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Unifor leaders tour Winnipeg industrial workplaces
Unifor leaders tour Winnipeg industrial workplaces September 24, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor National Secretary-Treasurer Len Poirier, Western Regional Director Gavin McGarrigle, and Prairie Regional Council (PRC) Chairperson Guy Desforges were in Winnipeg this...
Unifor members ratify new collective agreements with the St. Lawrence Seaway
Unifor members ratify new collective agreements with the St. Lawrence Seaway September 24, 2026 Share Main Image Image MONTREAL - Unifor members working for the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) have ratified the tentative agreements reached with...
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day)
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day) September 23, 2026 Share Main Image Image September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is a day to honour the survivors of residential schools and to remember the children who never...
Unifor ‘Built Here. For Here.’ campaign highlights benefits of joining a made-in-Canada union
Unifor 'Built Here. For Here.' campaign highlights benefits of joining a made-in-Canada union September 23, 2026 Share Main Image Image TORONTO – As workers across Canada navigate the impacts of the U.S. trade war and increased economic uncertainty, Unifor’s new...
Built Here. For Here.
Built Here. For Here. September 22, 2026 Share Unifor is a made-in-Canada union built by and for the people who live and work here. Hide Image on News Page On
Solidarity message from IndustriALL Global Union to Unifor Local 12
Solidarity message from IndustriALL Global Union to Unifor Local 12 September 22, 2026 Share Main Image Image Geneva, 22 September 2026Solidarity message from IndustriALL Global Union to Unifor Local 12Dear Sisters and Brothers of Unifor Local 12,On behalf of...
‘The Problem with Being Funny’ policy paper examines how Canadian cultural policy shortchanges comedians
‘The Problem with Being Funny’ policy paper examines how Canadian cultural policy shortchanges comedians September 22, 2026 Share Main Image Image TORONTO—The Canadian Association of Stand-Up, Sketch and Improv Comedians (CASC) and Unifor's Canadian Freelance Union...
Unifor warns Bill C-39 will infringe on workers’ Charter-protected right to strike
Unifor warns Bill C-39 will infringe on workers’ Charter-protected right to strike September 22, 2026 Share Main Image Image TORONTO—Unifor pledges to vigorously oppose infringements on the right to strike that are contained in Bill C-39 and calls on MPs from all...
Coast Mountain Bus Company transit workers ratify new collective agreement, strike averted
Coast Mountain Bus Company transit workers ratify new collective agreement, strike averted September 21, 2026 Share Main Image Image VANCOUVER – Members of Unifor Locals 111 and 2200 have voted to ratify a new collective agreement with Coast Mountain Bus Company,...
Unifor welcomes 750 new members from WestJet’s Calgary call centre
Unifor welcomes 750 new members from WestJet’s Calgary call centre September 21, 2026 Share Main Image Image WestJet contact centre workers in Calgary have voted by 89% to join Unifor, taking an important step toward gaining a stronger voice against outsourcing and...
World News Day highlights the fight for facts
World News Day highlights the fight for facts September 21, 2026 Share Main Image Image Misinformation is the next battleground in the fight to protect democracy, public health and the public’s right to know.On World News Day, marked annually on Sept. 28, we recognize...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Canadian comedians rally for arts recognition and funding
MEDIA ADVISORY: Canadian comedians rally for arts recognition and funding September 21, 2026 Share Main Image Image TORONTO—Members of the Canadian Association of Stand-Up, Sketch and Improv Comedians (CASC) will join Unifor representatives for a media conference to...












