Unifor
SaskTel workers set to strike on Sept. 30
Unifor members at SaskTel are set to walk off the job on Sept. 30 if a new collective agreement is not reached. Continue reading
CAMI plant hiring part-time staff
Plant chair for Unifor Local 88 Mike Van Boekel says they are looking to fill close to 100 part-time positions. Continue reading
Tentative deal reached with school bus operators in central Ontario: STSCO
By Greg Davis Videographer/Online Journalist
The agreement impacts bus drivers who serve three school boards in central Ontario and transport more than 26,000 students to and from school. Continue reading
Manitoba Tories accuse Unifor of excess election spending, union denies
Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are accusing a union of breaking the spending limits for third parties in the provincial election, but the union says the accusation is false. Continue reading
Unifor head tells union’s media members he hears concerns about Tory-bashing but won’t stop
“We do not tell members how to vote but I will be speaking out against the Conservative Party,” Dias said. Continue reading
SaskTel union says no pay raise until 2021 is not a fair package
By David Baxter Reporter
The union representing SaskTel workers says they are still far apart with the company on terms following three days of mediation. Continue reading
End of Northern Pulp not viewed as a disaster by some N.S. woodlot owners
The deadline is ticking down for the Northern Pulp mill in Pictou County to stop sending effluent into a lagoon near a Mi’kmaq community. Continue reading
Closing N.S. pulp mill would cost 2,700 jobs, decimate forestry industry: union
The mill’s parent company, Paper Excellence, is facing a January 2020 deadline under provincial legislation to shut down a treatment facility that sends effluent into the Boat Harbour lagoon near a Mi’kmaq community. Continue reading
Temporary layoff weeks confirmed for CAMI Ingersoll; entire shift cut at Mexican plant
Unifor has confirmed temporary layoffs at the CAMI Ingersoll plant. Continue reading
SaskTel union votes in favour of potential strike action
Dave Kuntz, president of Unifor Local 1-S, says he’s hopeful that an agreement can be reached before any strike action to avoid disruptions to the public. Continue reading