… Image Image Canada’s health care system faces a chronic shortage of donated blood and blood products. But despite this … still discriminate against men who have sex with men. Unifor partnered with the Continuing Education Student’s … of Ryerson (CESAR) on an online panel conversation about the blood ban. These regressive policies were …
… GM Oshawa workers manufacturing 10 million masks for front line health care workers June 3, 2020 Share Main Image Image Unifor members at the General Motors facility in Oshawa have … increasingly hollowed out. Unifor has consistently warned about the risks posed by weak trade and industrial policies …
… NB pulp mill members win workplace changes for safety June 4, 2020 Share Main Image … their persistence on behalf of all workers at AV Nackawic.” Unifor went public with concerns about the company bringing contractors into the province …
… Unifor says transit lay-offs unnecessary and reckless April 16, 2020 Share Main Image Image VANCOUVER—Translink’s threats to … The lay-off threats from Translink has Unifor concerned about more crowding, making social distancing on transit …
… Toronto Star columnist wins racial Justice award December 14, … for her human rights reporting. “When a journalist writes about race or gender or other oppressions in society, these … go to all the people who trusted me with their stories.” Unifor is a sponsor of the Urban Alliance on Race Relations …
… Uniforlocals and National Executive Board take steps to defend … workers across Canada’s various sectors and regions worry about the run-off effects. On Thursday, July 16, Unifor’s …
… community June 11, 2020 Share Main Image Image VANCOUVER— Unifor is warning of dire consequences for Mackenzie, B.C., as … the issues and keep telling us they’ll do something about it, but we’re still waiting – these workers needed …
… Talks break off between Unifor and Co-op February 1, 2020 Share Main Image Image … work,” said Dias. “The Co-op’s bargaining position is not about money, it is about breaking the spirit of its own …
… Regional Directors advocate for #SafeSeptember return to school across … Share Main Image Image As back-to-school season begins, Unifor continues to press for safe conditions for children, … A recent webinar hosted by the union’s Education Department about the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic …
… Union coalition representing majority of Chartwell workers calls for ouster of board chair … structural problems in the industry. The unions—UNIFOR, UFCW, SEIU, United Steelworkers, and CUPE—point to … worker fund for its employees’ "urgent financial needs." About 450 workers accessed this support in 2020. Further …
… Canadian forestry sector takes more hits as mills close in Ontario and B.C. June 18, 2020 Share Main Image Image Unifor is calling for swift government action to support the … 6. Unifor has worked to educate all levels of government about the immense value the forestry sector brings across …
… #BuildBackBetter: Reclaim work life balance and push for a 4-day workweek July 15, 2020 … traction during the pandemic as governments begin to think about how to distribute work more fairly and improve … time and give the battered tourism industry a boost. In Unifor’s #BuildBackBetter road map, the union encourages …
… Unifor member blazes trail for First Nations governance leave March 18, 2020 Share Unifor Local 1-S member Janna Pratt’s seven-year … and later wrote to Labour Relations Minister Don Morgan about amending the law. Last fall, Pratt’s work paid off …
… Pallister flip-flops on protecting front-line workers June 5, 2020 Share Main Image Image WINNIPEG—Despite … be trusted to strengthen Manitoba Hydro,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. “Manitobans deserve to know why … COVID-19. Unions entered good-faith discussions with Hydro about unpaid days off in lieu of layoffs, but when the …
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