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St. Lawrence Seaway Shut Down as Workers Go on Strike

The St. Lawrence Seaway has shut down as hundreds of workers walked off the job on Oct 22. The halt is expected to affect cargo shipments immediately along the artery ...

October 22, 2023BY The Canadian Press

Unifor Ends Strike Less Than 24 Hours in After Reaching Tentative Deal With GM

Unifor put a short-lived strike on hold Tuesday after General Motors agreed to a tentative contract that mirrors ...

October 10, 2023BY The Canadian Press

GM Workers Hit the Picket Lines at Three Facilities in Ontario

Unifor workers have kicked off a strike at General Motors Canada after failing to reach a new contract ...

October 10, 2023BY The Canadian Press

Unifor Sets Oct. 9 Deadline for Contract Talks With General Motors

Unifor has set Oct. 9 at 11:59 p.m. as the deadline for contract talks with General Motors as ...

September 29, 2023BY The Canadian Press

With Ford Deal Approved, Unifor Sets Sights on GM for Next Round of Auto Talks

Canada's largest private sector union says it will turn to negotiations with General Motors after members voted to ...

September 25, 2023BY The Canadian Press

Unifor Autoworkers Overwhelmingly Vote to Authorize Strikes at GM, Ford, Stellantis

Workers at a trio of major automakers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of allowing their union to call ...

August 28, 2023BY The Canadian Press

Truckers Told Not to Report for Work After Yellow Corp. Bankruptcy Notice: Unifor

Nearly 130 Canadian truck drivers were told not to report for work, Unifor says, after the Teamsters Union ...

August 1, 2023BY The Canadian Press

Police Lay No Charges Against Former Unifor Head Jerry Dias in Alleged Bribery Case

Former Unifor president Jerry Dias was not charged as the result of an investigation launched last year into ...

May 26, 2023BY The Canadian Press

Torstar Co-owners Agree to Move Legal Dispute to Mediation-Arbitration

Torstar Corp. business partners Paul Rivett and Jordan Bitove have agreed to move their legal dispute to mediation-arbitration ...

October 3, 2022BY The Canadian Press

Unifor Members Elect Lana Payne as New President

Unifor says Lana Payne has been elected as the new president of Canada's largest private sector union, the ...

August 10, 2022BY The Canadian Press

Strike Averted After WestJet Reaches Tentative Agreement With Unifor Service Workers

There will be no strike at WestJet this week now that the airline has reached a tentative labour ...

July 29, 2022BY The Canadian Press

Via Rail Strike Averted With Last-Minute Deal With Unifor

Officials with Via Rail and Unifor Council 4000 and Local 100 have announced a tentative deal has been ...

July 12, 2022BY The Canadian Press

Former Union Boss Jerry Dias Accepted Money From Supplier, Unifor Alleges

Former national president Jerry Dias accepted $50,000 from a supplier of COVID-19 rapid test kits that he promoted ...

March 23, 2022BY The Canadian Press

Unifor Launches Probe Into Allegations Dias Broke Union’s Constitution

A day after Unifor president Jerry Dias announced his sudden retirement, the union revealed it has been investigating ...

March 14, 2022BY The Canadian Press

Unifor Leader Jerry Dias Retires Early After Going on Medical Leave

The head of Canada's largest private-sector union is retiring amid what the organization says is ongoing health issues. ...

March 14, 2022BY The Canadian Press

Unifor and General Motors Reach Tentative Labour Deal After Extending Negotiations

TORONTO—The union representing Canadian workers at General Motors says it has reached a tentative agreement after extending negotiations ...

November 5, 2020BY The Canadian Press

Governments Commit Major Taxpayer Dollars for Canada’s Electric Vehicle Push

It’s nothing new for the feds and Ontario to be pumping taxpayer dollars into the auto sector.

October 14, 2020BY Rahul Vaidyanath

CN Strike Triggers Layoffs in Halifax as Rail Activity Hits the Brakes

MONTREAL—The ongoing CN strike has cost scores of Halifax rail workers their jobs, at least for now, as ...

November 25, 2019BY The Canadian Press