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Indigenous journalist and author Tanya Talaga awarded 2025 Neil Reimer Award
August 27, 2025 Unifor is proud to announce that Tanya Talaga, Indigenous journalist, author, and Unifor member, has been awarded the 2025 Neil Reimer Award for her impactful stories of Indigenous experiences in Canada. “As a media union committed to truth and reconciliation, and solidarity with Indigenous communities across Canada, we are thrilled for the […]
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‘CANADA NEEDS UNIFOR’: Unifor brings the fight against the U.S. trade war to 2025 Constitutional Convention
August 25, 2025 Unifor National President Lana Payne has a strong message for the Canadian government when it comes to giving into U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war demands — you’ll have to go through Unifor first. Payne didn’t mince words in her speech on Aug. 25 —the first day of the union’s fifth Constitutional […]
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Conference to inspire and empower Indigenous youth held in Regina – CTV News
August 07, 2025 A two-day conference hosted by the White Raven Healing Centre (WRHC) is underway, aimed at inspiring and empowering Indigenous youth from the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council’s 11 First Nation communities. The WRHC serves 11 First Nations with a holistic approach focused on culture, recovery, and prevention. The services offered include outpatient […]
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Quebec and Ottawa must work together to support forestry workers
August 6, 2025 MONTREAL – Unions representing forestry workers in Quebec have welcomed the federal government’s announced measures to support the industry and, crucially, they are urging the Quebec government to follow suit quickly. “Quebec and Ottawa must urgently work together to support the forestry industry and, above all, implement an industrial strategy for increased […]
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Softwood industry funding for workers is good first step
August 6, 2025 TORONTO—Unifor, Canada’s forestry union, welcomes the federal government’s new measures to support Canada’s softwood lumber industry, including an emphasis on income supports for workers, product and market diversification, and a commitment to using Canadian lumber and wood products more effectively. “Canada’s forestry workers are world-class and form the backbone of a vibrant […]
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Air Inuit pilots enter conciliation process in search of new agreement – Skies Mag
August 1, 2025 Air Inuit pilots said they have entered a conciliation process with the hope of reaching a new collective agreement. In an open letter distributed by the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), the pilots made an appeal to the communities of Nunavik, Que., and passengers in the far North. “Our goal is […]
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Letter to Premier Ford supporting Ontario’s Forestry Sector and communities
July 28, 2025 The Honourable Doug Ford Premier of Ontario Premier Ford, Re: Supporting Ontario’s Forestry Sector and Communities I am writing to respectfully request action from the Ontario government to support the province’s forestry sector, forestry workers, and the numerous forestry-dependent rural communities across Ontario. Unifor is Canada’s largest private sector union, with more […]
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Unifor letter to Prime Minister Carney Re: Supporting Canada’s Forestry Sector and Communities
Prime Minister Carney, Re: Supporting Canada’s Forestry Sector and Communities I am writing to request urgent action to support Canada’s forestry sector, forestry workers, and the hundreds of forestry-dependent rural communities across Canada. Unifor is Canada’s largest private sector union, with more than 320,000 members across the country, working in every major sector of the […]
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Blockade in La Doré: A predictable crisis
LA DORÉ, JULY 24, 2025 – In response to the blockade set up the Mamo First Nation at the Domtar sawmill in La Doré, Unifor condemns the government’s total lack of social dialogue in its reform of the forestry regime. According to the union, the development of this reform in the absence of any real […]
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2SLGBTQIA+ members and allies march with Pride in Halifax and St. John’s
July 21, 2025 This weekend was full of Pride as Unifor members participated in both the Halifax Pride and St. John’s Pride parades. Members of the Atlantic Regional Council’s LGBT Standing Committee organized the floats and got the word out to Locals to join in demonstrating the union’s continuing and ever-present commitment to inclusion and […]
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