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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...
New agreement for Unifor Catalent members includes improvements to wages and benefits
New agreement for Unifor Catalent members includes improvements to wages and benefits March 12, 2026 Share Main Image Image Members of Unifor Local 27 have ratified a new three-year collective agreement with their pharmaceutical employer Catalent in Strathroy, Ont.,...
Unifor members at Community Living Dryden–Sioux Lookout ratify new contracts
Unifor members at Community Living Dryden–Sioux Lookout ratify new contracts March 12, 2026 Share Main Image Image Nearly 125 Unifor members at Community Living Dryden–Sioux Lookout have ratified new collective agreements that improve care and provide significant...
Unifor Northern hospital workers prepare for bargaining with focus on respect for frontline care
Unifor Northern hospital workers prepare for bargaining with focus on respect for frontline care March 12, 2026 Share Main Image Image This month, Unifor heads to the bargaining table on behalf of nearly 2,000 hospital workers across north-eastern and north-western...
Canadian journalism in crisis
Canadian journalism in crisis March 10, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor Media Director Randy Kitt and Friends of Canadian Media Executive Director Raj Shoan warned the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on March 10, 2026, that the collapse of local news...
RailLine – Volume 13 – Issue 1
RailLine - Volume 13 - Issue 1 March 10, 2026 Share Main Image Image Arbitration ruling orders CN to reinvest in TransconaDear Members,Unifor has won a major arbitration ruling ordering CN to reinvest and reopen the Transcona Wheel Shop, compensate affected workers...
CN ordered to reinvest in Transcona and restore union rail work
CN ordered to reinvest in Transcona and restore union rail work March 10, 2026 Share Main Image Image WINNIPEG – Unifor has won a major arbitration ruling ordering CN to reinvest in the Transcona Wheel Shop, compensate affected workers and return rail work to in-house...
Unifor demands Nova Scotia government reverse nursing home staffing cuts
Unifor demands Nova Scotia government reverse nursing home staffing cuts March 9, 2026 Share Main Image Image HALIFAX—Unifor is demanding the Nova Scotia government reverse budget cuts recently announced that will reduce staffing at all 100 nursing homes in the...
Unifor calls for full enforcement of charges in Irving Shipyard workplace death
Unifor calls for full enforcement of charges in Irving Shipyard workplace death March 6, 2026 Share Main Image Image HALIFAX – Unifor urges the Crown to uphold all charges levied against Irving Shipbuilding under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, following the...
International Women’s Day 2026: A Message from Lana Payne
International Women's Day 2026: A Message from Lana Payne March 5, 2026 Share Main Image Image "On this International Women's Day, we're ready to fight for the rights of every worker. Demand justice against systemic barriers and take action for a better, more equal...
Unifor hosts third annual Black History Month celebration
Unifor hosts third annual Black History Month celebration March 4, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor members from across the country gathered in person at the National Office in Toronto and online to celebrate the union’s third annual Black History Month event,...













