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Letter to Canada’s Premiers, Declare Intimate Partner Violence an Epidemic
Letter to Canada’s Premiers, Declare Intimate Partner Violence an Epidemic July 20, 2026 Share Main Image Image The Honourable Rob Lantz, M.L.A. Chair, Council of the Federation Premier of Prince Edward IslandDear Premiers,Re: Premiers response to gender-based and...
Unifor autoworkers ratify collective agreement with Ford Motor Company
Unifor autoworkers ratify collective agreement with Ford Motor Company July 19, 2026 Share Main Image Image TORONTO—Unifor members employed at Ford Motor Company facilities across Canada have voted overwhelmingly in support of a new three-year collective agreement...
Corus cuts 43 TV jobs, expanding news deserts in Western Canada
Corus cuts 43 TV jobs, expanding news deserts in Western Canada July 16, 2026 Share Main Image Image TORONTO— Unifor is condemning the latest round of layoffs at Corus Entertainment, saying the dozens of job cuts are the latest sign of a broadcasting sector under...
Mosaic workers secure wage gains and expanded family benefits in new agreement
Mosaic workers secure wage gains and expanded family benefits in new agreement July 16, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor Local 892 members at Mosaic's Esterhazy potash operations have ratified a new three-year collective agreement, delivering wage increases,...
Education workers to get involved in Alberta referendum
Education workers to get involved in Alberta referendum July 15, 2026 Share Main Image Image More than 45 Unifor Local 1990 members gathered in Calgary on July 6–9 to discuss the upcoming Alberta referendum. Organized by the Membership Mobilization and Political...
Unifor signs agreement to bring members back to reopened Hamilton biodiesel plant
Unifor signs agreement to bring members back to reopened Hamilton biodiesel plant July 15, 2026 Share Main Image Image HAMILTON—Unifor has signed a memorandum of understanding with Biidaaban Renewable Energy that opens the door for Local 593 members to return to work...
Canfor closure brings B.C. forestry closer to the brink
Canfor closure brings B.C. forestry closer to the brink July 15, 2026 Share Main Image Image PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.—Canfor’s announcement of plans to close its Northwood pulp mill would eliminate 300 forestry jobs and further hobble the forestry supply chain in B.C. if...
Ontario Unifor members enjoy Member Appreciation Day at Wonderland
Ontario Unifor members enjoy Member Appreciation Day at Wonderland July 13, 2026 Share Main Image Image Roughly 5,000 Unifor members and their families gathered at Canada’s Wonderland in Vaughan, Ont., on July 12, 2026, for the union’s annual Ontario region Member...
Human rights conference delivers joy in the struggle
Human rights conference delivers joy in the struggle July 13, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor’s Human Rights Conference brought members to the union’s Family Education Centre in Port Elgin, Ont. for a weekend where delegates and presenters shared stories, built...
Unifor and Ford Motor Company reach tentative agreement
Unifor and Ford Motor Company reach tentative agreement July 11, 2026 Share Main Image Image TORONTO— Unifor has reached a tentative agreement with Ford Motor Company, which covers 5,150 union members employed at Ford facilities in Canada. “Securing this tentative...
Review of Atlantic Regional Council 2026
Review of Atlantic Regional Council 2026 July 10, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor members from across the Atlantic region gathered in Saint John to reflect on the previous year and look ahead at what's to come. Hide Image on News Page...
Unifor hosts 3rd Annual Stampede BBQ
Unifor hosts 3rd Annual Stampede BBQ July 9, 2026 Share Main Image Image Dozens of volunteers served burgers and refreshments to hundreds of Unifor members in the Calgary area at the union's third annual Stampede BBQ. Many of the members who stopped by did so on their...













