… Workers who build TTC vehicles in Thunder Bay set to picket … workers and to encourage municipal and provincial governments to urge the employer to reconsider their attack … July 14 . They are striking to protect pensions and retiree benefits as well as good jobs that were created here in …
… Unifor meets with two BC ministers November 9, 2017 Share … Doug Donaldson, Unifor representatives urged the BC NDP government to keep the pressure on for a softwood lumber deal that benefits Canadian communities. “Forestry is a vital industry …
… Unifor leader challenges OPSEU's Smokey Thomas June 20, 2014 Share TORONTO , June 20, 2014 /CNW/ - Today Jerry Dias, … election Thomas had proposed to the Wynne Liberals that the government sell the LCBO to OPSEU's pension plan and its …
… Ontario votes for good jobs, strong public services and healthy communities June 12, 2014 Share TORONTO , June 12, 2014 /CNW/ - " Ontario voters … that successfully prevented Hudak from forming a majority government. Hudak had tried to make his party more appealing …
… Unifor condemns NS Liberal government's Bill 1, looks to … to remain proud Unifor members and it will best protect the benefits and conditions for which we have fought long and …
… Resolute contract ratification sets stage for next steps May 26, 2014 Share TORONTO , May 26, 2014 /CNW/ - The first … developing such a strategy is a commitment from the federal government to establish a national forestry sector council …
… modern passenger rail service in this country. That means more frequent trains to better meet the needs of Canadian … and train frequency. Earlier that year, the federal government announced another round of cuts to Via Rail’s … the case for a modern rail system and outlining the many benefits that would come with building a modern passenger …
… Strike notice served on Seaway October 28, 2014 Share CORNWALL, ON , Oct. 28, 2014 /CNW/ - Five Unifor … in April that it had received funding from the federal government to automate the locks along the Seaway, …
… Unifor: Ontario budget deserves NDP support May 1, 2014 Share … services to low-income children introduction of health benefits to low-income children a 1% increase to social … making other proposals regarding long-term care, the government has yet to commit to implementing an …
… B.C. Regional Council held it’s inaugural meeting May 24, 2014 Share The B.C. Regional Council held it’s inaugural … meeting during February 7-9, 2014 at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver. Nearly 200 elected delegates, … and local campaigns. Throughout the weekend, local Unifor activists debated resolutions that will shape the work of …
… Hudak fails to understand importance of investing in Ontario economy February 25, 2014 Share TORONTO , Feb. 25, 2014 /CNW/ - Every serious … in discussions with both the provincial and federal governments regarding the company's request for a reported …
… Free trade with South Korea a threat March 10, 2014 Share TORONTO , March 10, 2014 … jobs here as a condition of tariff-free access. Ensuring government keeps the necessary powers to intervene directly … years after the U.S. signed a similar deal, none of the benefits and all of the downsides came true," Dias said. …
… Nova Scotia Council of Nursing Unions to File for Conciliation for Acute Care Nurses June 29, 2023 Share … issues, but also begin to provide the competitive wages and benefits Nova Scotia’s nurses deserve. The Council held a … 2020 The Health Authorities Act, passed by the provincial government in 2014, requires all nurses employed at NSH and …
… piece first appeared in Saltwire Media on April 1, 2022 In 2014, then-Premier Stephen McNeil’s throne speech set the tone for what would be his eight-year term as leader of the … different tone for his fledgling Progressive Conservative government. With Tuesday’s provincial budget, I was pleased …
… Unifor Serves Strike Mandate to Windsor-Essex Catholic District … contract was forced upon the employees under the Ontario government's infamous anti-worker Bill 115; legislation that … restricted the ability to strike and removed access to benefits for upcoming retirees. Despite the court decision, …
… Unifor denounces EDC loan to Volkswagen April 24, 2015 Share … in Mexico . "It is absolutely incredible that a Canadian government agency is helping to facilitate and accelerate … Canada imported $4.4 billion of auto parts from Mexico in 2014 (and over $6 billion more worth of finished vehicles). …
… Updates February 6, 2014 Share September 6, 2017 Unifor held a victory celebration BBQ for members on Saturday, … Lewis Gottheil, Legal Counsel, Jeff Wareham, Pensions and Benefits, Jim Mitchell, National Staff Representative and … notification. We intend to contact the senior levels of government including the premiere of the province. We will …
… Workers in Canada are struggling under the weight of rising … bargaining tools, COLA provisions lacked durability. Governments and central banks sledgehammered their way … fought to decouple inflation protection from pension benefits. Governments did the same for social assistance …
… in the Huffington Post June 22, 2016 (and I would argue moral) ambiguity about the place of unions in Canada. Conservative governments who can't rewrite the constitution to take that … Conservative Party were soundly defeated in the election of 2014 after running on a draconian anti-labour platform . …
… Committee have spent the past several weeks preparing for a mediation arbitration hearing set for the last week of … membership. Without those achievements the Employers and Government would not have been motivated to make the recent … to 2014, protection of your current sick leave and retiree benefits, and the option for early pay out of your …
… Alberta government to destabilize retirees’ savings May 1, 2014 Share EDMONTON—The Alberta government plans to create … pension plan legislation that threatens to reduce incomes for tens of thousands of seniors, says Canada's largest union …
… Closing GM Oshawa? No way. November 29, 2018 Share Unifor statement on the recent announcement from General Motors … the 2,900 production and salaried workers at GM Oshawa: the benefits spread far and wide. The spin-off effects of the … rights have been suppressed through collusion between government-aligned “unions” that offer sweetheart protection …
… Unions see benefit to open membership July 23, 2014 Share Claire Brownell Postmedia News June 11, 2012 … the unemployed and retired, when they merge. A committee working on the merger of the Canadian Auto Workers and the … and resources, a strong national organization lobbying the government in their interest and, potentially, the chance to …
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