Unifor in a sentence

Dias had been the president of Unifor since 2013 when it was created as a merger between two unions.

Lana Payne, national president of Unifor, talks to St. Lawrence seaway workers from a picket line in St. Catharines, Ont., Tuesday.

Unifor also maintains that employers including in air traffic control have been relying on extensive and unfilled overtime to avoid hiring, putting higher demands on the remaining controllers.

Unifor, Canada's largest private-sector union, says its members at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis all voted between 98 and 99 per cent in favour of a strike mandate.

Unifor says auto workers hoping for jobs at the plant deserve quick answers.

Unifor says it's preparing to bargain more than a dozen collective agreements with the major grocers over the next two years.

Up next for Unifor is bargaining a new collective agreement with Stellantis, the automotive manufacturing company that employs nearly 10,000 Canadians, Payne said.

While the United Auto Workers (UAW) Stand Up Strike in the US has received global attention, in Canada, Unifor members ratified a three-year with Ford on September 24 — the first target in their pattern bargaining with the Big Three.

Amazon says the hiring was part of its regular seasonal recruitment, according to the complaint, but Unifor disputes this, saying the hiring spree represented a “concerted effort” to prevent the union from successfully organizing the warehouse.

Last Sunday, Unifor Local 103, the union bargaining committee unanimously recommended acceptance of a tentative agreement.

Neagu says the contract will last for two years, and its expiry will coincide with the end of the collective agreement between Coast Mountain Bus Company and Unifor in April 2026.

Tanner McQuarrie, president of Unifor Local 1132, said his members saw the suspension of operations coming after numerous curtailments were extended over the last year.

The company said it will work with Unifor, which represents 3,200 workers at the plant, to mitigate the impact the delay will have on its workforce.

The purpose of the dinner was for Wan Junaidi to meet and interact with leaders of the religious bodies, as well as discussing various matters related to Unifor.

Unifor Local 127 National Representative Jeff McFadden says the company notified workers several weeks ago but only went public with the information Monday.

Unifor president Lana Payne welcomed the Canadian move alongside Freeland Monday.

What Payne heard from Walmart workers, however, was similar to the refrain during unionization drives Unifor has been involved with in recent years at Amazon.com Inc.'s warehouses as well as efforts seen at Starbucks and Indigo Books & Music locations.

Approximately 34 workers, some carrying Unifor flags, were gathered on 22nd Street East in front of TCU Place on Saturday morning around 10 a.m.

A Unifor picket line at the Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina, Saskatchewan on Jan 21, 2020.

But Unifor picketers said those protesting at the Carseland fuel terminal are allowing farmers and those with personal vehicles to access the gas pumps.