VANCOUVER—Members of Unifor Local 433 have won their fight for fair wage increases and safer working conditions, ending a three-week long strike at Vancouver’s Residence Inn.
“Fighting back works,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “Unifor members at the Residence Inn have demonstrated again that union solidarity can help win significant contract gains.”
VANCOUVER—Unifor members from across Metro Vancouver will show support for the Local 433 members on strike at the Residence Inn with a lunch-hour rally.
“Hospitality workers are the backbone of the tourism industry in Vancouver,” said Gavin McGarrigle, Unifor Western Regional Director. “They deserve safe working conditions and wages that keep pace with the region’s sky-high cost of living.”
What: Rally for Residence Inn workers
Who: Unifor Western Regional Director Gavin McGarrigle and Unifor members
Last night, Teamsters railway workers at CN and CPKC were locked out.
Our union stands in solidarity with Teamsters members.
Unifor, Canada’s largest union in the private sector, represents workers at the profitable and powerful CN and CPKC and will soon bargain for our own contracts.
Unifor members of First Student Bus in Kingston, Ont. have a new three-year deal to celebrate.
“This contract continues to build momentum for our First Student Bus members, beginning with the gains in the recent Cornwall agreement to this one,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne.
WINGHAM— Unifor is intensifying efforts against Wescast Industries and its owner, Bohong Industries Group based in China, as the company continues to withhold approximately $10 million in termination and severance pay from 200 workers who lost their jobs at the Wingham, Ontario facility in July 2023.
Unifor members of First Student Bus – which provides school bus services for English and French language schools in Cornwall and Embrun, Ont. – recently ratified their four-year contract by 91%.
LONDON—Wage increases and retirement security are key highlights of a new collective agreement ratified by Unifor Local 414.
“Part-time workers deserve access to a pension. I want to congratulate Local 414 for making that a reality at Tepperman's,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne.
The new three-year collective agreement adds part-time workers to the pension plan and increases full-time workers’ wages by $4 per hour by 2027. The local also secured a $600 bonus ($250 for part-time workers) and an increase to the boot allowance.
LONDON—Members of Unifor Local 27 secured wage increase in a new collective agreement ratified August 9 with the warehousing firm HCL Logistics, ending an 18-day strike.
“Local 27’s fight for fairness has resulted in a contract that ensures wages and working conditions keep up with Ontario’s rising costs of living,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne.
The three-year contract increases wages by more than 17% by 2027. The agreement also improves health and safety procedures and augments the boot allowance.
On August 6, Viterra employees on strike since May 26 travelled by bus from Bécancour to the Port of Montreal to take part in a mobilization action in front of their employer's offices. Around a hundred people gathered for the event, including members of other locals who had come to lend their solidarity.
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