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Live your life to the fullest every day.
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The Unifor Black, Indigenous and Workers of Colour Caucus met for breakfast this morning before day 2 of #ORC2025, where they elected three members of the Ontario BIWOC Committee, and discussed how to continue growing the membership and movement with locals.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Day 2 of #ORC2025 continues with strong conversations, planning, and solidarity. As Unifor National Secretary-Treasurer @lenp.bsky.social noted, ORC is a time to reflect on challenges and celebrate collective wins. Grateful to delegates, locals,& activists for your daily work. Onward with purpose.
December 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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#ORC2025 Guest Speaker, Dr. Hannah Johnston, shared a thought-provoking presentation on the rapid expansion of AI in workplaces, including how these tools can increase pressure, intensify discipline, and shift accountability onto workers when systems fail.
December 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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As a turbulent economic 2025 comes to an end, delegates at Ontario Regional Council gathered at the Sheraton Hotel in Toronto with a unified message: Canadian workers are not facing this trade war alone. They have Unifor firmly in their corner.
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‘BENDING TO NO ONE’: Ontario Regional Council unites to fight for Canadian jobs
As a turbulent economic 2025 comes to an end, delegates at Ontario Regional Council (ORC) gathered at the Sheraton Hotel in Toronto with a unified message: Canadian workers are not facing this trade w...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Physical or digital. Every workplace should be safe.

@uniglobalunion.org is campaigning to make digital spaces part of the fight for safe workplaces everywhere. #16DaysOfActivism
December 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Unifor Western Regional Director @gavinmcgarrigle.bsky.social joined local union leadership in Saskatchewan today to share bargaining updates and plan political action campaigns.
December 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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In a time marked by uncertainty, turbulence and growing feelings of insecurity, Human Rights Day, marked every December 10, serves as a powerful reminder that human rights are not abstract principles—they are our everyday essentials. Read our statement.
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Positive, essential, attainable: The theme of Human Rights Day 2025
In a time marked by uncertainty, turbulence and growing feelings of insecurity, Human Rights Day, marked every December 10, serves as a powerful reminder that human rights are not abstract…
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December 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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November 25 marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). These sixteen days, recognized internationally, are an opportunity to reflect and mobilize to end gender-based violence.

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Statement for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
November 25 marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). These sixteen days, recognized internationally, are an opportunity to reflect and mobilize to end…
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November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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This year, for the #16DaysOfActivism, @uniglobalunion.org is highlighting Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV).

TFGBV is gender-based violence carried out through digital means.
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Forming a union is one of the best ways to #MakeAmazonPay. This week Unifor member organisers are out signing cards at facilities across B.C.'s Lower Mainland.
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Last month, Tricia Wilson, Director, Equity and Racial Justice, interviewed @peggynash.bsky.social and Julie White, authors of Women United: Stories of Women’s Struggles for Equality in the Canadian Auto Workers Union.

Hear the stories of women who shaped labour history!
Activists Make History: Women United — Toronto Book Launch - Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy
The new book by Peggy Nash & Julie White tells the untold stories of dozens of women leaders in the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) Union.In November 2025, Between the Lines books published Women United:…
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December 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Unifor Atlantic Regional Director Jennifer Murray and staff met with the New Brunswick Deputy Premier and several ministers to talk about the province's plans to create and support good jobs, particularly in forestry, and address energy concerns.

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Unifor meets with N.B. Deputy Premier and ministers to discuss jobs, energy
Unifor Atlantic Regional Director Jennifer Murray, Atlantic Area Director Mike MacMullin and Forestry Director Ian Hutchison met with several representatives from the New Brunswick government to…
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December 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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@uniglobalunion.org is recognizing #16DaysOfActivism with a call for zero tolerance for all forms of gender-based violence including, technology-facilitated gender-based violence.
December 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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On Friday, November 28, Unifor members, community advocates, and frontline service providers gathered in St. John’s, N.L., for a symposium dedicated to combating intimate partner violence.

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Unifor activists unite with frontline voices at Intimate Partner Violence Symposium in St. John’s
Unifor members, community advocates, and frontline service providers gathered in St. John’s, N.L., on Friday, November 28 for an Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Symposium. The symposium was dedicated…
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December 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Unifor members at CommerceLink Logistics (formerly Walmart Fleet ULC) in Alberta and British Columbia filed a request with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service yesterday.
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Unifor members at CommerceLink file for mediation and conciliation
TORONTO—Unifor members at CommerceLink Logistics (formerly Walmart Fleet ULC) in Alberta and British Columbia filed a request with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service yesterday, citing majo...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Unifor Ontario Regional Director Samia Hashi opened up the Northern Ontario Leadership Meeting ahead of #ORC2025 with gratitude of workplaces she has visited this year, including mills, LTC homes, transit manufacturing and mines.
"Every visit stays with me," she said.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Unifor Ontario Regional Director Samia Hashi said her hope for this NOLM meeting was to give delegates more tools, knowledge and resources to take back to their communities to support members and strengthen locals.
"When we share openly and honestly, we become stronger together," she said.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Ontario Regional Director Samia Hashi delivered a powerful report to delegates at #ORC2025, reminding us that Ontario is built by workers, and workers will build the future too. This is a collective fight, and no one stands alone in it. #onlab #onpoli
December 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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#Unifor National President @lanapayne.bsky.social addresses #ORC2025 delegates, sharing a powerful reminder of what it means to be a Canadian union standing up for working people, for strong communities and for secure jobs across the country. Solidarity today and every day. #onlab #onpoli
December 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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A powerful moment at #ORC2025 plenary today. Delegates raised signs in solidarity to demand support for the forestry sector. Keep mills open. Protect forestry jobs. #onlab #onpoli
December 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Unifor is proud to welcome 90 workers at Bell Media in Toronto and Ottawa to our union.

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CTV news workers in Toronto and Ottawa join Unifor
Unifor is pleased to welcome 90 workers at Bell Media in Toronto and Ottawa, who work on the national news desk, the news channel, and CTVnews.ca.“We are thrilled to welcome these talented…
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November 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Unifor National President @lanapayne.bsky.social visited the Hitachi plant in Guelph, Ont. this week, meeting the skilled and hard-working members of Unifor Local 1917, who manufacture heavy trucks for construction and mining industries.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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On #WorldToiletDay, Unifor’s Jennifer Murray highlights why Unifor is joining the call to ensure every worker has access to a safe, clean, and inclusive washroom.
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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On Nov. 20, Trans Day of Remembrance, Unifor remembers the Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary people, whose lives were stolen by transphobic hate, targeted violence and systemic neglect.

Read our statement.

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Unifor's Trans Day of Remembrance 2025 Statement
On Trans Day of Remembrance, Unifor remembers the Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary people, whose lives were stolen by transphobic hate, targeted violence and systemic neglect. We name the profound…
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November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Unifor National Skilled Trades Council Chairperson Ken Anderson updated delegates on key challenges facing the Skilled Trades. As members prepare for 2026, he reaffirmed his commitment to defending work ownership & urged delegates to strengthen our economy by buying Canadian.
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM