coast to coast enthusiastically welcome today’s Supreme Court decision to reject legislation that sought to limit collective bargaining and legal job action. The Court has ruled that Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall’s attempt to strip public sector workers of fundamental rights under “essential services” legislation is unconstitutional.
TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2015 /CNW/ - This morning's announcements by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) do nothing to close a $100-million funding gap in local program funding, and may have made the situation even worse.
TORONTO, Jan. 28, 2015 /CNW/ - A decision about the future of General Motors' Oshawa operations can and should be made now, according to Unifor National President Jerry Dias. The union is responding to a statement by GM Canada released this morning suggesting that the company would wait until after 2016 contract negotiations to make a decision about Oshawa's future.