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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 26, 2023 8:25 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Contract talks between Unifor and General Motors Canada begin today. The negotiations cover about 4,300 workers at the automaker’s St. Catharines Powertrain Plant, the Oshawa Assembly Complex and the …
Read More »Unifor hopes upcoming talks with GM will ‘follow the pattern’ of Ford deal
Canada’s largest private sector union says it will turn to negotiations with General Motors after members voted to accept its labour agreement with Ford Motor Co. of Canada. Hailing the agreement with Ford as a historic deal that met the union’s priorities “in a big way,” Unifor president Lana Payne said the …
Read More »Ford Motor workers ratify agreement with Unifor, set precedent
The union that represents 5,600 workers at Ford Motor Co. of Canada confirmed Sunday its members had ratified a three-year contract with the automaker, setting the pattern for upcoming talks with General Motors and Stellantis. Unifor and Ford reached a tentative agreement Tuesday after extending a strike deadline by 24 …
Read More »Unifor reaches tentative deal with Ford, averting autoworkers strike
Unifor says it has reached a tentative deal with Ford Motor Co. that could avoid workers going on strike. The deal was reached after Unifor extended its strike deadline by 24 hours late Monday after receiving what it called a “substantive offer” from Ford. “We believe that this tentative agreement, …
Read More »Unifor says talks with Ford ‘meeting resistance’ as deadline nears
Canadian autoworkers say negotiations with the Big Three automakers — Ford, Stellantis and General Motors — have entered a “most crucial time” with just days until a strike deadline. Their U.S. counterparts were poised to walk off the job Thursday night. Unifor president Lana Payne said on Thursday that talks …
Read More »Metro asks Labour Ministry for help reaching deal with striking GTA workers, Unifor
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 17, 2023 11:59 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Metro Inc. says it’s asked a conciliation officer to step in and help it find a resolution to a strike by grocery store workers in Toronto. The move comes …
Read More »Metro grocery workers in GTA to strike after rejecting tentative deal
Grocery store workers at 27 Metro locations in the Greater Toronto Area have rejected a tentative deal and are set to begin strike action on Saturday. Unifor says in a statement that front-line grocery workers at 27 Metro stores will begin strike action on Saturday at 12:01 a.m., with picket lines forming …
Read More »Windsor Salt, Unifor reach tentative deal after 5 month strike
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 21, 2023 2:12 pm Updated July 21, 2023 2:17 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The union representing striking Ontario salt mine workers says it has reached a tentative deal with Windsor Salt. If ratified, the deal would put an …
Read More »Toronto-area Metro grocery workers could strike as soon as tonight: Unifor – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 18, 2023 7:36 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Metro grocery store workers in the Greater Toronto Area are gearing up to strike as early as tonight, as bargaining continues between the retailer and some 3,700 employees. Employees …
Read More »Strike deadline set for metro grocery store workers across the GTA if deal not reached – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Metro grocery store workers in the Toronto area are set to strike if a deal between the union and the company is not reached next week. Over 3,700 Unifor workers across 27 GTA metro stores are poised for a work stoppage pending …
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