… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… Ontario must better protect workers from the crisis that lays ahead January 13, 2021 … flooded with messages from workers who are outraged and frightened at the seeming lack of tangible action offered. … of such violations, only one employer has been fined. How can workers put their trust, and their health in the …
… 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 …
… Union-busting employer rewarded for bad behaviour April 4, 2018 Share Main Image Image By … that this employer had other ideas. Ideas shaped in the right-to-work state of Kansas. Like most workers who join a … its union employees. This is the case with DJ Composites. How is that balanced? But there are no provisions in the …
… W Hotel Toronto delay will not affect unionized jobs June 17, 2020 … have already faced throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Unifor’s collective agreement provisions put in … as the ‘Green Choice;’ protections of workers’ fundamental rights to return to their jobs after lengthy renovations. …
… 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 …
… Solidarity Forever January 22, 2018 Share Main Image Image By Lana … and Labrador Federation of Labour (NLFL), I also know how challenging this is. Solidarity is not automatic, a … to my union, who has long fought for the democratic right to Canadian autonomy and decision-making for Canadian …
… 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 …
… Senate has no right to block repeal of C-377 and C-525 February 12, 2016 … pieces of federal labour legislation brought in by the former Harper government, Bills C-377 and C-525. Almost … expenses over $5,000 and requiring unions to estimate of how much they spend on political activities. Unions would …
… 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 …
… Federal intervention and higher wages needed to address affordability, food prices September 18, 2023 Share Main Image … President Lana Payne. “Canadians are reminded every day of how unaffordable life has become. They are reminded every … The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and …
… At a meeting of the membership on October 16, 2017, Unifor Local 88 members voted to ratify new four-year collective … with domestic violence. All members of Local 88 can be rightfully proud of their actions and the solidarity shown on the line. It is this strike that will strengthen the …
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