TORONTO/MONTREAL – Unifor members in the Bell Clerical bargaining units have ratified a new four-year collective agreement with Bell. The contract, effective December 1, 2025 to November 30, 2029, delivers wage increases, enhanced job protection, telework provisions, and a new oversight model to manage the impact of Artificial Intelligence in the workplace.
THUNDER BAY-Unifor is urging Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper to take every measure to mitigate job loss following the company’s announcement that it will cease newsprint operations by the end of the first quarter, potentially impacting more than a hundred jobs.
ST. JOHN’S—Unifor is concerned following Loblaw’s decision to close a St. John’s Dominion store effective May 8, a move that will impact approximately 100 unionized grocery workers.
The affected Unifor members were informed of the closure on January 19.
Unifor Local 597 represents more than 1,600 Dominion grocery workers at 11 stores across the province. Under their collective agreement, members have severance rights based on their seniority.
TORONTO–The Canadian government’s decision to open the door to China-owned EV imports poses extreme risk to Canadian auto jobs and the future of our entire auto sector.
“This is a self-inflicted wound to an already injured Canadian auto industry,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “Providing a foothold to cheap Chinese EVs, backed by massive state subsidies, overproduction and designed to expand market share through exports, puts Canadian auto jobs at risk while rewarding labour violations and unfair trade practices.”
THUNDER BAY, ONT.—Unifor is pleased that its Alstom members in Thunder Bay will benefit from the federal government’s Buy Canadian policy, a strategy to ensure public dollars are used to support Canadian jobs, businesses and communities, with a federal investment of nearly $1 billion to fund new TTC subway cars.
Montreal – Unifor Quebec acknowledges the announcement that François Legault is stepping down as Premier of Quebec. While this decision marks the end of a political cycle in the province, it is essential that it open the door to a profound re-examination of the policies that have undermined workers, public services and social dialogue in Quebec.
HALIFAX—Unifor members at the now-shuttered Northern Pulp mill in Pictou, Nova Scotia, will see their pension fund made whole and fully wound up as the company’s woodland assets secures a buyer at auction for $235 million.
This amount is enough to repay the $37 million owed to Unifor Local 440 members’ defined benefit pension plan.
HALIFAX – Unifor’s Atlantic Communications Locals, 401, 410, 506, and 2289, have ratified a new collective agreement with Bell. The new contract, secured as a result of the “Stronger Together” bargaining campaign, achieves improvements for members in Atlantic Canada, including wage increases and job security provisions.
The Nova Scotia Health Coalition stands firmly in solidarity with Unifor, CUPE 8920, CUPE Nova Scotia, and NSGEU as they sound the alarm about the growing threats to our public Mental Health and Addictions system. Clinicians across this province provide life-saving care every single day, and their work is essential to the health and well-being of our communities.
Toronto/Montréal – On January 25, 2026, Bell Expertech will cease operations, a development that underscores the ongoing difficulties faced by workers in Canada’s telecommunications sector. December 5 marked the final working day for most affected employees who received severance packages.
Expertech employed 510 technicians and auxiliary workers and 28 clerical employees in Ontario and Quebec. According to the employer, the closure is the result of a decrease in fibre-optic network construction projects.
TORONTO—Unifor members at CommerceLink Logistics (formerly Walmart Fleet ULC) in Alberta and British Columbia filed a request with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service yesterday, citing major concerns over work scheduling, a fair and impartial disciplinary process, and protections around work ownership and contracting out.
“Our members are seeking a reasonable work-life balance,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne.
AMHERSTBURG, ON–Unifor Local 200 members at Diageo’s Crown Royal plant in Amherstburg have ratified a closure agreement with the company, with operations set to cease in February 2026.
“We fought hard to keep the jobs here. This is not the outcome we wanted, but in the end, we acted to secure the best possible outcome for our members while they still had the protection of their collective agreement,” said Unifor President Lana Payne.
TORONTO– Unifor is encouraged by new federal government support measures for the forestry and steel industries, both of which have been hard-hit by the ongoing U.S. trade war.
TORONTO – Unifor Local 414 members working in food services at Humber College have voted to ratify a new collective agreement with their employer, Compass Group, averting a strike. The new, three-year agreement delivers significant wage increase, key benefit improvements, and stronger protections for the 260 workers at the North and Lakeshore Campuses.
TORONTO – Unifor Local 414 members working in food services at Humber College are preparing to strike as of Nov. 21 at 12:01 a.m. if a deal is not reached with employer, Compass Group.
“We stand firmly behind our members working to build better job standards,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “Our members deserve decent working conditions and a fair wage.”
SURREY, B.C.—Wage gains and scheduling improvements are highlights of a new collective agreement ratified today at 89% by members of Unifor Local 3000 at the Sheraton Guildford hotel in Surrey. Union members have been on the picket line for 136 days fighting for a fair contract.
“Credit is due to these members who refused to back down,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “Their effort has paid off with a contract that addresses wage concerns and builds for the next round of bargaining.”
Windsor—Unifor Local 195 members were joined by national union leaders, fellow union members, and community allies to hit the streets of Windsor today in a vehicle caravan to support locked-out Titan Tool & Die workers as their dispute exceeded the 100-day mark, surpassing the city’s historic 99-day Ford strike of 1945.
HALIFAX—Public pressure from Unifor members who rallied and submitted nearly 1,000 letters to Nova Scotia MLAs were successful in getting the Houston government to deliver a financial mandate so bargaining could begin across long-term care units.
NORFOLK COUNTY, ON –Unifor is calling on the Norfolk General Hospital (NGH) Board of Directors to intervene in stalled contract negotiations and direct the employer to return to the table with a fair and reasonable mandate consistent with arbitration outcomes across Ontario’s hospital sector.
CALGARY—Unifor is calling on WestJet to stop the outsourcing of hundreds of Calgary call centre jobs to El Salvador.
“In this uncertain economic climate caused by a trade war launched by the United States, we expect Canadian companies like WestJet to support Canadian workers and we need corporate Canada to step up,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne.
TORONTO—First Student Canada school bus drivers in Owen Sound and Kincardine have ratified new three-year collective agreements with their employer that addresses gaps in wages.
OTTAWA – Unifor says major capital investments in procurement, infrastructure and housing are welcome advancements in Budget 2025 but must translate into Canadian jobs, Canadian content and Canadian production underpinned by strong sectoral industrial strategies.
HALIFAX-Long-term care unions will rally outside Nova Scotia Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care Barbara Adams’ constituency office calling on the Houston government to deliver a financial mandate required for collective bargaining to begin.
This protest comes two years after the workers' last contract expired.
TORONTO— Unifor is warning the public that its First Student Canada members working as school bus drivers in three units located in the Southwestern Ontario regions of Kincardine, Owen Sound and Georgetown, may go on strike the morning of Nov. 10, 2025, if a deal is not reached with the employer.
“Our First Student Bus members are part-timers who are trying to make a living wage,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne.
The key issues of this dispute in all three units are wages and unpaid work time.
OTTAWA – As the federal government prepares to table Budget 2025, Unifor is reiterating the critical need for government priorities to reflect a comprehensive, forward-looking industrial strategy. Unifor says that bold government action is imperative to safeguard Canadian jobs, build economic resilience, and defend Canada against aggressive U.S. trade threats.
Montreal—Unifor members, including workers from the PACCAR plant in Sainte-Thérèse, gathered this morning in front of the Premier’s office to demand immediate support measures and a clear directive to prioritize local purchasing within the public sector.
VANCOUVER—For the first time in British Columbia, workers elected by their peers sat down across the table from Amazon representatives to negotiate a first collective agreement.
“We’ve heard loud and clear from the team at YVR2 that workloads and speed are a top priority,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “Work shouldn’t hurt, nor should YVR2 workers suffer from arbitrary pressure to speed up.”
EDMONTON—The provincial government’s back-to-work legislation is a sweeping attack on the basic rights and freedoms of workers in Alberta and a gross over-reach of government powers, says Unifor.
“Instead of working together to protect the Canadian economy and Canadian jobs, the Alberta government is choosing to fight workers,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne.
BRAMPTON/INGERSOLL –Unifor members and supporters are rallying this week at the Brampton Assembly Plant and CAMI Assembly Plant to defend Canadian auto jobs and send a clear message to automakers – if you want to sell here you need to build here.
TORONTO –President Trump’s abrupt termination of trade negotiations with Canada is the latest excuse to drag out talks while the U.S. continues to siphon off investment and good jobs out of Canada.
