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AI at Work: Union Strength and the AI Transformation

AI at Work: Union Strength and the AI Transformation

AI at Work: Union Strength and the AI Transformation January 29, 2026 Share Main Image Image The rapid rollout of artificial intelligence (AI) is often marketed as a new and inevitable revolution. But beyond slick marketing campaigns, this digital shift is the latest...

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Local 89 testifies in Ontario pre-budget consultations

Local 89 testifies in Ontario pre-budget consultations

Local 89 testifies in Ontario pre-budget consultations January 29, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor Local 89 President Alex Dumais presented testimony about the province’s forestry sector to the Ontario Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs on January...

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GM cuts Oshawa jobs as profits, shares and dividends rise

GM cuts Oshawa jobs as profits, shares and dividends rise

GM cuts Oshawa jobs as profits, shares and dividends rise January 29, 2026 Share Main Image Image OSHAWA–Workers at the General Motors Oshawa Assembly Complex will report for the final third shift today, as the company eliminates more than 700 direct jobs with...

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Local 222 members pack union hall as GM cuts the third shift

Local 222 members pack union hall as GM cuts the third shift

Local 222 members pack union hall as GM cuts the third shift January 28, 2026 Share Main Image Image Local 222 members packed their union hall for an information meeting as GM moves to cut the third shift at the Oshawa plant. This means more than 1000 Unifor members’...

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Unifor Statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Unifor Statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Unifor Statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day January 22, 2026 Share Main Image Image On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Unifor honours the memory of the six million Jewish people murdered in the Holocaust, and the millions of others targeted by...

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Lana Payne calls for action on made-in-China EV imports

Lana Payne calls for action on made-in-China EV imports

Lana Payne calls for action on made-in-China EV imports January 21, 2026 Share Main Image Image Lana Payne outlined Unifor’s position on imports of made-in-China EV imports, calling for action to protect Canadian autoworkers. Payne joined Premier Doug Ford, Flavio...

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