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March 22 is World Water Day! This year we call attention to the disastrous effects of climate change on the planet's glaciers. Floods, droughts, landslides, and rising sea levels are all negative impacts of shrinking glaciers. Read more: buff.ly/3wG5coc

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As Hudson’s Bay Company moves to liquidate assets, Unifor calls on the company to honour all severance, wages, pensions, and benefits owed to workers.

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The Atlantic Black, Indigenous and Workers of Colour (BIWOC) Standing Committee hosted an event in Halifax today to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination that welcomed members to hear from panelists Nicole Johnson, Craig Upshaw, and Trayvone Clayton. 1/2

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#Unifor's @lanapayne.bsky.social provides an update on this week's meeting of the Prime Minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, the first with PM Mark Carney. #ElbowsUp 🇨🇦 www.unifor.org/news/all-new...

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March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Unifor stands in solidarity with all workers in the fight against systemic racism.

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It's no time to be timid with federal funding for retraining. Watch Unifor Western Regional Director Gavin McGarrigle break down this week's announcement on On the Coast:

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Unifor Local 3000 members voted 95% in favour of strike action if the employer at the Arbutus Club continues to refuse to take bargaining seriously.

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Building Canada’s economy means tabling big, bold ideas. Unifor National President @lanapayne.bsky.social has been meeting with government and employers to advocate for actions to create a more resilient economy and protect Canadian sovereignty. Here’s where Lana says we can start. 🧵

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“When they go on strike they will last as long as it takes," said @gavinmcgarrigle on the Transdev strike to Vista Radio. "The root cause is always the same: It’s private contractors that are skimming off the wages and the profits that should be going back into the system.” buff.ly/uTfDBOJ #canlab

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Wage increases and changes to scheduling to improve work-life balance are key features of a new contract ratified by gas workers at Manitoba Hydro buff.ly/nNcWkeG #canlab #mblab

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Unifor joins with more than 100 groups including CUPE, the Canadian Labour Congress and Interprovincial EI Working Group to call for urgent & comprehensive EI reforms in the face of Trump's tariffs. www.unifor.org/news/all-new...

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Despite losing a trade war against Canada’s aluminum and steel industries in 2018-19, U.S. President Donald Trump is now threatening all of Canada’s mining and metals sector with up to 50% tariffs. Read the statement from Unifor's Mining, Minerals, and Metals Sector Council:

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Today, on National Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day, we highlight our dedicated Transdev members who have been on strike since Feb. 8, fighting for a commitment from the company for clean and safe access to washrooms and breaks. We stand in solidarity! #canlab #thankstransit

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Looking for a sweet treat that’s #UniforMade? Parlour ice cream is made by Unifor members in London, Ontario. 🍦🍁

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Thank you to Cowichan Valley bus riders and the community for their support at today’s rally for Unifor’s Transdev members, who have been on strike since Feb. 8. The members are fighting for fair wages, pensions, benefits, access to clean and safe washrooms and breaks. #canlab

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Start your day with #UniforMade Shreddies, proudly made by Local 1101 members in Niagara Falls, Ontario. 🥣🍁

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On Prime Minister Carney’s first day in office, Unifor calls on him to heed the calls of workers to protect Canadian jobs in the face of unprecedented U.S. trade attacks. #ElbowsUp www.unifor.org/news/all-new...

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Unifor said to its DHL Express Canada members that the company has shared the content of specific proposals and editorialized the bargaining committee’s initial response to some of their proposals in its latest bargaining update. #canlab

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Have you taken the #UniforMade pledge? Pledge to buy Canadian to defend good jobs and support the economy.

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The ongoing trade war with the U.S. was top of mind as Unifor National Skilled Trades Council delegates met this past weekend to discuss major challenges facing the union’s 50,000 Skilled Trades members. #canlab www.unifor.org/news/all-new...

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Unifor members who work at Nestle's London, Ont. ice cream production facility ratified a new three-year agreement by 86% and gained improvements to their wages, pension and benefits. #canlab

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Did you know? Jamieson vitamins are proudly #UniforMade by Local 195 members in Windsor, Ontario. Feel good about feeling great. 🌞🍁

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“Trump is knowingly inflicting damage to the North American manufacturing sector with these inflationary tariffs that will injure workers, eliminate jobs, and hurt consumers,” says Unifor’s @lanapayne.bsky.social on 25% tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum. www.unifor.org/news/all-new...

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“Trump likes chaos, he likes the drama, but the reality is is that his actions are having a real-time impact on Canadian workers and they will have a real-time impact on American workers,” says @lanapayne.bsky.social. globalnews.ca/video/110772...

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Citing “an altered economic environment”, ready-to-assemble furniture manufacturer Prepac is preparing to terminate more than 170 jobs and shift operations to its North Carolina facility. #canlab #bclab #bcpoli

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Read the Unifor Energy Sector Council position on U.S. tariffs:

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Negotiations at Myra Falls stalled after company tables union-busting proposals www.unifor.org/news/all-new... #bclab #canlab

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Unifor's @lanapayne.bsky.social recently joined our Local 27 General Dynamics bargaining committee for the opening of their negotiations. The challenging relations between Canada & the U.S. are overshadowing many negotiations. Unifor is fighting back everywhere to protect jobs & workplaces. #canlab

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Unifor urges government and airport authorities to say no to privatization, a bad idea shown to siphon off profits, suppress wages, and increase costs for travelers. www.unifor.org/news/all-new...

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Unifor National Skilled Trades Council delegates met this weekend to discuss issues impacting the union’s 50,000 Skilled Trades members, including the trade war with the U.S. View the photo album here. www.facebook.com/media/set/?v...

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Rise up! #IWD2025

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Unifor took to the streets of Toronto this afternoon, joining thousands of others for the annual #IWD march, rising together as an unstoppable, unbreakable force and standing united in our shared fight for gender justice. #canlab #IWD25

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At Toronto’s #IWD25 rally at OISE, Nichole Brennan, a worker at the Ford Oakville assembly plant and Unifor Local 707 member, spoke about how Trump’s tariffs would severely impact auto workers. “I’m sure with the tariffs, that they’re pricing me out of a job,” she said. “We must fight.” #canlab

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Unifor women including Atlantic Director Jennifer Murray recognized #IWD2025 with an evening of community and labour activism with the NL Federation of Labour. #WomenRise

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“The future is brighter when women are empowered to help shape it.” Unifor Atlantic Regional Director Jennifer Murray’s International Women’s Day message is a reminder of the past, present, and future achievements of women.

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Unifor celebrates the largest "Buy Canadian" domestic procurement initiative as the federal government signs the contract with Irving Shipbuilding to begin construction of three River-class destroyers for the Royal Canadian Navy. www.unifor.org/news/all-new...

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In her speech at the #IWD25 Toronto breakfast, Unifor Ontario Regional Director Samia Hashi said in the face of Trump’s war on Canadian workers, “women voters hold power, and we must work even harder to engage, organize, and mobilize members” on what’s important for working people. #canlab

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On #IWD25, Unifor stands in solidarity with the IFJ in condemning erasure or suppression of the fundamental right to freedom of expression, esp. the voices of women and marginalized groups & those critical of oppressive systems. buff.ly/aIoEe57 #ForAllWomenandGirls

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“Gender justice starts with you. Let’s rise together.” Unifor Ontario Regional Director Samia Hashi shares a reminder that International Women’s Day is a worldwide recognition of the strength of women that is rooted in labour union history.

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On International Women’s Day, we rise together – unstoppable, unbreakable and united in our shared fight for gender justice. Read our statement on #IWD2025.

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