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Unifor meets with members to discuss next steps following Agropur closure announcement
Unifor meets with members to discuss next steps following Agropur closure announcement May 7, 2026 Share Main Image Image Following last week’s announcement that Agropur Dairy Cooperative will close its Sussex, N.B. facility in 2028, Unifor leadership met with members...
Bell executives dodge questions on workforce development at annual shareholder’s meeting
Bell executives dodge questions on workforce development at annual shareholder’s meeting May 7, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor Telecommunications Council executive members brought workers’ questions to Bell management at the company’s annual shareholders meeting...
ETOP Conference equips members with tools to advocate, organize and lead
ETOP Conference equips members with tools to advocate, organize and lead May 7, 2026 Share Main Image Image More than 40 Unifor members came to the union’s national office in Toronto on May 6 and 7 for the third-annual Education, Technical, Office and Professional...
Union leadership in the nuclear workforce
Union leadership in the nuclear workforce May 6, 2026 Share Main Image Image Vice President of the Society of Professional Engineers and Associates-Unifor Local 7474 (SPEA-Local 7474) Reza Ziaei told an audience at the Canadian Nuclear Association’s annual conference...
Unifor members observe National Day of Mourning
Unifor members observe National Day of Mourning May 6, 2026 Share Main Image Image In recognition of the National Day of Mourning, Unifor members across the country took part in activities to honour those who have suffered a work-related disability, disease or death....
Len Poirier 2026 PRC report
Len Poirier 2026 PRC report May 6, 2026 Share Media Contact Ian Boyko National Communications Representative - Western Region Email Email Hide Image on News Page...
Lana Payne 2026 PRC report
Lana Payne 2026 PRC report May 6, 2026 Share Media Contact Ian Boyko National Communications Representative - Western Region Email Email Hide Image on News Page...
Gavin McGarrigle 2026 PRC report
Gavin McGarrigle 2026 PRC report May 6, 2026 Share Hide Image on News Page On
Unifor warns Parliament: ‘run-to-fail’ energy strategy threatens Canada’s security
Unifor warns Parliament: ‘run-to-fail’ energy strategy threatens Canada's security May 5, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor National President Lana Payne urged the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources today to put energy workers at the centre of...
Unifor testimony regarding Canadian Energy Exports
Unifor testimony regarding Canadian Energy Exports May 5, 2026 Share Main Image Image Watch National President Lana Payne testify to the House of Commons Natural Resources committee to express Unifor's support for reducing Canada's export dependency on the U.S. and...
Former Accuride workers win $4 million pension fight
Former Accuride workers win $4 million pension fight May 4, 2026 Share Main Image Image Former Accuride workers represented by Unifor Local 27 have won a major court victory that will see approximately $4 million in pension surplus funds returned to members after the...
CAMI workers pack hall for update on fight for jobs in Ingersoll
CAMI workers pack hall for update on fight for jobs in Ingersoll May 4, 2026 Share Main Image Image CAMI Assembly Plant members filled the Unifor Local 88 union hall on May 1, to hear from National and Local leaders about the future of the idled facility, the impact...










