by Pat Bulmer | Sep 23, 2023 | News, Other News
September 30 is a national statutory holiday to recognize the widespread abuse at residential schools, honour survivors, and work for reconciliation. The event has been known as Orange Shirt Day since 2013, named after the clothing taken from Phyllis (Jack) Webstad...
by Pat Bulmer | Sep 23, 2023 | News, Other News
Update: Ratification approved by 54% By Jacquelyn LeBel Global News Posted September 23, 2023 Canadians will learn Sunday whether Unifor members have accepted a tentative deal reached with Ford Motor Co. this week that includes what the union has described as the...
by Pat Bulmer | Sep 21, 2023 | News, Other News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 VANCOUVER – Unifor members at Local 114 have overwhelmingly voted in favour of job action after failing to reach a deal with their employer, Pacific Western Transportation (PWT), a contractor of BC Transit. “Unifor is committed to fighting...
by Pat Bulmer | Sep 20, 2023 | News, Other News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 Unifor is launching a new Equity Fund to encourage and support local unions who wish to step up their work on equity issues. The new program was announced at the Black, Indigenous and Workers of Colour Conference in Port Elgin, Ont. on Sunday, and...
by Pat Bulmer | Sep 18, 2023 | News, Other News
UPDATE: Three days after PressProgress published this story, the BC Sikhs Facebook page received an email indicating their page (which had been blocked for over a month) had been reviewed and restored by Facebook. by Rumneek Johal, Reporter, PressProgress, Sept. 18,...
by Pat Bulmer | Sep 18, 2023 | News, Other News
From Unifor: SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 OTTAWA—The next Parliament can make important and lasting changes for workers by banning replacement workers (“scabs”) and fixing Employment Insurance, says Unifor. “The studies and consultations have been done. Workers shouldn’t have...
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