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Public Sector Unions Deeply Concerned about Proposed Changes to RCMP’s Mandate and Mission
March 12, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario – Two federal public service unions who represent RCMP employees, including the Union of Safety and Justice Employees and CUPE 104, are urging Canada’s next federal government to think very carefully about the implications of a recent proposal by outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding the RCMP. Trudeau released a […]
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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Statement 2025
March 13, 2025 On March 21, Unifor marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a day rooted in the tragic events of the Sharpeville Massacre in 1960, when South African police opened fire on peaceful anti-apartheid demonstrators, killing 69 people. This internationally-recognized day serves as a solemn reminder of the ongoing fight […]
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Unifor’s Gina Smoke honoured with King Charles III Coronation Medal
March 12, 2025 WINNIPEG—Unifor’s Director of Indigenous Relations, Gina Smoke, has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of her advocacy for truth and reconciliation and her work to advance justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2-spirit people. Winnipeg Member of Parliament Leah Gazan presented the medal to Smoke […]
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Unifor members honour MMIWG2S at annual Women’s Memorial March
February 19, 2025 Unifor members joined communities across Canada on February 14 to participate in the Women’s Memorial March, a solemn annual event that honours the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S) and calls for justice. In Terrace, B.C., Unifor Indigenous Relations Director Gina Smoke and B.C. Regional Council […]
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USW National Health, Safety, Environment and Human Rights Conference
February 13, 2025 Hundreds of USW delegates gathered in Gatineau,Que., in October for the USW National health safety, environment and human rights conference, known as Justice 2024. The conference started with a moving blessing by Claudette Commanda, an Algonquin Elder, Indigenous rights activist and University of Ottawa Chancellor. “Without justice, will there be healing, will […]
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Walking in Our Truth Together: Learn about Métis history and resilience in Module 4
February 6, 2025 Module 4 of PSAC’s online course, Walking in Our Truth Together, is now available. This essential program, rooted in Truth and Reconciliation, explores the histories, rights, and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples. The latest module, titled “Kitachimowinaw: The Métis, Our Story,” invites participants to delve into the captivating and often underrepresented history of […]
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United Steelworkers union welcomes B.C. government’s initiative to fast-track major projects, advocate for forest workers
BURNABY, British Columbia, Feb. 05, 2025 — The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes Premier David Eby and the Government of British Columbia’s decision to expedite major projects, representing an investment of approximately $20 billion, and for establishing a council to advocate for forest workers in the face of existing and pending duties and tariffs. The […]
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Sharing union achievements
February 4, 2025 This past year, across every USW district in Canada, local union leaders, activists and staff have had the opportunity to come together to attend a district conference in District 3 or 6, or in the case of District 5, the Assemblée annuelle. Incredibly, District 5 brought over 500 Steelworkers together this year […]
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Support for our American and Canadian 2SLGBTQIA+ siblings
February 4, 2025 The United Steelworkers union’s Steel Pride National Working Group is expressing its solidarity and concern for Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and Questioning, Intersex and Asexual plus (2SLGBTQIA+) Steelworkers in the United States, their families and our extended 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, right across America. We are very worried about our 2SLGBTQIA+ siblings […]
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College faculty and support staff union calls for $1.4 billion emergency infusion to put the brakes on growing crisis: “Colleges are the backbone of Ontario’s economy, but in Doug Ford’s Ontario, they’re collateral damage.”
Toronto, ON – OPSEU/SEFPO, the union representing over 45,000 college faculty and support staff at Ontario’s 24 public colleges, is taking aim at the Ford government following more sweeping program and staffing cuts. The union says that an emergency infusion of $1.4 billion – the government’s own 2024-2025 revenue loss projections for the sector – […]
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