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May 1st Queens Park Protest

Friends, The June 2 Ontario election is fast approaching and Unifor is gearing up! We are determined to do whatever...

Health & Safety Report – April, 2022

Health and Safety Report – April 2022 April 28, 2022 – National Day of Mourning Marked annually in Canada on...

Day of Mourning – April 28

In 1984, the Canadian Labour Congress established April 28th as the National Day of Mourning in Canada to remember and...

UNIFOR BURSARIES – 2022

Unifor Scholarships Unifor recognizes that the cost associated with post-secondary education is a challenge for many working families. To assist...

WORKPLACE VOTING UPDATE – DUE TO MORE LAYOFFS IN UPCOMING WEEKS

DUE TO MORE LAYOFFS IN THE COMING WEEKS AT THE WORKPLACES LISTED BELOW, VOTING DATES HAVE BEEN UPDATED AGAIN. ...

WORKPLACE VOTING DATE CHANGES, Notice of Elections Results & Runoff Election Times

DUE TO MORE LAYOFFS IN THE COMING WEEKS AT THE WORKPLACES LISTED BELOW, VOTING DATES HAVE BEEN UPDATED AGAIN AS...

General Membership Meeting, Wednesday, April 20, 2022

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING WHEN: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 TIME: ...

McMaster Labour Studies – On-To-Ottawa Trek

ON-TO-OTTAWA TREK “87 years since the On-to-Ottawa Trek” In partnership with McMaster University, Unifor offers Educational Courses available for our...

Unifor Night With The Niagara Ice Dog’s – the January 15th game has been re-scheduled for April 10th @ 2:00pm

Retiree Benefits March 2022

Retiree Chairperson report – March, 2022 I want to begin my report by clearing up a couple of very important...

Jerry Dias charged with breach of Unifor Constitution

The Unifor National Executive Board has determined that former National President Jerry Dias stands charged with breaching Article 4, Code...

Ontario Regional Council Report – 2022

Steve McMullen and I participated virtually in the Ontario Regional Council, March 9th...

Securitas Ratifies new Collective Agreement at 92%

After two weeks of difficult negotiations, Chairperson Mike Winterbottom and his committee secured a strong contract that has been ratified...

Grimsby Ford Ratifies at 100%

The membership at Grimsby Ford has voted 100% in favour of their new 3-year Collective Agreement. This new agreement sees...

Notice of Elections Results – 2022

Exec Brd Notice of Election Results Canada Forge Election Results Casino Election Results City of Welland Election Results FirstOntario Chairperson...

Unifor President Jerry Dias Retirees

To: All Unifor Members Status of Unifor National President Jerry Dias We write today to inform you that Jerry Dias...

General Membership Meeting, Wednesday, March 16, 2022

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING WHEN: Wednesday,March 16th TIME: ...

McMaster Labour Studies- Canadian Mining Companies

Do Canadian Mining companies exploit workers overseas? Canadian mining operations in Latin America and Africa have become notorious for exploiting...

From The Hall – Presidents Report

FROM THE HALL – FEBRUARY / MARCH The Local has been engaged in multiple sets of negotiations over the...

International Women’s Day

Today we recognize International Women’s Day, 2022. International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8 to mark and...

City of Welland Ratifies at 76%

After a difficult set of negotiations, the membership at the City of Welland has ratified a 3-year Collective Agreement. This...

Tentative Agreement Reached – City of Welland

The Union and the City of Welland have reached a tentative agreement. A ratification meeting will be held Monday, March 7th...

Family Education Program 2022

Since the early 1970’s our Union has offered a Family Education Program for members and their families. The program takes...

Notice of Elections – 2022

Upcoming Notices of Elections are posted below. For all units (except GM) The Executive Board Notice of Election, including voting...

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