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.
SYDNEY, NS, May 2, 2014 /CNW/ - The union workers responsible for securing cruise ships at port are celebrating as the sudden decision to replace them with non-union workers is reversed. This reversal comes days before a planned demonstration at the port by the workers, the labour movement and community.
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TORONTO, May 1, 2014 /CNW/ - "Today's budget will make a positive difference in the lives of working families in Ontario - and should be supported by the NDP," said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President.
The Alberta government plans to create loopholes in private pension plan legislation that threatens to reduce incomes for tens of thousands of seniors, says Canada's largest union in the private sector. The changes introduced in Bill 10 came without any notice or consultation.
EDMONTON, May 1, 2014 /CNW/ - The Alberta government plans to create loopholes in private pension plan legislation that threatens to reduce incomes for tens of thousands of seniors, says Canada's largest union in the private sector. The changes introduced in Bill 10 came without any notice or consultation.
VICTORIA, May 1, 2014 /CNW/ - It's like David and Goliath: A small indigenous group and a tiny non-profit squaring off against international energy companies backed by the provincial and federal government.
But Forest Action Network director Zoe Blunt says she likes the odds.
The Victoria-based eco-group has a record of winning against oversized opponents, Blunt says. "We have lawyers and we're ready to fight."
TORONTO, April 30, 2014 /CNW/ - Several representatives of Canada's largest union in the private sector, including National President Jerry Dias, will be at Queen's Park on May 1 to watch the release of the Ontario government's 2014 budget, and will be available for immediate comment.
TORONTO, April 29, 2014 /CNW/ - The announcement by the Ontario government that it will boost the wages of Personal Support Workers in the province is a welcome first step in addressing serious concerns in the homecare industry, says the president of Canada's largest union in the private sector.