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Unifor pre-budget testimony urges measures to protect Canadian jobs
Unifor pre-budget testimony urges measures to protect Canadian jobs June 3, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor National President Lana Payne presented to the Standing Committee on Finance on June 2, as part of the 2026 pre-budget consultation. Payne’s testimony...
Mediator finds Amazon caused first-contract impasse at YVR2, recommends binding path to agreement
Mediator finds Amazon caused first-contract impasse at YVR2, recommends binding path to agreement June 1, 2026 Share Main Image Image DELTA, B.C.—An independent mediator has found that Amazon was responsible for the breakdown of first-contract bargaining at YVR2, its...
Bell Technical Solutions workers ratify new collective agreement
Bell Technical Solutions workers ratify new collective agreement May 30, 2026 Share Main Image Image TORONTO/MONTREAL – Members at Bell Technical Solutions (BTS) in Ontario and Quebec voted to ratify their new collective agreements, covering 4,300 workers across the...
BC Transit workers in Victoria vote 97% in favour of strike action
BC Transit workers in Victoria vote 97% in favour of strike action May 29, 2026 Share Main Image Image VICTORIA – Unifor Local 333 members at BC Transit in Victoria, British Columbia have voted 97 per cent in favour of strike action, delivering a strong mandate to...
Ontario Regional Director Samia Hashi visits Hyatt Regency Toronto hospitality workers
Ontario Regional Director Samia Hashi visits Hyatt Regency Toronto hospitality workers May 28, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor Ontario Regional Director Samia Hashi toured the Hyatt Regency Toronto to meet with hospitality workers represented by Unifor Local 112...
Unifor health care and social service workers bring fight for public care to Queen’s Park
Unifor health care and social service workers bring fight for public care to Queen’s Park May 28, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor health care and social services workers from across Ontario gathered at Queen’s Park this week for a legislative lobby from May 25-28,...
Unifor condemns Chatham-Kent hospital position cuts, warns of impact on patient care
Unifor condemns Chatham-Kent hospital position cuts, warns of impact on patient care May 28, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor is condemning plans by the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) to eliminate 49 positions, warning the cuts will place additional strain on...
Building a Strong Accessible Canada: Statement on National AccessAbility Week 2026
Building a Strong Accessible Canada: Statement on National AccessAbility Week 2026 May 27, 2026 Share Main Image Image National AccessAbility Week, May 31 to June 6, 2026, is a time to recognize the contributions, achievements, and leadership of persons with...
Unifor welcomes N.L. declaration of Gender-Based Violence as an epidemic
Unifor welcomes N.L. declaration of Gender-Based Violence as an epidemic May 27, 2026 Share Main Image Image ST. JOHN’S, N.L.— Unifor is welcoming today’s decision from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, to declare gender-based violence (GBV) an epidemic,...
Unifor members at the Holiday Inn Metrotown vote to strike if necessary
Unifor members at the Holiday Inn Metrotown vote to strike if necessary May 27, 2026 Share Main Image Image BURNABY—The employer’s lack of support for fair wages, benefit improvements, and scheduling has led members of Unifor Local 3000 at the Holiday Inn Express at...
Hospitality Workers Build Bargaining Power at National Strategy Conference
Hospitality Workers Build Bargaining Power at National Strategy Conference May 27, 2026 Share Main Image Image More than 70 local activists from across the hospitality sector gathered at the Unifor National Office in Toronto May 19–22 for a national bargaining...
Unifor welcomes Bombardier Global 6500 commitment in new federal defence partnership and policy announcement
Unifor welcomes Bombardier Global 6500 commitment in new federal defence partnership and policy announcement May 27, 2026 Share Main Image Image TORONTO—Unifor welcomes today’s federal defence procurement and policy announcements that put Canadian-built Bombardier...













