Health care workers represented by Unifor Local 8300 will hold a rally to demand the ‘for profit’ Chartwell Retirement Residence negotiate a fair and equitable collective agreement.
TORONTO—Members of Unifor Local 1999 have voted to ratify a new collective agreement that will end the 49-day lockout by Reliance Home Comfort of 830 members at 14 locations across Ontario.
"Reliance's workers are the reason this company is successful. Our members' contribution needed to be recognized in this new collective agreement," said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President.
The ratification ends the Ontario-wide boycott campaign launched by Unifor after the employer chose to use scabs to do the work of Local 1999 members.
Halifax – Contract negotiations between health care workers and Northwood long-term care facility have come to a halt due to a lack of a bargaining mandate by the Nova Scotia government, says Unifor.
The federal government announced the Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP) on April 19, in Budget 2021. The program is meant to provide financial support for hard hit businesses to hire workers and/or increase hours of existing workers as the recovery takes hold.
The program will run from June 6 to November 20, 2021 and support up to 50% of the difference between base period and current period payroll, up to a maximum of $1,129 per eligible employee, for qualifying businesses.
This has been a National Indigenous History Month like no other. The June 24 announcement of the confirmation of the remains of 751 children at the former residential school site on Cowessess territory in Saskatchewan has further amplified the calls for searches at other sites across the country.
Unifor locals are asking what they can do to support grieving members and nearby Indigenous communities.
Irving Shipbuilding’s decision to outsource 15 unionized warehousing jobs to its own subsidiary, Bayside Industries, is a shameful attack on unionized workers, says Unifor.
As Unifor marks National Indigenous Peoples Day and we come together to celebrate the heritage and history of the first peoples of this land, our thoughts turn to the continuing barriers that Indigenous people face in Canada due to structural racism and the violent and ongoing legacies of settler colonialism.
After several months of intensive and rigorous negotiations, we have reached yet another impasse. Bargaining resumed on May 18th, as the Company had requested an extension to the conciliation process. As such, we continued to bargain these past four weeks with your priorities in mind.
Congratulations! We are happy to report that you, the membership of Unifor Loomis (Locals 114, 4050, 755, 4457 and 4005) have ratified the one year agreement (April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022) by secret ballot conducted over the period of June 12th to June 19th, 2021.
While we celebrate the strength, brilliance and diversity of the cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples this National Indigenous Peoples Day, Unifor is committed to using its bargaining power, mobilizing power and political power to bring about transformative change.
Unifor takes its lead from the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, tabled in 2015. The Commission’s action plan is a clear guide for all levels of government to implement policies that will help address the injustices of colonialism and cultural genocide in Canada.
ST. JOHN’S—The funding agreement reached between the Furey government and Suncor is a blueprint for good jobs and can revitalize the sector, says Unifor.
BURLINGTON—At a rally held outside Reliance Home Comfort’s headquarters, Unifor announced new radio ads promoting the union’s ongoing boycott of the Ontario HVAC company.
“Reliance has locked out front-line COVID heroes and they’re using scabs to cross our picket lines. This unethical company can expect escalating actions in the coming weeks,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President.
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