Unifor National News
- Local Canadian coalition seeks to purchase RYAM’s Témiscaming mill October 9, 2026Local Canadian coalition seeks to purchase RYAM’s Témiscaming mill October 9, 2026 Share Main Image Image TÉMISCAMING— A Canadian coalition bringing together local managers at RYAM’s Témiscaming mill, unionized workers and First Nations is pursuing the purchase of the mill. The initiative aims to secure the future of the mill’s operations and protect the jobs […]
- Resist. Rise. Reimagine. National Women’s Conference honours the past and plans a better future October 8, 2026Resist. Rise. Reimagine. National Women’s Conference honours the past and plans a better future October 8, 2026 Share Main Image Image Speaking to a room of nearly 400 at Unifor’s National Women’s Conference in Port Elgin, Ont., teacher and TikToker Joanna Johnson opened the event with a keynote address that tapped into the strength of […]
- RYAM Témiscaming ends production October 7, 2026RYAM Témiscaming ends production October 7, 2026 Share Main Image Image On the morning of October 4th, the last Unifor members finished their shifts at the RYAM mill in Témiscaming. After weeks of uncertainty and an initial postponement of the shutdown announced by the employer, production has now officially come to a halt.Since then, no […]
- RailLine - Volume 13, Issue 2 October 6, 2026RailLine - Volume 13, Issue 2 October 6, 2026 Share Main Image Image Bargaining with TTR opens in VancouverDear Members,Your Unifor bargaining committee met with Toronto Terminals Railway (TTR) in Vancouver on Tuesday, October 6 to open negotiations for a new collective agreement. The committee went in focused on the priorities you raised, and this […]
- Unifor moves to strike authorization votes at Stellantis October 6, 2026Unifor moves to strike authorization votes at Stellantis October 6, 2026 Share Main Image Image Unifor is proceeding with strike authorization votes as negotiations with Stellantis remain at an impasse. A strike authorization gives the bargaining committee the authority to call a strike if necessary, it does not automatically mean a strike will take place.Unifor […]
- Letter to Minister Hajdu: Protect free collective bargaining and the right to strike October 6, 2026Letter to Minister Hajdu: Protect free collective bargaining and the right to strike October 6, 2026 Share Main Image Image The Honourable Patty HajduMinister of Jobs and FamiliesEmployment and Social Development CanadaRE: Free collective bargaining and the right to strikeDear Minister Hajdu, We are writing with profound concerns with some of Bill C-39’s proposed changes to the Canada […]
- Quebec elections: Unifor Quebec calls on the new government to protect workers’ jobs and rights October 6, 2026Quebec elections: Unifor Quebec calls on the new government to protect workers’ jobs and rights October 6, 2026 Share Main Image Image MONTREAL— In the wake of the elections in Quebec, Unifor Quebec is urging the incoming government to engage in a genuine dialogue with workers. In response to the serious challenges currently facing both […]
- Unifor expects fair deal at Terra Nova as Suncor sells offshore stake October 5, 2026Unifor expects fair deal at Terra Nova as Suncor sells offshore stake October 5, 2026 Share Main Image Image ST. JOHN'S – Workers on the Terra Nova offshore oil platform are in contract talks as Suncor announced October 4, 2026 it will sell its interest in the project to UK-based Ithaca Energy. The collective agreement […]
- Unifor members at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver schedule strike vote October 5, 2026Unifor members at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver schedule strike vote October 5, 2026 Share Main Image Image VANCOUVER—Housekeeping and food and beverage workers at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver will cast ballots on October 6 and 7, 2026 on a strike mandate for their bargaining committee. "Fairmont Hotel Vancouver workers deliver the world-class service this hotel is […]
- Letter to Ontario Minister of Labour: The use of scab workers at Great Canadian Entertainment October 5, 2026Letter to Ontario Minister of Labour: The use of scab workers at Great Canadian Entertainment October 5, 2026 Share Main Image Image Honourable Trevor Jones, MPPMinister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development 400 University Avenue, 14th Floor Toronto, Ontario M7A 1T7RE: Use of Scab Workers at Great Canadian Entertainment Pickering, Ajax and Toronto Resort Casinos During […]