News by subject: LBR

Delegates at Unifor Ontario Regional Council expressed support for foodservice workers at Durham College, on strike since Nov. 28, 2022....

The number of workers at the Alstom Thunder Bay plant has hit an all-time low, a situation deeply aggravated by the Ontario government's awarding of a $9 billion contract to a consortium run by Hitachi Rail, according to Unifor....

The United States Senate voted to pass legislation to impose the terms of the recent Tentative Agreement for the remaining four (4) unions who failed to ratify their agreement. However, the Senate did not pass the resolution to provide paid sick days...

Unifor is relieved that its member, Bal Krishna Dubey, who has been detained in the Dominican Republic with four other Pivot Airlines crew members since April 2022, is finally home in Canada in time for the holidays....

The Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board, made the following statement regarding the approval of a new collective agreement for the Comptrollership group: "I am very pleased to announce that after a year of negotiations, our...

Last year, the Government of Canada committed to providing 10 days of paid sick leave for workers in the federally regulated private sector. Access to paid sick leave keeps workers safe while ensuring that they do not lose pay? because no one should...

Wage increases and improved sick day benefits are key features of a new three-year collective agreement signed between Unifor Local 3000 and the Aava Hotel Whistler. "Unifor contracts lead the hospitality sector in Whistler and across British...

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in November for the first time since May 2020 after 29 consecutive months of growth, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®. The report was...

Small businesses across Canada are dealing with a growing trend in the hiring process: being ghosted by job candidates and new hires. More than one-third of small business owners said they've hired people who never showed up or stopped coming into...

The Minister of Labour, Seamus O'Regan Jr. will be joined by Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress for a media scrum on the coming into force of 10 days of paid sick leave in all federally regulated private sector workplaces. Please...

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO), the National Union for Public and General Employees (NUPGE), and BloodWatch.org will protest at Canadian Blood Services' head office in Ottawa on December 1. CBS has signed an undisclosed...

The Minister of Labour, Seamus O'Regan Jr. will be joined by Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress for a media scrum on the coming into force of 10 days of paid sick leave in all federally regulated private sector workplaces. Please...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's very first piece of legislation is a breath-taking power grab that will only cause chaos and distract her government from the real economic problems facing Alberta's families, says Unifor. "Forgive me for quoting...

Teamsters Local 251 members working as custodians, groundskeepers, and movers at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) have voted to authorize a strike by a 95 percent margin....

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO), the National Union for Public and General Employees (NUPGE), and BloodWatch.org will protest at Canadian Blood Services' head office in Ottawa on December 1. CBS has signed an undisclosed...

An Ontario court ruling that struck down Bill 124 is being heralded by members of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO). Nurses are dismayed at news that the government intends to appeal the court ruling. RNAO urges Premier Doug Ford...

OPSEU/SEFPO is calling it a win for hundreds of thousands of workers as the Ontario Superior Court declares Doug Ford government's wage-stifling Bill 124 "void and of no effect." The decision comes following a court challenge launched by a coalition...

Unifor celebrates today's decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, which ruled that Premier Ford's Bill 124 unduly infringes on workers' rights....

Members of Teamsters Local 777 employed by Enlightened Dispensary ? a subsidiary of Revolution Global ? engaged in an unfair labor practice strike yesterday outside of the company's dispensary in Schaumburg, Ill....

The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) is joining with other public-sector labour unions in Ontario in celebrating today's Ontario Superior Court decision that rules Bill 124 as unconstitutional and contrary to s 2(d) of the Charter of Rights and...

Unifor members at Strathcona Paperworks voted 94% in favour of strike action as negotiations with their employer have stalled....

In legislation introduced on November 24, the Blaine Higgs Conservative government is taking aim at public service workers and their rights to fair collective bargaining and to take job action. This bill enshrines unfair rules around job action...

NATSO, representing the nation's travel plazas and truckstops, and SIGMA: America's Leading Fuel Marketers, issued the following statement with regard to the ongoing rail labor negotiations and their potential impact on the nation's fuel supply. The...

Unifor, Canada's largest union in the private sector, stands in firm solidarity with New Brunswick public sector workers and their unions amid the Higgs government's anti-worker, anti-labour legislation to amend the Public Service Labour Relations...

As the ongoing labour dispute at Kerry's Place enters week two, frontline staff, families and union allies will rally for safety and security so autism support workers can deliver quality services. At issue are staff who are without a single paid...

Teamsters Local Union 987 (Teamsters 987) members have accepted an offer from Loblaw Companies (Loblaw) hours before being locked out of their Calgary Freeport Facility on November 25. In total 534 Teamsters members had been laid off in the affected...

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) congratulates Amtrak, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern and the Port of Mobile (Ala.) on their Nov. 22 agreement, ending more than six years of challenging negotiations. "FMCS is pleased we...

Recognizing the alarming rise in reports of pharmacy robberies across Ontario, the Ontario College of Pharmacists' Board of Directors will be discussing the use of mandatory time-delayed safes in all community pharmacies at its December 12 meeting....

After years of dedicated service, Cathryn Hoy, RN, President of the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) has announced her resignation from the position of President. ...

In a historic moment, Ontario's five largest health care unions have joined forces, issuing an SOS appeal to Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Sylvia Jones: your plan is failing ? take action and adopt our solutions to stabilize Ontario's...

Premier Doug Ford's and his health minister's failing plan to stabilize the province's crashing healthcare system is prompting five of Ontario's largest healthcare unions to band together and issue an SOS appeal for the PCs to act immediately and not...

Following the conclusion of public proceedings held by the Mass Casualty Commission, and ahead of the Commission's final report by the end of March 2023, the National Police Federation today released a comprehensive list of its own recommendations,...

This morning at 10 a.m., 200 nurses and other healthcare workers will join their SEIU Healthcare union sisters and brothers from Kerry's Place Autism Services, who were locked out over the employer's refusal to bargain a collective agreement that...

The Teamsters told the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) yesterday that it must end employer surveillance practices used against workers, especially by predatory companies like Amazon....

Teamsters at Kroger have voted by an overwhelming 88 percent to ratify a new national contract. The five-year master agreement covers over 1,500 Kroger workers nationwide and provides significant improvements to wages, benefits, and working...

More than 527 of the 534 members at a Loblaw distribution centre in Calgary have been served layoff notices, effective this week, amidst ongoing contract negotiations. The dispute involves members of Teamsters Local Union 987 of Alberta (Teamsters...

Tomorrow, 128 Developmental Service Workers (DSWs) across the Greater Toronto Area are exercising their right to strike after union attempts to deliver better care outcomes with safety and security for all were repeatedly met with deplorable offers...

"We are very pleased that following many days of bargaining, the Council of Trustees' Associations, the Provincial government and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) reached a tentative collective agreement. The tentative agreement ensures...

Following years of reprisals by bosses against members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 467 for their union activity, Local 467 is holding an information rally outside the Quinte Detention Centre on Monday. DATE: Monday, November 21 TIME: 6 a.m. - 12 p.m....

The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 793 ("Local 793") is deeply disappointed with Federal Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal's decision to reject Baffinland Iron Mines' Phase 2 expansion proposal and his clear failure to recognize...

Workers at GreenWaste of Palo Alto in Santa Clara, Calif., voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to become Teamsters. The 40-worker group of drivers and mechanics will now join with thousands of waste workers throughout the Bay Area represented by Local...

The Teamsters are demanding congressional leaders take up bipartisan antitrust legislation during the current lame duck session of Congress. Approving such a bill would crack down on the anti-competitive actions of Amazon and other wealthy...

Unifor Local 892 has filed for mediation after contract negotiations with Mosaic Potash Esterhazy Limited reached an impasse. "Mosaic...

Drivers and monitors at Student Transportation of America (STA) have voted by a two-to-one margin to join Teamsters Local 610. The 170 workers provide student transportation for the Ferguson-Florissant School District (FFSD)....

The more than 500 registered nurses of Milford Regional Medical Center, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, voted overwhelmingly on November 16 to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement after unionizing in 2021 and...

New statistics released today show that Ontario's supply of registered nurses (RNs) has fallen further behind the national average than ever before....

Newly organized beer, wine, and liquor workers at Penske Logistics have ratified their first contract with Teamsters Local 174, guaranteeing protections to improve their lives on and off the job....

Unifor Local 10-B members at Dearborn Ford in Kamloops will strike on Thursday, Nov. 17 at noon if the profitable employer doesn't drop its demands for concessions....

Unifor will fight for public health care after conservative Premier Heather Stefanson promised increased private sector delivery in the speech from the throne....

Today, more than 350 companies and organizations including public and private sector employers, nonprofits, chambers of commerce, patient advocacy groups, insurers, brokers, unions, and multinational companies signed a letter urging Congress to...