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Unifor withdraws Amazon union applications, citing ‘suspiciously high’ employee data
An Amazon company logo is seen on the facade of a company's building in Schoenefeld near Berlin, Germany, on March 18, 2022. Unifor says it’s temporarily withdrawing its applications to represent workers at two Vancouver-area Amazon centres, accusing the digital retail giant of providing a “suspiciously high” employee count. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Michael Sohn
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Strike over at CN Autoport facility in Nova Scotia after Unifor ratifies agreement
The Unifor logo is displayed on a flag outside the Toyota plant in Cambridge, Ont. on March 31, 2014.
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Unifor ratifies agreement establishing pattern for energy workers
Unifor says representatives from its energy locals have ratified an agreement that sets a pattern for more than 7,500 workers who are part of the union's National Energy Program. Suncor Energy Centre is pictured in downtown Calgary, Alta., Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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No Frills workers at 17 Ontario stores ratify deal with wage gains, full-time jobs
A No Frills store is shown in Toronto on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. Unifor announced a strike deadline on Thursday, calling for higher wages and better working conditions for No Frills employees at 17 stores in Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Joe O'Connal
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No Frills reaches deal with Unifor workers to avert strike at 17 Ontario stores
A No Frills store is shown in Toronto on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. Unifor announced a strike deadline on Thursday, calling for higher wages and better working conditions for No Frills employees at 17 stores in Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Joe O'Connal
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Workers at 17 No Frills stores in Ontario set Monday strike deadline
The No Frills supermarket on Front St. East and Princess St. in downtown Toronto, is photographed on Jan 17, 2023. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
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Auto parts supplier Magna reaches tentative labour deal with Unifor
Magna International Inc. logo is seen prior to the company's annual general meeting to begin in Toronto on Friday, May 10, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Traffic on St. Lawrence Seaway moving again as strike ends, but backlogs persist
Ships sit idle in Lake Ontario close to the Welland Canal, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. says ships are expected to start moving this morning after it reached a tentative deal with Unifor to end a strike by workers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton
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Unifor reaches deal with Stellantis, ending brief strike
Unifor is heading into its final weekend of negotiations with Stellantis before its strike deadline, as the United Auto Workers in the U.S. also move into a new stage of talks. Unifor attendees enter their meeting with Stellantis as part of the auto talks in Toronto on Thursday, August 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Unifor reaches tentative agreement with St. Lawrence Seaway, ending eight-day strike
Boats sit idle in Lake Ontario close to the Welland Canal, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.
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Unifor to prioritize talks on EV transition with Stellantis
A flag with the logo of Stellantis is seen at the company's corporate office building in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines near Paris, France, May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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Unifor set to bargain for more than 2,800 workers at Loblaw-owned stores
FILE PHOTO: A Loblaw logo is seen outside a grocery store in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
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As strike deadline looms, St. Lawrence Seaway authority says little progress in talks
Ships are docked at the Port of Montreal, Tuesday, Sept.19, 2023.The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. says little progress has been made in its negotiations with Unifor just hours ahead its deadline. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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St. Lawrence Seaway workers issue strike notice, could walk off job as of midnight Saturday
Container ships are shown in the Port of Montreal on January 4, 2016. Workers represented by Unifor at the St. Lawrence Seaway Corp. have voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike if they are not able to reach a new contract.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Unifor set to begin Stellantis negotiations after successful GM vote
FILE - The Stellantis sign is seen outside the Chrysler Technology Center, Jan. 19, 2021, in Auburn Hills, Mich. Stellantis on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, said it is offering buyouts to groups of white-collar and unionized employees in the U.S., as well as hourly workers in Canada. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
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General Motors and Unifor reach tentative agreement, ending brief strike
A sign announcing hiring is shown at the General Motors facility in Oshawa, Ontario on Monday April 4, 2022. Unifor members at a trio of major automakers have voted overwhelmingly for strike mandates, authorizing their bargaining committees to take labour action if collective agreements can't be reached. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Unifor says it’s facing resistance as GM contract deadline nears
FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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Unifor leader vows tougher fight at auto talks table
WINDSOR, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 19: A vehicle exits out of the Ford Windsor Engine Plant as negotiations continue past the 11:59pm strike deadline on September 19, 2023 in Windsor, Canada. The current contract that Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis had with UNIFOR, the union representing autoworkers in Canada, expired at 11:59pm on September 18. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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Unifor addresses members who are unhappy with three-year Ford deal
OAKVILLE, OCT 13, 2017 - NFTA CARS - Workers at the Oakville Ford plant load cars onto a truck for shipment to unknown destinations on Friday October 13, 2017. Glenn Lowson photo/The Globe and Mail
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Unifor makes General Motors next bargaining target
FILE PHOTO: Cars pass under an overpass at the General Motors Car assembly plant in Oshawa, June 1, 2012. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
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Auto workers at Ford’s Canadian facilities to vote on tentative deal starting Saturday
The Ford logo shines off the grille of a vehicle at a Ford dealership in Littleton, Colo., Oct. 20, 2019. Ford Motor Co. says it will recall about 8,800 vehicles in Canada after the automaker lost track of some older Takata air bags that can explode and hurl shrapnel. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-David Zalubowski
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Ford, Unifor reach deal averting strike by auto workers
A vehicle exits out of the Ford Windsor Engine Plant on Sept. 19, 2023 in Windsor, Canada. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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Unifor, Ford push ahead with talks in bid to reach deal ahead of new deadline
WINDSOR, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 19: A vehicle exits out of the Ford Windsor Engine Plant as negotiations continue past the 11:59pm strike deadline on September 19, 2023 in Windsor, Canada. The current contract that Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis had with UNIFOR, the union representing autoworkers in Canada, expired at 11:59pm on September 18. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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Contract talks between Ford and Unifor continue ahead of midnight strike deadline
Unifor labour union has picked Ford Motors Co. as the lead company to bargain a new contract for a trio of major automakers. A line worker works on a car at Ford Motor plant in Oakville, Ont., Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Air Canada schedule changes lead to 54 job cuts in Newfoundland and Labrador, union says
Unifor says 54 workers with Jazz Aviation in Newfoundland and Labrador are losing their jobs because of service changes made by Air Canada. Grounded Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport, in Toronto, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Facing Big Auto, Unifor workers have unprecedented bargaining leverage
Larry Savage
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Toronto-area Metro workers ratify second tentative agreement after month-long strike
Metro workers from 27 stores in the Greater Toronto Area are voting today on a second tentative deal, which if ratified will end a more than month-long strike. Customers, workers, and security stand outside a Metro grocery store in Toronto, Saturday, July 29, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Unifor targets Ford for collective bargaining talks
An aerial view shows Ford's Oakville Assembly Plant in Oakville, Ontario, Canada May 26, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
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Metro and Unifor return to bargaining table after court restricts union pickets
A striking employee of the grocery store Metro drums using a construction cone at the secondary picket line at a distribution warehouse in Toronto, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Unifor’s president Lana Payne on workers’ window of opportunity to make gains
Lana Payne, Unifor National president, alongside workers at a picket line outside a Metro grocery store in Toronto as workers rejected a tentative deal triggering a strike of nearly 3,700 grocery store workers in the Greater Toronto Area, Saturday, July 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Metro says union refused request to meet amid ongoing grocery strike in GTA
Customers, workers and security stand outside a Metro grocery store in Toronto, Saturday, July 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Unifor opens labour talks with Detroit Three automakers
An employee works on vehicle production at a conveyor belt at the FCA Brampton Assembly Plant in Ont., on Friday, July 21, 2023. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
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Truckers told not to report for work after Yellow Corp. bankruptcy notice, Unifor says
<div>Unifor says nearly 130 Canadian truck drivers were told not to report for work after the Teamsters Union said U.S. trucking giant Yellow Corp. shut down operations and filed for bankruptcy. Box trailers are seen at Yellow Corp. trucking facility in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, July 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-George Walker IV</div>
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Amid five-month strike, union and Windsor Salt reach tentative deal, union says
City workers load a truck with road salt at a storage facility on Eastern Ave. in Toronto, Thursday February 27, 2014. Windsor Salt, one of three major suppliers in Ontario, is facing its highest demand in two decades. The company has shut its doors to new customers, and its three mines are working overtime to meet commitments on existing municipal contracts.
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Toronto area Metro grocery workers reach tentative agreement to avoid strike
A Metro grocery store is seen in Toronto, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Bargaining continues between the retailer and it’s nearly 3,700 employees as a strike deadline of 11:59 pm fast approaches. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston