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Unifor statement on fatal aircraft incident at LaGuardia Airport
Unifor statement on fatal aircraft incident at LaGuardia Airport March 23, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor is deeply saddened by the loss of life during the tragic aircraft incident at LaGuardia Airport that claimed the lives of two Air Canada Jazz pilots and...
Unifor embarks on urgent Protect Canadian Jobs lobby week in Ottawa
Unifor embarks on urgent Protect Canadian Jobs lobby week in Ottawa March 23, 2026 Share Main Image Image OTTAWA – Unifor leaders from across the country are in Ottawa this week, meeting with more than 75 MPs from all sitting parties to deliver the message to Protect...
Atlantic BIWOC members mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination with “Silence Hate” workshop
Atlantic BIWOC members mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination with “Silence Hate” workshop March 20, 2026 Share Main Image Image Members gathered at the Unifor office in Halifax on March 20 to recognize the upcoming International Day for...
2026 World Water Day Statement
2026 World Water Day Statement March 18, 2026 Share Main Image Image March 22 marks World Water Day—an annual reminder that access to safe, clean drinking water is a basic human right, not a privilege. The meteoric rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years...
Daniel Cloutier advocates for members at Forestry Communities Forum
Daniel Cloutier advocates for members at Forestry Communities Forum March 18, 2026 Share Main Image Image On March 11, Unifor Quebec Director Daniel Cloutier addressed more than 150 leaders gathered at the Forestry Communities Forum organized by the “Fédération...
Unifor Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Unifor Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination March 18, 2026 Share Main Image Image Racism remains deeply rooted in our country and communities, and it is the responsibility of trade unionists to confront and eliminate it and...
Unifor welcomes 150 new members at Southbridge Ottawa
Unifor welcomes 150 new members at Southbridge Ottawa March 18, 2026 Share Main Image Image At the opening of a new Ottawa long-term care centre, Unifor was ready to welcome a new unit of workers into the union. Workers at Southbridge Ottawa joined Unifor Local 8300,...
Unifor’s assessment of the Conservative’s proposed Auto Strategy
Unifor’s assessment of the Conservative’s proposed Auto Strategy March 17, 2026 Share Main Image Image Hon. Pierre PoilievreLeader of the Official OppositionHouse of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6RE: Unifor’s assessment of the Conservative Party of Canada’s proposed...
AllianceOne call centre workers vote 99% to join Unifor
AllianceOne call centre workers vote 99% to join Unifor March 17, 2026 Share Main Image Image A group of 75 call centre workers just became Unifor’s newest telecom unit after saying, “enough is enough” with unfair pay and a lack of accountability from management...
Unifor announces million-dollar ruling against Amazon
Unifor announces million-dollar ruling against Amazon March 16, 2026 Share Main Image Image Workers at Amazon YVR2 in British Columbia are owed millions in back wages, according to a Labour Board ruling levied February 13, 2026. Hide Image on News Page...
Unifor disappointed with Boart Longyear decision to move good jobs to China
Unifor disappointed with Boart Longyear decision to move good jobs to China March 16, 2026 Share Main Image Image MISSISSAUGA — Unifor is sounding the alarm after Boart Longyear, a global mining services company with operations in Canada since the 1930s, told workers...
Sustainable Jobs Partnership Council Responds to Canada’s 2026 – 2030 Sustainable Jobs Action Plan
Sustainable Jobs Partnership Council Responds to Canada’s 2026 – 2030 Sustainable Jobs Action Plan March 13, 2026 Share Main Image Image OTTAWA, ON, MARCH 13, 2026 - The Sustainable Jobs Partnership Council acknowledges that many of the government’s priorities and...













