September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is a day to honour the survivors of residential schools and to remember the children who never came home.
It matters who those survivors are. Every survivor we honour on September 30 was a child when they were taken. Phyllis (Jack) Webstad was six years old in 1973 when she arrived at St. Joseph Mission near Williams Lake, B.C. She was wearing a bright orange shirt her grandmother had bought her. Staff took it away and she never wore it again. Her story gave this day its name.
Three members of Unifor's national leadership team were on the Red River on August 11, joining Drag the Red volunteers aboard the boat the union helped put on the water.
National Secretary-Treasurer Len Poirier, Ontario Regional Director Samia Hashi and Atlantic Regional Director Jennifer Murray took part in the search alongside coordinator Jill Wilson and Unifor Indigenous Relations Director Gina Smoke.
Unifor members brought their energy, colour and pride to the Toronto Caribbean Carnival's Grand Parade on Aug. 1, 2026, joining thousands of masqueraders in one of North America's largest celebrations of Caribbean culture.
Unifor’s Human Rights Conference brought members to the union’s Family Education Centre in Port Elgin, Ont. for a weekend where delegates and presenters shared stories, built relationships and planned their activism.
Watch some of the highlights from the National Indigenous Peoples' Day celebrations on the unceded traditional territory of the Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ peoples: the We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum, and Kwiakah First Nations (Campbell River).
Indigenous youth breaking down barriers to new levels of success
June marks National Indigenous History Month, a time to honour the histories, cultures, and enduring resilience of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across these lands.
On May 5, Unifor members across the country mark Red Dress Day to honour the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2-Spirit people (MMIWG2S) whose lives have been taken or disrupted by violence, and to stand with the families still searching for answers.
Members gathered at the Unifor office in Halifax on March 20 to recognize the upcoming International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and take part in the Unifor Atlantic Black, Indigenous, and Workers of Colour (BIWOC) Committee workshop, Silence Hate.
Members heard from retired Halifax Regional Police Detective Constable Craig Upshaw, the first full-time Hate Crime Investigator in Atlantic Canada and a former Diversity Officer. Upshaw provides education and training in hate, equity, diversity and inclusion.
Unifor members from across the country gathered in person at the National Office in Toronto and online to celebrate the union’s third annual Black History Month event, highlighting the contributions, leadership and resilience of Black members and communities.
The celebration brought together union leaders, activists, and community advocates to reflect on the ongoing fight against racism and the importance of collective action in building a more just and inclusive labour movement.
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