Unifor LTC and Retirement Home Bargaining Conference builds momentum for upcoming negotiations April 9, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor members from across Ontario working in long-term care and retirement homes gathered this week in Toronto to prepare for upcoming...

Equal Pay Day 2026: Care Counts April 8, 2026 Share Main Image Image April 14, 2026, is Equal Pay Day in Canada. The day marks, on average, how many months into the new year a woman must work to earn what men did by December 31, 2025.Equal pay is not a privilege, it...

Unifor attends the General Assembly on Trade Unionism in Quebec April 8, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor recently took part in the General Assembly on Trade Unionism, a unique forum for reflection in Quebec that brought together over 500 activists from the...

Canada’s industrial future depends on action today April 7, 2026 Share Main Image Image The following statement was released jointly today by Canada’s two largest industrial unions, Unifor and the United Steelworkers:U.S. sector-based tariffs (“section 232 tariffs”)...

Unifor raises concerns over LHSC restructuring staffing cuts and impact on frontline care April 3, 2026 Share Main Image Image LONDON—Unifor is raising concerns about staffing changes at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and warns that that the restructuring will...

Unifor members at the Fairmont Empress vote to strike if necessary April 2, 2026 Share Main Image Image VICTORIA—The employer’s insufficient offers on wages, mental health benefits, and protections for gratuity earners has forced Unifor Local 4276 members at the...

Potential strike action looms closer at Nova Scotia retirement homes April 1, 2026 Share Main Image Image HALIFAX- Unifor members at Parkland Truro, Parkland Cape Breton, and Martha’s Place Antigonish retirement homes in Nova Scotia will be in a legal strike position...

Unifor Forestry Council Executive meet to discuss stepping up campaign efforts April 1, 2026 Share Main Image Image Members of the Forestry Sector Council Executive Committee and Unifor leadership met in the Unifor National Office March 27–29 to share bargaining...

Regulating AI and sexually explicit content April 1, 2026 Share Main Image Image Dear Minister Solomon,We, the undersigned, are writing to express our profound concern about the proliferation of sexually explicit AI-generated content, specifically through tools like...

Unifor calls for ‘Sell Here, Build Here,’ mandates on anniversary of Trump auto tariffs April 1, 2026 Share Main Image Image TORONTO—As Canadian workers mark one year of economic disruption and job losses triggered by U.S. tariffs targeting Canada’s auto industry and...

Unifor mourns activist and politician Stephen Lewis March 31, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor is deeply saddened to learn of Stephen Lewis’ passing today after a tough battle with cancer.Lewis, 88, a former politician, broadcaster and labour mediator, was a...

One year into Trump’s tariffs the fight for Canadian jobs continues March 31, 2026 Share Main Image Image This week marks one year since the United States imposed 25% tariffs on the import of Canadian autos, one of the most damaging measures in a series of escalating...