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Unifor Local 1090 members ratify new contract with Sobeys
Unifor Local 1090 members ratify new contract with Sobeys January 12, 2026 Share Main Image Image Front-end loaded wage increases are a key highlight of a new collective agreement ratified recently by Unifor members at the Sobeys Retail Support Centre in...
Unifor calls on locals to power equity projects in 2026
Unifor calls on locals to power equity projects in 2026 January 12, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor is excited to announce new spring and fall application deadlines for the Local Union Equity Fund (LUEF).Created to spark action and deepen impact, the LUEF supports...
Letter to Minister Joly informing Canada’s Aerospace and Defence Industrial Strategy
Letter to Minister Joly informing Canada’s Aerospace and Defence Industrial Strategy January 9, 2026 Share Main Image Image The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of IndustryHouse of CommonsOttawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0A6Dear Minister Joly,Re: Informing Canada’s...
Unifor statement on U.S. actions in Venezuela
Unifor statement on U.S. actions in Venezuela January 7, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor joins the national and international labour movement and its allies in strongly condemning the recent actions taken by the U.S. Trump Administration against Venezuela.This is a...
Ontario Regional Council 2025 Recap
Ontario Regional Council 2025 Recap December 24, 2025 Share Main Image Image Watch hundreds of Unifor members from across the province gather in Toronto for the 2025 Ontario Regional Council meeting to celebrate the year’s victories, take on the challenges ahead, and...
2025 B.C. Regional Council Review
2025 B.C. Regional Council Review December 19, 2025 Share Main Image Image Watch as Unifor activists from across British Columbia gathered this fall to share bargaining challenges and victories and plan for the fight ahead to protect Canadian jobs. Hide Image on News...
Unifor proud to deliver grant supporting Canadian Women’s Foundation Girls’ Fund
Unifor proud to deliver grant supporting Canadian Women’s Foundation Girls’ Fund December 19, 2025 Share Main Image Image Unifor’s Social Justice Fund and CN Rail joined forces to deliver a joint $200,000 grant to the Canadian Women’s Foundation, Canada’s public...
Cedarstone long-term care workers ratify new collective agreement
Cedarstone long-term care workers ratify new collective agreement December 18, 2025 Share Main Image Image Unifor members at long-term care facility Cedarstone Enhanced Care in Truro, N.S. have voted to ratify a new collective agreement that secures wage increases,...
Fatality at Mosaic mine
Fatality at Mosaic mine December 18, 2025 Share Main Image Image It is with great sadness that we confirm that Unifor Local 892 member Tyrone McLeod was killed on Monday in the Mosaic K3 potash mine near Esterhazy, Saskatchewan where he worked as miner operator.Tyrone...
2026 Ribbon Skirt Day
2026 Ribbon Skirt Day December 18, 2025 Share Main Image Image January 4 is National Ribbon Skirt Day in Canada. The movement to recognize the importance of ribbon skirts to many Indigenous communities arose out of the experience of Cote First Nation youth Isabella...
Letter to New Brunswick Premier and Ministers Responsible for Natural Resources and Energy
Letter to New Brunswick Premier and Ministers Responsible for Natural Resources and Energy December 17, 2025 Share Main Image Image Honourable Susan Holt, Premier of New Brunswick Honourable René Legacy, Deputy Premier and Minister Responsible for Energy Honourable...
Unifor members at Kent Homes are building affordable homes of the future
Unifor members at Kent Homes are building affordable homes of the future December 17, 2025 Share Main Image Image When you walk into the Kent Homes in Bouctouche, New Brunswick, the first message you hear is simple: we build homes. “It’s so great to see just how proud...













