by Pat Bulmer | Feb 21, 2025 | General, Industry News, Journalism, Local 2000 News
Note from the union: The company has issued notice under the labour code and collective agreements to shut down the Burnaby Now and New Westminister Record by April 21 and Tri-City News by May 21. Local 2000 has emailed the following information to our members: “Under...
by Pat Bulmer | Feb 20, 2025 | General, Industry News, Journalism
Feb. 20, 2025 By Investigative Journalism Bureau The Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) and Unifor are proud to celebrate five years of partnership in supporting the next generation of investigative journalists through the IJB/Unifor Summer Internship Program....
by Pat Bulmer | Feb 20, 2025 | News, Other News
Members, Are you passionate about 2SLGBTQIA+ rights and activism? Do you want to deepen your understanding of the issues facing the community and take meaningful action to create positive change? If so, we invite you to register for our upcoming Pride Activist Course...
by Pat Bulmer | Feb 19, 2025 | News, Other News
Join us for the annual Unifor Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Day Webinar on Friday February 28, 2025 from 10 a.m. – noon PST. Are you wanting to up your knowledge on Repetitive Strain Injury Prevention? National Repetitive Strain Injury Day is February 28th and stands...
by Pat Bulmer | Feb 18, 2025 | Chocolate, Industry News
The Canadian Press, Feb 17, 2025 Canadian sugar and confectionary companies would be hit particularly hard if U.S. tariffs come into play because most of the industry’s sales go south of the border, experts say. “Sugar and confectionary does stand out as one of those...
by Brian Gibson | Feb 18, 2025 | Job Posting, Jobs, Printing shops
February 13, 2025 NEW POSTING: Purchasing Support (PH2) Our customers and the industry have always believed in us. Our 95-year legacy proves that we have not only adapted to the market but have always provided direction for it. Our secret is our Team, and how we...
by Pat Bulmer | Feb 14, 2025 | News, Other News
Feb. 14 from the B.C. government: B.C.’s lowest-paid workers will see a 2.6% wage increase on June 1, 2025, keeping pace with inflation. The general minimum wage increases from $17.40 to $17.85 per hour. This follows the changes made in spring 2024 to the Employment...
by Pat Bulmer | Feb 14, 2025 | General, Industry News
Agence France-Presse Thu 13 Feb 2025 in the Guardian The climate crisis drove weeks of high temperatures in the west African region responsible for about 70% of global cacao production, hitting harvests and probably causing further record chocolate prices, researchers...
by Pat Bulmer | Feb 14, 2025 | News, Other News
February 14, 2025 WINGHAM, ON—Unifor won a historic arbitration award totalling approximately $15 million for nearly 200 union members who worked at Wescast Industries Inc., ending a nearly two-year severance and termination pay dispute between the company and...
by Pat Bulmer | Feb 13, 2025 | General, Industry News, Journalism
By Stephanie Ip Published Feb 13, 2025 Approval has been granted for the sale of 21 Bell Media B.C. radio stations to a Courtenay-based company. Following a year-long approval process, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has signed off on...
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