… District of Kitimat workers ratify new collective agreement February 9, 2018 Share Kitimat—Strong wage gains and benefits enhancements characterize the three-year contract … committee did outstanding work on behalf of municipal government workers in Kitimat,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor …
… Workers will benefit from B.C. labour code improvements October 25, 2018 Share October 25, 2018 VANCOUVER — A report by the provincial government’s Labour Relations Code Review Panel recommends a …
… Pallister strips more rights from Manitoba workers March 21, 2018 Share WINNIPEG — Unifor is objecting to the sneak … rights in Manitoba after Brian Pallister’s conservative government buried a proposal in Bill 20 to remove equal …
… Unifor unites in support of Nova Scotia health care workers … Scotia Council of Health Care Unions (Unifor, Nova Scotia Government & General Employees Union, Canadian Union of … negatively impact sick leave as well as health and dental benefits. The Council of Unions remains committed to …
… Keeping Our Communities Moving: Unifor’s National Transit Policy File File … the following six key policy recommendations: The federal government must develop a National Public Transit Strategy … is resulting in reduced staffing levels, cuts to wages and benefits and longer work hours or a greater number of split …
… in January with the employers, the Nova Scotia Health Authority and IWK Hospital, and another 12 days of bargaining … McNeil’s claim that health care workers would not lose benefits as a result of amalgamation. The employer’s … by the Council and are just the latest in the Liberal government’s attack on workers after McNeil used legislation …
… Dear Unifor Members in the Health Care Bargaining Unit: March 27, … time for us to send a strong message to the Employers and government that we expect them to take collective bargaining … are proposing taking control of your health and dental benefits plans so they can unilaterally make changes to your …
… Challenges and opportunities in Unifor’s Western Region August 18, 2018 Share … Unifor Western Regional Director. “Whether it be fighting government attempts at wage rollbacks, layoffs or threats to claw back benefits, Unifor members have risen to the occasion.” In …
… Unifor activists push employers and municipalities to call for universal pharmacare September 12, 2018 Share Image As we ramp up the call for federal, provincial and territorial governments to take immediate action in instituting national …
… continued commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion Unifor will be convening a special National Roundtable on … advocacy groups, labour activists, academics, and government representatives, our goal of this roundtable is … jobs that face discrimination, violations of rights and no benefits in the workplace. Image Robyn Maynard is the author …
… Unifor’s Objections to Bill 254 File File … research or consultation. Unifor therefore urges the Government to withdraw this Bill . ABOUT UNIFOR Unifor is … advertiser with Elections Ontario in both the 2014 and 2018 Ontario provincial elections. UNIFOR’S SUBMISSIONS …
… Unifor joined Injured Workers’s Day rally June 6, 2018 Share … and safety concerns, and, most importantly, to remind governments and employers that workers will not be ignored. … professionals treating injured workers; and Stop cutting benefits based on “pre-existing conditions In addition to …
… access to water on National Indigenous Peoples Day June 14, 2018 Share June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day and it … achievements of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people. Unifor proudly acknowledges Indigenous peoples and their … Peoples in Canada. Today, Unifor calls on the federal government to deliver on its $4.6 billion infrastructure …
… Unifor’s response to Draft Federal Pay Equity Regulations … achieving gender wage equity. Unifor therefore urges the government to simplify the factors, methods and formulas in … discrimination, it in fact codifies the denial to women of benefits routinely enjoyed by men – namely, compensation …
… Health Care Conference highlighted need for continued activism October 4, 2018 Share Main Image Image Unifor health care members … thrown out of the legislature for asking the Liberal government about emergency room closures and the plans to …
… 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 …
… Solidarity Forever January 22, 2018 Share Main Image Image By Lana Payne, Atlantic Regional … a decision was made to throw the National Union of Public Government Employees (NUPGE) out of the CLC for not paying …
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