… Vigil held for COVID heroes January 22, 2021 Share Main Image Image … lessons learned during the pandemic. “We must never forget how quickly essential workers went from heroes to having … three key demands to keep workers safe: paid sick days, the right to know about hazards in the workplace and to refuse …
… Fighting for good retail jobs is long overdue November 6, 2020 Share … at hundreds of thousands of front-line retail workers, right now toiling for substandard pay. Loblaw’s constant … by. All of this begs the question: what is to be done? How do Canada’s retail workers turn the tide? Frankly, it is …
… Registered Practical Nurses fighting for fair compensation January 20, 2022 Share Main Image Image … emergency orders that override their collective agreement rights, including scheduling and time off, as well as … their stories about what their role is in the workplace, how they contribute to good outcomes for patients and how …
… Global working-class resistance resonates across borders on May Day … dangers workers face in attempting to exercise their basic rights. The recent murder of Alex Dolorosa, a call centre … away at the union movement's hard-fought victories. We saw how quickly the labour movement in Canada united and …
… Unifor demands pandemic pay and vaccine access for grocery … the country,” said Unifor National President Jerry Dias. “How in good conscience can billionaire Galen Weston and the … The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and …
… running, day in and day out,” says Linda MacNeil, Unifor Atlantic Regional Director. “What we’re seeing at two … to be frustrated enough to want to fight back speaks to how they feel they are being treated by their employers.” … The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and …
… Honourable Omar Alghabra, P.C., M.P. Minister of Transport Dear Minister Alghabra, I am writing today to discuss … despite having no control. Taken together, these items showhow little understanding employers have of the … living wage is $22.08 per hour. Implement full successorrights by changing Part III of the Canada Labour Code to …
… This is a vital moment for workers’ rights, Payne tell summit August 21, 2020 Share Main Image … power to shape what comes next, we have to ask ourselves: how will we use it? These past few months, we have refused …
… Canada about the dangers of populists who pretend to speak for working people, but serve the privileged. The statement, … sort of behaviour I have come to expect from Conservative, right-wing governments, whoever the leader might be. Not … the legislature with, I can hardly expect that he will be showing much respect for working people he has never met. It …
… NS joint union statement on protection for health care workers March 13, 2020 Share Main Image Image … for the imminent arrival of COVID-19 in our province, and how we can best ensure the health and safety of the … you feel your safety is jeopardized, you may exercise your right to refuse under the Occupational Health and Safety Act …
… Bill 1 arbitration decision orders a collaborative bargaining structure January 19, 2015 … commitment to their union and refusal to give up their rights were clearly noticed." "Unifor is committed to … resolve many of the problems posed by the legislation. However, the status of Licensed Practical Nurses and which …
… Temporary Workers Speak Out on Discrimination March 29, 2017 … in Toronto. Members of the EDCC and the South Asian Women’s Rights Organisation (SAWRO) held an emotional and honest … some of the benefits of a union. Start with an email to see how starting a community chapter can help you. … “ I have …
… Image By Jerry Dias At the beginning of the pandemic, Unifor made two broad demands of government. The first was to … put in the work now to make it happen. COVID-19 proved just how important personal care work in long-term care homes and … country rebuilds in a more equitable and sustainable way. Right from the first month of the pandemic, Unifor has been …
… Health care workers plan rally in front of Chatham LTC home June 28, 2022 … Image CHATHAM – Health care workers are taking their issues right to Chatham, Ont.’s Riverview Gardens after they say … said Jeff McFadden, President of Local 127. “That just shows how low the morale of our workers are. They deserve …
… Unifor Serves Rio Tinto with 72 Hour Strike Notice July 21, 2021 … Dias, Unifor National President. “What is surprising is how, despite record-setting profits, Rio Tinto appears so … The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and …
… Letter to Premier Ford and Ministers McNaughton and Smith re: Windsor Salt … Ford and Ministers McNaughton and Smith – this is not how we do business or negotiate contracts in Ontario. … bargaining process as a fundamental part of workers’ rights and we do not use the threat of stonewalling as a …
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