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Forty-seven train cars derail in southwestern Saskatchewan
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and Unifor have reached a tentative collective agreement for 1,200 workers who are responsible for maintaining rail cars and locomotives. A Canadian Pacific Railway employee walks along the side of a locomotive in a marshalling yard in Calgary, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Canadian Pacific Railway and Unifor reach tentative deal for 1,200 workers
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and Unifor have reached a tentative collective agreement for 1,200 workers who are responsible for maintaining rail cars and locomotives. A Canadian Pacific Railway employee walks along the side of a locomotive in a marshalling yard in Calgary, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Sunwing halts plan to hire foreign pilots before winter travel rush, union says
A Sunwing aircraft is parked at Montreal Trudeau airport in Montreal on March 2, 2022. Labour union Unifor, says Sunwing has chosen to back out of a plan to hire temporary foreign pilots ahead of the winter travel rush. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Pivot Airlines says plane crew detained in Dominican Republic back in Canada
From left to right, Christina Carello, Bal Krishna (BK) Dubey, Aatif Safdar, Alexander Rozov, Cpt. Robert DiVenanzo. This is a photo taken recently in the Dominican Republic when BK was sworn in as a Canadian citizen at the embassy, after his ceremony was expedited to ensure he can continue to receive consular support. They have been stuck in the DR for almost two months. Courtesy of Pivot Airlines
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Doug Ford’s use of the notwithstanding clause had the unintended effect of bringing Canada’s largest unions together
CUPE members picket at Queen’s Park in Toronto when education support workers across Ontario walked off the job on Friday. Many schools in Ontario are closed as union members including education assistants, librarians and custodians, took the job action after the Ford government imposed a contract on 55,000 members. November 4, 2022 (Melissa Tait/The Globe and Mail)
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Canadian National Railway, Unifor begin talks for new labour contract
A CN rail worker stands on an idle locomotive in Burnaby, B.C., on Friday, November 27, 2020. TCI Fund Management Ltd., which is seeking changes at Canadian National Railway Co., is accusing the railway of not disclosing the resignation of Julie Godin from CN's board of directors in an appropriate and timely manner. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Strike averted as Loomis Express workers reach tentative deal
The Unifor logo is displayed on a flag outside the Toyota plant in Cambridge, Ont. on March 31, 2014.
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Loomis Express workers serve strike notice, could walk off the job Wednesday
The Unifor logo is displayed on a flag outside the Toyota plant in Cambridge, Ont. on March 31, 2014.
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Unifor calls for national auto strategy, dedicated ministry to capture EV potential
Newly elected Unifor National President Lana Payne poses for a photograph at the Unifor National convention in Toronto, on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Unifor elects Lana Payne to succeed Jerry Dias as president
Newly elected Unifor National President Lana Payne delivers remarks at the Unifor National convention in Toronto, on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Unifor’s election a defining moment for Canada’s largest private-sector union after ethics controversy
Unifor President Jerry Dias takes a question from a journalist after announcing a three-year labour agreement with the Ford Motor Company at a news conference in Toronto on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Former Unifor leader Jerry Dias pressured assistant to drop ethics complaint against him, report says
Unifor national president Jerry Dias attends a press conference announcing a tentative agreement for 9,000 members working at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, averting a midnight strike at its Canadian plants, in Toronto on Thursday, October 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
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Debate erupts within Unifor over executive expenses as union looks to replace former president Jerry Dias
UNIFOR president Jerry Dias announces new plans for the Oshawa automobile manufacturing facility at a news conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
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Airline workers face insults, physical threats as passenger frustration boils over
WestJet Airlines says a system outage Thursday morning is delaying some flights and intermittently impacting the company's operations. A Westjet employee assists people checking in for a domestic flight at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday, January 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Workers at eight Ontario casinos set Friday strike deadline amid contract negotiations
An entrance to Casino Woodbine in Toronto, is pictured here on Wednesday, Nov., 11, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Via Rail averts strike after reaching tentative deals with workers
A Via Rail passenger train makes its way along the tracks in Ottawa on Monday, July 11, 2022. Negotiations are continuing between Via Rail and a union representing 2,400 employees in the hopes of preventing a suspension of national rail service. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Strike deadline for Via Rail workers extended again as Unifor continues negotiations
Passengers arrive at a Via Rail kiosk at Central Station in Montreal, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Unifor issues strike notice at Via Rail, workers could be off Monday
A new Via Rail train sits on display at the train station in Ottawa on November 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Sunwing pilots say airline bargained in bad faith, file complaint with labour board
A Sunwing aircraft is parked at Montreal Trudeau airport in Montreal on March 2, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Special mediator appointed after Sea-to-Sky transit workers vote to reject deal
Mediator Vince Ready heads to meetings with the President of the B.C. Teachers Federation, Jinny Sims in Vancouver, BC, October 19, 2005. Sims and Ready are trying to put an end to the two week old teachers strike. Lyle Stafford/The Globe and Mail
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Striking Sea-to-Sky transit workers reject deal recommended by bargaining committee
Signs indicating seats which are closed to promote physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic are pictured on a public transit bus in North Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, May 12, 2020.Talks have collapsed between striking transit workers and their employer in the Sea-to-Sky region of B.C., with the two sides unable to agree on wage parity with Metro Vancouver workers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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New candidate enters race to replace Jerry Dias as Unifor president
Unifor President Jerry Dias takes a question from a journalist after announcing a three-year labour agreement with the Ford Motor Company at a news conference in Toronto on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Workers at Metro distribution centre off job in second grocery strike in two months
The seafood counter is seen at a Metro store Monday, April 15, 2019 in Ste-Therese, Que., north of Montreal. Unifor says more than 900 full-time workers at Metro's Etobicoke warehouse distribution centre began strike action today after voting to reject a tentative agreement with the company. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Unifor reaches tentative deal with Metro to avert looming strike at grocery distribution centre
TORONTO, ONT- 23/04/09 -Metro grocery store chain is reporting strong results in their latest quarter. Even amid a recession they are thriving. Pics are of the warehouse and store right across street. Both locations are on Dundas St. just east of 427. The store is in Cloverdale Mall on north and then warehouse just on south side. (Photo by Peter Power / The Globe and Mail)pmp
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A bag of cash and a bottle of cologne: Inside the undoing of Unifor’s Jerry Dias
Unifor national president Jerry Dias attends a press conference announcing a tentative agreement for 9,000 members working at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, averting a midnight strike at its Canadian plants, in Toronto on Thursday, October 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
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Aide to former Unifor boss Jerry Dias was whistle-blower over alleged $50,000 payment
Unifor national president Jerry Dias attends a press conference announcing a tentative agreement for 9,000 members working at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, averting a midnight strike at its Canadian plants, in Toronto on Thursday, October 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
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Former Unifor boss Jerry Dias accepted $50,000 from supplier of COVID-19 rapid-test kits, union alleges
Unifor President Jerry Dias takes a question from a journalist after announcing a three-year labour agreement with the Ford Motor Company at a news conference in Toronto on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Unifor tells staff it may not release investigation findings on retired president Jerry Dias
The head of Canada's largest private-sector union, Jerry Dias, is retiring amid what the organization says is ongoing health issues. Dias gestures to members of the bargaining committee after announcing a three-year labour agreement with the Ford Motor Company, at news conference in Toronto on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Unifor leader Jerry Dias retires early after going on medical leave
Unifor President Jerry Dias gestures to members of the bargaining committee after announcing a three-year labour agreement with the Ford Motor Company, at a news conference in Toronto, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. Dias, the head of Canada's largest private-sector union, is retiring amid ongoing health issues. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Unifor president Jerry Dias takes medical leave
Unifor national president Jerry Dias speaks during a press conference in Toronto on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Dias says Air Canada is pledging passenger refunds as negotiations over federal aid for airlines drag on. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
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Unifor demands further delay on tighter green rules for container trucks
A man walks between transport trucks waiting to deliver cargo containers at Port Metro Vancouver's Center container facility in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday May 10, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Canadian companies join in zero-emission vehicle supply alliance
An electric car is seen getting charged at parking lot in Tsawwassen, near Vancouver, Friday, April, 6, 2018. Should Canada introduce a national mandate requiring the auto industry make or sell more zero-emission vehicles is a question facing the Liberal government as it's not on the road to meet its own sales targets. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Rio Tinto, Unifor reach labour deal for British Columbia operations
FILE PHOTO: A sign adorns the building where mining company Rio Tinto has their office in Perth, Western Australia, November 19, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray//File Photo
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Striking de Havilland workers rally to get Dash 8 turboprops made in GTA
Unifor national president Jerry Dias speaks during a press conference in Toronto on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Dias says Air Canada is pledging passenger refunds as negotiations over federal aid for airlines drag on. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
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Unifor reaches tentative deal with Bombardier
A Bombardier Global 7000 aircraft mock up is shown in Toronto on Tuesday, November 3, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette