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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...
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...
Unifor and Air Canada open bargaining for airport and call centre agents
Unifor and Air Canada open bargaining for airport and call centre agents January 28, 2026 Share Main Image Image TORONTO—Unifor opened collective bargaining today with Air Canada on behalf of customer service agents, who work at airports, call centres, and provide...
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’...
Letter to Federal, Provincial and Territorial Forum of Ministers Most Responsible for ELCC
Letter to Federal, Provincial and Territorial Forum of Ministers Most Responsible for ELCC January 26, 2026 Share Main Image Image Dear Federal, Provincial and Territorial Forum of Ministers Most Responsible for Early Learning and Child Care,The federal, provincial...
Bell Clerical workers secure wage gains and job protections in new collective agreement
Bell Clerical workers secure wage gains and job protections in new collective agreement January 23, 2026 Share Main Image Image TORONTO/MONTREAL – Unifor members in the Bell Clerical bargaining units have ratified a new four-year collective agreement with Bell. The...
Unifor urges support for workers as Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper ceases newsprint production
Unifor urges support for workers as Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper ceases newsprint production January 22, 2026 Share Main Image Image THUNDER BAY-Unifor is urging Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper to take every measure to mitigate job loss following the company’s announcement...
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...
Unifor Statement on the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia
Unifor Statement on the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia January 22, 2026 Share Main Image Image January 29 marks nine years since a horrific act of Islamophobic violence took the lives of six Muslim men at...
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...
Local 222 passes motion opposing China-owned EV imports
Local 222 passes motion opposing China-owned EV imports January 20, 2026 Share Main Image Image Members of one of the largest auto locals in the country sent a clear and united message to Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal government, unanimously passing a...
Rally against CAQ anti-worker agenda
Rally against CAQ anti-worker agenda January 20, 2026 Share Main Image Image On November 29, more than 50,000 people took to the streets of Montreal to say no to the CAQ’s attacks and yes to workers’ rights and democracy. Unifor showed up strong! Over 1000 Unifor...













