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NEXT MEETING, Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 10:00 which will be at our Retirees building. This is the last meeting till September.

Unifor members to build next-generation trucks at Oshawa GM

 

Unifor members at Kruger Wayagamac initiate an unlimited strike

 

Unifor casts doubt on Wescasts claims to keep the Wingham foundry open

 

Windsor Salt bargaining makes slow progress with no face-to-face meetings in months

 

British Columbia begins to send cancer patients to Washington state for treatment

Antipsychotic drugs use increased in Canadian long-term care homes, pointing to possible quality-of-care issues

Supreme Court Backs Employer in Suit Over Strike Losses

Stellantis, Volkswagen the corporate welfare bums are back in business

Glencore a big winner of Germany's Colombian coal binge

Glencore said to prepare sweetened Teck bid as deadlock drags on

Ontario Health Coalition reveals results from informal health care survey

May 30 Membership Meeting Pictures

Celebration of Life For Marcel Charron

Workers feeling the pinch as Windsor Salt strike stretches on

Volunteering at Sudbury Rocks Marathon.

Overseas owners' shutting area auto-parts plant, cutting 250 jobs

 

Referendum against privatization of health care in Ontario begins

Canada's $13B Volkswagen deal and building a modern economy

U.S. economic strength, new incentives put Canada at disadvantage in Stellantis negotiations, professor says

No charges against former Unifor head Jerry Dias following bribery investigation

Motor Mouth: Stellantis pulling out of Ontario battery plant

Ontario embarks on Alberta's failed for-profit surgery scheme

Contracts to be ended early for 1,700 CRA workers, says tax union head

 Stelco faces provincial charges in connection with 2022 workplace death

Unifor Auto Council determines bargaining priorities for D3 negotiations

Unifor Local 1291 members ratify new deal with Ariva

Action needed now to resume construction of Stellantis battery plant

Ontario embarks on Alberta's failed for-profit surgery scheme

Putting seniors first NDP MPP Vaugeois presents bill for independent advocate for older adults

Contracts to be ended early for 1,700 CRA workers, says tax union head

Stelco faces provincial charges in connection with 2022 workplace death

We’re going to get there reassures Unifor Local 444 President over Windsor EV battery plant

Nickel Rim South Mine recognized nationally for its safety performance

Canada Revenue Agency, union reach deal to end strike

Unifor Local 4304 members on strike at Grand River Transit

Taxation workers remain on strike in Sudbury

 

PSAC deal to cost $1.3B a year, less than half of unions original demands

 

Deal reached between feds, union for 120,000 striking public servants

Our Retirees at Windsor Salt supporting Unifor Locals 240 & 1959

Windsor Salt suspending negotiations after overnight assault

MPs advance bill giving pension plan members priority in corporate bankruptcies

Windsor Salt workers are standing firm

Future access to information could be at stake, as top court mulls Doug Ford's mandate letter appeal

Bags filled with stones instead of Nickel at LME warehouse

Mine Mill History

Members of union representing health-care workers vote 99% in favour of strike mandate

NDP members pass motion for B.C. government to investigate forestry company

Unifor launches first talks with TRQSS

Oakville Ford Assembly Plant changing its name and making other big changes

More federal public service union members vote for strike mandate

Glencore takes cornerstone stake in North Shore nickel project

 

MPPs West, Gelinas table anti-scab legislation for 16th time

 

 

March membership meeting pictures

 

Freeland's budget to include grocery rebate for lower income Canadians, here's what else to expect Tuesday

 

Rouyns smelter pollution issue not likely to happen in Sudbury

 

Ontario changes eye exam eligibility for seniors, those with cataracts, other conditions

 

Make sure to check your grocery bill, otherwise you may pay more: survey

Aurel Lefebvre

Joint statement regarding resumption of negotiations between Unifor Locals 240 and 1959 and Windsor Salt

 

Workers at Sodecia Automotive Join Unifor

 

Gesco Workers Get 11% Wage Bump in First Year

 

Unifor reaches tentative agreement with CN Rail

 

Please Advise! Why Are Banks Failing Again?

 

Ontario unlikely to meet health-care goals due to under-spending and staffing, report finds

Emergency department crowding has gone beyond hallways onto ambulance ramps. Now there’s nowhere left to wait.

Aurel's Visitation Information

It is simply not true Grocery CEOs push back at price-gouging allegations

Emergency department crowding has gone beyond hallways onto ambulance ramps. Now there’s nowhere left to wait.

Contract talks between nurses and the Ontario Hospital Association have broken down

Bargaining for Ontario hospital nurses enters mediation

February Membership Meeting Pictures

 

Glencore ordered to pay $700 million by US judge in bribery case

 

Kruger, Unifor donate $1M to hospital; atrium named for them

 

We need to protect workers pensions

Ontario tables health-care bill to expand role of private clinics

Concerning details have come to light:' NDP ask integrity commissioner to probe Ford family events attended by developers

Clean nickel or cheap nickel? You cannot have both

For $30/month, Ontario doctors offer rapid access to nurse practitioners

Developers are asking to build on more sections of Ontario Greenbelt

GM Canada to Invest in Manufacturing Drive Units for Electric Vehicles at the St. Catharines Propulsion Plant

Ontario Nurses Association Picket Feb. 23

PC brand Canadian Cheddar cheese recalled due to possible Listeria contamination

We need to protect workers pensions

CP Rail workers ratify new contract

It is truly the wild west: Ontario non-profit LTC homes demand caps on temp agency fees

Getting Ready For The Passing  of a Member

Link to set up a Google Alert. Can be used to get an email about your address being listed.

How to protect yourself from real-estate title fraud

January Membership Meeting

Cascades Casino Delta workers join Unifor

SPC Nickel Signs Cooperation Agreement with Vale

Ontario Trillium Benefit, Climate Action Incentive & GST/HST Info

Canada Nickel confirms major discovery larger than flagship Crawford project in Ontario

Unifor MWF 1 ratifies agreement with Irving Shipbuilding

Ontario releases 3-step plan to invest in private care to reduce surgical backlog

Doug Ford government will give for-profit clinics bigger role in surgeries

Union calls CRA labour complaint hypocritical ahead of strike votes and tax season

Glencore evacuates personnel after protesters vandalize Antapaccay mine camp

Mining Giant Glencore Has 2 Ways to Win

Ontario Health Minister knew Bill 124 was harming health care

Benefit payment dates GST OTB Etc.

Going deeper will mean mining longer in Sudbury, Ont.

Latest Unifor News

Going deeper will mean mining longer in Sudbury, Ont.

Innovative options for long-term pain relief

New year, new taxes: how taxation changes in 2023 could affect you

Pharmacare is a triple win: Canadian Health Coalition chair Pauline Worsfold.

 Why a first-of-its-kind seniors emergency care centre could be an important test for Ontario

Province buying 3 trains for return of Northlander service

Unifor members at Saputo ratify their first collective agreement

2022 Christmas Social Pictures

2022 Christmas Social Food Bank Donation

 

Unifor signatory to joint statement in solidarity with Indigenous families mourning the murder of four Indigenous women

 

Thistle Printing Ltd. Unifor members ratify new agreement

 

Strike over unfair wages at Kuehne + Nagel jeopardizes holiday package delivery

 

Unifor Local 4050 ratifies first contract with Pieridae Energy Caroline

 

CP Bargaining Update

 

 

Military received 2,400 applications from permanent residents in November

 

Bank of Canada doubles down on failing strategy

 

Mexico, Canada and Automakers Just Caught a Big Free Trade Break

 CFO after new hire won't relocate

 

Copper rises while Goldman predicts prices reaching $11,000 in a year

 

Former police officer warns of scams involving tampered gift cards at retailers

 

Pharmacists can prescribe Paxlovid treatment starting next week

 

2022 Christmas Social Pictures

 

Bank of Canada raises rate again to 4.25% but opens door to staying there

 

Get on board and 'stop the whining Ford knocks mayors opposed to new housing bill

 

Greater Sudbury's top financial officer gets to work two time zones away

 

DR Congo: Miner Glencore pays $180m in latest corruption case

 

First all-electric van rolls off GM CAMI assembly line

 

Reduce diesel particulate exposure in mines, urges union

 

All coroner's jury recommendations in 2014 trench collapse rejected by Ontario Labour Ministry

 

Body of missing construction worker recovered after industrial accident in Mississauga

 

Virtual care platform sees exodus of docs, cut in services after Ontario fee changes

 

$158M diverted from northern highways projects to southern Ontario, AG finds

 

Ford marks start of construction on Canada's first grid-scale SMR nuclear reactor

November 22 membership meeting pictures

McIntyre Powder Project

Worker dies after underground accident at Matachewan mine

The mining industry cant ignore a startups solution to a decades-old copper problem: The potential is enormous

Alzheimer's drug lecanemab hailed as momentous breakthrough

Ford government plans to appeal after Ontario court strikes down Bill 124

The coming earthquake: Canada Health Act transformed medicare 38 years ago and now it’s failing us

Doug Ford is Looking to Cut Costs in Healthcare Staffing, Documents Show

Seniors at high risk for RSV, experts warn, as Health Canada reviews 60-plus vaccine

Premier Ford pushing public system to collapse

Terminated faculty calls for public inquiry into Laurentian debacle

NDP pushes protection for workers’ pensions through the House of Commons

Dominic Giroux declines to comment on criticism in AG's report

Ford governments signature Ontario Line Close to 20 Billion

Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act

A message from CUPE National Officers to all Ontario education workers

Picture Showing Our Support For CTV Telethon

These seniors face a 20% rent increase and Ontario rules make it legal

Burn Barrel Barrys with another strike in Hamilton, labour leader makes viral video

GM Signs Deal For Canadian Nickel To Reduce Cost Of EV Batteries

A message from CUPE National Officers to all Ontario education workers

Report details how Laurentian shortchanged its employees

Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act Readings

Ontario's government is strongly' recommending masks indoors. Why stop short of a mandate?

Our retirees $598.00 2022 Christmas Telethon donation

U.S. military weighs funding mining projects in Canada amid rivalry with China

Lapointe: Sudbury selected for federal rapid housing initiative

Health-care providers 'woefully ill-prepared' to treat chronic pain, says advocate

Sudbury’s Magna Mining looks to reopen Crean Hill Mine

Unifor 101R files for conciliation

Canada buys 39 General Dynamics vehicles, eyes anti-tank weapons

HOSPITAL CONTRACT ANNOUNCED BY ARBITRATOR LIMITS HEALTHCARE WORKERS TO DOUG FORD’S ANTI-WORKER 1 percent WAGE CAP

The Ford government wants to open up the Greenbelt for housing. Here's what it's proposing

More vacant positions than working nurses at GTA hospital, internal report shows

Ford, Lecce release statement after CUPE announces end to strike

C.U.P.E Information Walking Picket Line

Ford lawyers argue irreparable harm to rule of law if inquiry summons not stayed

Top questions answered about Ontarios back-to-work legislation

Mining giant Glencore flew cash bribes to Africa via private jet, UK court hears

EMERGENCY RALLY: HANDS OFF WORKERS RIGHTS

Tesla held discussions over taking stake in Glencore

Despite charges against HVAC company, homeowners say they continue to lose millions in new contracts

Ontario nursing college now allowed to temporarily register international nurses

Shell and Total, Oil Giants, Report Huge Profits on High Energy Prices

UK prosecutors implicate 11 Glencore employees in bribery probe

Ontario files court documents to stop Doug Ford testimony at Emergencies Act inquiry

Ontario announces sweeping housing changes that allow three units on one property

21 members at today's membership meeting

Vale CEO says miner will spin off copper, nickel unit

The new Ontario housing bill in full

Federal consultation moves workers closer to anti-scab protections

Locals Newsletter

October 25 Membership Meeting

Vale CEO says miner will spin off copper, nickel unit

Federal consultation moves workers closer to anti-scab protections

New Video: Profits, not Wages, are the Driving Force Behind Inflation

One more reason factories in the southern USA are getting the vehicle manufacturing plants! Unbelievable.

Canada's plan to double its GST credit has officially been approved

Canadas unions welcome cross-party collaboration on the Pension Protection Act Bill C-228

Vale completes first phase of its $945M mine expansion in Sudbury, Ont.

Ontarios top doctor urges mask wearing, warns mandate could return

Broadbent Institute Tax Index 2021

Log Cabin At Campground Entrance Fire

Committees - Notice of Vote PDF

Committees - Notice of Vote Doc Files

Nomination Forms For Above Committees PDF

Nomination Forms For Above Committees Doc Files

Bivalent Booster Dose Information

Glencore hit with investor lawsuit after bribery conviction

Mining company says Timmins could supplant Sudbury as global nickel capital

Ford tells education workers who voted in favour of strike don't force my hand

Unifor calls for respect for Torstar workers amidst dissolution application

Brian Bigger withdraws from race to be Sudbury's mayor

Ontario will pay some customers to run A/C less as part of $342M investment in energy efficiency programs

Health Sciences North receives historic $10M private donation

Flu shot information for this year. Most pharmacy's are now taking reservation's.

Unifor donates $500,000 to Canadian Red Cross Hurricane Fiona response

Conservative MP on carbon tax: How come it didn't prevent Hurricane Fiona?

Ontario to pay additional $8 billion in wages if Bill 124 court challenge lost, report finds

Electric car batteries could boost Glencore's recycling operations

Elections for Executive Board position of Guide

Christmas Social

September 27 membership meeting

HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL EQUAL PAY DAY

$400 fees, long-range patient transfers: What you need to know about Ontario's new long-term care rules

Quebec MP quits Conservative caucus after Poilievre win, to sit as an independent

Explainer: What are Canada's worst tax loopholes?

2 Vancouver mining firm executives convicted of involuntary manslaughter in West African mine disaster

More than 1 in 5 residents in long-term care given antipsychotics without a diagnosis, data shows

Canada unveils $4.5B affordability plan including dental care, GST credit

Glencore reaches new deal with workers at Quebec nickel mine

Ontario senior loses LTC bed due to 'medical absence' rule passed during pandemic

Lana Paynes Labour Day Video

Huge bill possible if patient does not go to LTC

Caregiver request for more showers sees number cut in half

Ontario government plans to bypass public hearings stage for long-term care bill

Can Ontario force hospital patients into long-term care homes? It's complicated

Livio Di Matteo: Our health-care crisis is a problem of design, not resources

More than 150 job postings for nursing positions in Sudbury

Canada strikes historic partnerships with leading German automakers Volkswagen and Mercedes

Judge orders Starbucks to reinstate fired workers who led unionization effort

Ontario releases plan to stabilize health-care system amid bed and staffing shortages

Lana Payne closes convention with Unifor united

Former Canadian Pacific Railway porter, 104, wins Neil Reimer Award

Doug Fords Government is Offering Education Workers a Big Cut in Wages and Benefits

Ontario hospital patients waiting for long-term care beds could be moved outside their community: sources

Blockade Costs Canada's Economy $3 Billion Weekly

Algoma Steel workers to vote on final offer

New tax credits being introduced in Ontario. Check to see if you're eligible

Lana Payne elected Unifor president - Workers need unions

Unifor national convention kicks off with no clear new leader in the wings

National Secretary-Treasurers report shows strong future for Unifor

Health Canada warns of counterfeit COVID-19 rapid antigen tests in Ontario

Ontario regulatory colleges have 2 weeks to find ways to register foreign-trained nurses, doctors faster

Then & Now: Mike Solski, last of Mine Mill Local 598 faithful

Ford says Ontario getting health care it needs despite hospital department closures

A Conservative case of low self-esteem

'Titanic' staffing crisis leaving at least 14 Ontario hospital units shut down ahead of long weekend

Glencore flags cash tied up in record trading profits

Ontario cheers U.S. bill proposing EV tax credits, but still no local incentives

A Bolivian Silver Mine

Unifor members at VIA Rail ratify collective agreement

Support Casino workers at Local 1090 and stay away from Casino Woodbine until Great Canadian Gaming treats these members fairly

Unifor statement regarding member struck by a car at Casino Woodbine

Tentative Agreement reached at Bell clerical

Major victory for WestJet workers at Toronto Pearson International Airport

VIA Rail workers issue overwhelming strike mandate

Stop Contract Flipping at Canada’s Airports

Government of Canada launches the quarterly Climate Action Incentive payment for 2022‒23

Oshawa woman raises alarm over absence of air conditioning units at long-term care home in Lindsay, Ont.

July 28 membership meeting

For those who were there, June 20, 1984, remains fresh as ever

It was hell: Miner recalls the 1984 Falconbridge Mine tragedy

Glencore on track to smash profit record

St. Josephs new $20M building going up on Lasalle Blvd.

Toronto company looks to extract billions in value from Sudbury mine waste

UNIFOR News

Jamie West re-elected as Sudburys MPP

Gelinas honoured as voters re-elect her for fifth straight term

Steven Del Duca steps down as leader of Ontario Liberal Party

Andrea Horwath resigns as NDP party leader after Ontario election

Farrows criticism of West unfounded

Local 598 Retirees Endorses Scott Doherty For Unifor National President

Long Term Care Rally's Sudbury

DAY OF ACTION ON MAY 18 at Finlandia Villiage

Ontario Retiree Regional meeting in Ingersoll

Locals Newsletter

Medication Awareness Program Dates

April Membership Meeting

Ontario Day of Action For Workers First Agenda

Don't Let Ford Speak For You

Medical Awareness Program for April 20 Info

CP Rail shutdown begins as talks continue and farmers brace for potential fallout

She begged for help as husband struggled: Why home care is failing thousands while companies profit

Unifor leader Jerry Dias retires early after going on medical leave

On Valentines Day, Mindemoya couple ended their lives together

Don Haggart Obituary

Mine Mill Local 598 Retirees Curling Bonspiel

Passing Of Brother Don Haggart

UNIFOR Condemns "Freedom Convoy" Actions

Ontario coroners vote to join OPSEU/SEFPO

Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz Extends Injunction at Ambassador Bridge Indefinitely

Unifor president Jerry Dias goes on medical leave to deal with health issues

Ontario to remove vaccine passport system on March 1, masking requirements to stay in place

Ambassador Bridge blockade could have 'enormous' impact on Canadian trade, experts say

 Here's a song about the blockades on Facebook.

Half Of GM’s Oshawa Plant Workforce Are Women

Health care survey shows continued concern for hospital wait times and backlogs for medical treatments

Fairness for RPNs

Canada's inflation rate rises to new 30-year high of 4.8%

Arbitrator rules employer had the right to suspend worker for not revealing vaccination status

Buy union made vehicles in 2022

Dole recalls salad kits for possible Listeria contamination

Ontario to charge off-peak rates for electricity while province is in modified Step 2 of reopening plan

Safety alert: Canada-wide recall for oral rinse due to 'microbial contamination'

Ottawa says 140 million more rapid tests heading to the provinces, territories this month

Ontario closes schools until Jan. 17, bans indoor dining and cuts capacity limits

Safety alert: Canada-wide recall of multivitamin and mineral product due to ethylene oxide contamination

Ultra high nickel. We have the nickel so how about a battery plant here?

Sudbury's Heath Sciences North draws attention to long-term effects of COVID-19

Air Canada employee who fell on stairs in her home eligible for worker’s compensation: Judge

Certain Fresh Express brand salad products recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

Morgan Stanley cites a number of stocks that it expects to benefit from the coming battery boom. This list includes Glencore

Generic brand powdered cold and flu medication recalled in Canada

Kellogg Cereal Workers Union Says Tentative Deal Reached

Sudbury's hospital implements COVID-19 surge plan

Stellantis’ Brampton Plant Could Close As Dodge Charger And Challenger Might Move Stateside

Starbucks workers have voted to form their first U.S. union

Ruling expands SCAB law in Quebec

We'll all be paying a lot more for food next year, says Canada's Food Price Report

The Canadian Declaration of Independence you've never heard of

The 1958 miners' strike, or the year Sudbury almost didn't celebrate Christmas

Global nickel smelting rebounds as Sudbury operations restart

Donation to the CTV Christmas Telethon

Ford Government is Awarding Thousands of Long-Term Care Beds to For-Profit Chains

Donation to The Sudbury Food Bank

Donation to the Maison McCulloch Hospice

Unifor Local 2002 Ratifies New Three Year Deal With Nasittug

Unifor Members Vote to Strike at Two Port Trucking Companies

Analysis: Canadian Factories See Silver Lining in Supply Chain Woes

Unifor Elevates Pay & Working Conditions For Loblaw Warehouse Workers

How to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment

Doug Ford is About to Let For-Profit Long-Term Care Companies Raise Prices on Private Rooms

JOHN DEERE UAW MEMBERS RATIFY A 6-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH SUBSTANTIAL GAINS

Annual Inflation Rate Rises to 4.7 percent in October

Clock Already Ticking on Liberals Promise to Introduce Host of Bills In First 100 Days

Documents detail impacts of federal aid on benefits for seniors, families

Health Canada authorizes Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot

What Does Inflation Data Tell Us About Prices In Canada?

Shorelines Casino Peterborough Votes Join Unifor

First Truck Rolls Off Reopened Oshawa Assembly Line

November 2021 mail out pictures

Halifax aerospace workers forced by IMP to relocate across the country

New long-term care act to finally recognize minimum hours of care

Ontario Home Care Sector Reports Mass Exodus of Healthcare Workers Moving to Hospitals, Long-Term Care Homes

Canadian Propane Prices Surge 300% & Could Climb Higher as U.S. Markets Brace For 'Armageddon'

Bidding War Ends in Ring of Fire Takeover

Temporary wage increase for Ontario personal support workers extended into 2022

Supreme Court Rules For Pay Equity For Health Care Workers

Coalition Responds to Long-Term Care Minister Rod Phillip’s Announcement

Leadec workers make solid gains in new contract

It's been nearly 20 years since inflation has been this high in Canada

Stellantis cutting 1,800 jobs at Windsor Assembly Plant

Sask. sought ICU help from American states before asking federal gov't

SHA to assume operation of Sask. Extendicare long-term care homes

Family blindsided after marketing company, funeral home cash in on father's obituary

Labour Market Insights PDF File - Interesting if Your Into Statistics

Ontario’s long-term care staffing plan