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Grand River Transit workers ratify new agreement with major wage and benefit gains
Grand River Transit workers ratify new agreement with major wage and benefit gains May 3, 2026 Share Main Image Image WATERLOO — Unifor Local 4304 members at Grand River Transit have ratified a new three-year collective agreement that delivers significant wage and...
Unifor Social Justice Fund partners with CN Rail to support women in Skilled Trades
Unifor Social Justice Fund partners with CN Rail to support women in Skilled Trades May 3, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor’s Social Justice Fund, in partnership with CN Rail, presented a one-year grant totalling $200,000 to Edmonton-based Women Building Futures...
Unifor Social Justice Fund donates to Somali Hope Foundation at annual gala in Ottawa
Unifor Social Justice Fund donates to Somali Hope Foundation at annual gala in Ottawa May 2, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor locals in Ottawa, including Local 6004 and Local 1688 have long supported the work of the Somali Hope Foundation, an international NGO...
CTWA calls for federal leadership on use of AI by Canada’s telecom giants
CTWA calls for federal leadership on use of AI by Canada’s telecom giants May 1, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor, the United Steelworkers and CUPE, united as the Canadian Telecommunications Workers’ Alliance (CTWA), jointly presented to the Parliamentary Standing...
Statement of Solidarity by Unifor and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) for May Day 2026
Statement of Solidarity by Unifor and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) for May Day 2026 May 1, 2026 Share Main Image Image On May Day, workers celebrate the historic achievements of the labour movement which, for generations, has shaped a fairer, more just Canada.As...
Tentative agreement reached at Grand River Transit
Tentative agreement reached at Grand River Transit April 30, 2026 Share Main Image Image WATERLOO — Unifor Local 4304 and the Region of Waterloo have reached a tentative agreement covering approximately 850 Grand River Transit workers, averting a strike that would...
Conciliation breaks off between Unifor and Marine Atlantic
Conciliation breaks off between Unifor and Marine Atlantic April 30, 2026 Share Main Image Image Mediated negotiations between Unifor and Marine Atlantic broke off on the second day after the employer failed to engage with the union’s proposals.“It’s unacceptable that...
Unifor made-in-Canada maple cookies defy gravity on Artemis II mission
Unifor made-in-Canada maple cookies defy gravity on Artemis II mission April 29, 2026 Share Main Image Image TORONTO—It’s an out-of-this-world moment for Unifor as cookies made by members have officially reached new heights—travelling all the way to space.Commercial...
Unifor Quebec Council: Mobilization, debates and priorities for the future
Unifor Quebec Council: Mobilization, debates and priorities for the future April 29, 2026 Share Main Image Image From April 22 to 24 in Quebec City, Unifor delegates from across the province gathered for the Quebec Council, held this year under the theme of the...
Unifor brings urgent discussion on Intimate Partner Violence to Prince Edward Island
Unifor brings urgent discussion on Intimate Partner Violence to Prince Edward Island April 29, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor brought members, workers, advocates and frontline service providers from the community together in Charlottetown, P.E.I., on April 28, for...
More focus on effects of U.S. tariffs and global volatility on Canadian jobs needed in Spring Fiscal Update
More focus on effects of U.S. tariffs and global volatility on Canadian jobs needed in Spring Fiscal Update April 28, 2026 Share Main Image Image OTTAWA – The federal government’s spring fiscal update includes a number of important advances including in the area of...
2026 May Day Statement
2026 May Day Statement April 28, 2026 Share Main Image Image On May 1 each year, Unifor marks International Workers’ Day, May Day, to celebrate worker solidarity and the labour movement. International solidarity has achieved so much for workers’ rights, and must...













