Unifor Local 2458

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Windsor, ON N8W 1V4 Canada

Phone: (519) 254-8630

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    Warning that Leaked Health Care Omnibus Bill Would Create Health Care Chaos: Longstanding Leaders of Organizations Representing Patients, Care Workers, Doctors

    Warning that Leaked Health Care Omnibus Bill Would Create Health Care Chaos: Longstanding Leaders of Organizations Representing Patients, Care Workers, Doctors

    By admin | February 14, 2019 | | 0 Comments

    Toronto – Academic leaders, democracy advocates, patient advocates, front-line care workers and doctors are all
    speaking with one voice when it comes to the leaked health care omnibus bill that has secretly been planned by the
    Ford government for months: if passed, it would cause health care chaos that will last for years. Speaking at a Queen’s
    Park press conference this morning, representatives called on the Ford government to rethink their plans; to rebuild
    capacity in our public health care to meet population need and consult with Ontarians in a proper and meaningful
    democratic consultation process about the future of our health care system, rather than engaging in massive
    restructuring and privatization.

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    Ontario’s looming health care reforms are being rushed through to limit public scrutiny, critics say

    By admin | February 14, 2019 | | 0 Comments

    The Ford government’s looming health-care system “transformation” is being rushed through with little explanation to limit scrutiny by the public, the Ontario Health Coalition charges.

    Citing confidential draft legislation and other documents leaked to the New Democrats indicating elements of the plan — including the creation of a new “super agency” to run the medical system — have already been approved by Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet, the lobby group is warning of “chaos” for patients.

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    Ontario’s looming health care reforms are being rushed through to limit public scrutiny, critics say
    Black History Month Unifor members speak on activism

    Black History Month Unifor members speak on activism

    By admin | February 7, 2019 | | 0 Comments

    Each week throughout Black History Month we will profile a members from across the country, highlighting their activist contributions and those who inspired them. Arlette Magbity is a young, passionate activist who has been working for Suncor Energy Inc. since 2013. She is a member of Unifor Local 707a in Fort McMurray, Alberta. The eldest of four siblings, Arlette’s mother is from Rwanda, and her father hails from Sierra Leone. She has travelled extensively in her childhood, due to the nature of her father’s job. This experience has made her very versatile, equipped her with a thorough understanding of diversity and instilled in her a deep appreciation for different cultures.

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    Unifor reaffirms rights of workers to access mental health care

    By admin | February 1, 2019 | | 0 Comments

    TORONTO, Jan. 30, 2019 /CNW/ – Canada’s largest union in the private sector supports the rights of all people to access public mental health care free from barriers.

    “To mark Bell Let’s Talk Day, I encourage all people in Canada to demand strengthened access to mental health services through our public health care systems,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. “Across the country, health care is in crisis. We must unite to protect this public good.”

    In Ontario, Unifor members in hospitals and front line services are facing layoff due to budget shortfalls. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 1.6 million Canadians report unmet mental health care needs each year.

     

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    Ontario government responds after NDP leaks draft bill to scrap regional health agencies Social Sharing

    By admin | February 1, 2019 | | 0 Comments

    Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government says it is committed to strengthening the province’s public health system after the NDP leaked a draft of a government bill that calls for the dismantling of regional health agencies.

    The draft bill, which has been confirmed as authentic by the PCs, would dissolve the province’s Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN) and create a “super agency” to oversee the health system.

    Ontario government responds after NDP leaks draft bill to scrap regional health agencies Social Sharing
    Unifor President Dias rallies Sask. crown workers as CBA talks with SaskTel begin

    Unifor President Dias rallies Sask. crown workers as CBA talks with SaskTel begin

    By admin | January 30, 2019 | | 0 Comments

    With a deal set to expire in March, talks for a new collective bargaining agreement between unions and SaskTel kicked off Tuesday in Regina.

    But just before that, the national leader of Unifor made it clear they won’t take a government mandated deal.

    The province, said Jerry Dias, has mandated crowns give zero percent wage increases in the first two years of a deal, one percent in the third and two in the fourth, something they refuse to accept.

    “Free collective bargaining is entrenched in Supreme Court rulings coming from where? Saskatchewan,” he said. “So if we have the right to free collective bargaining, I’m not allowing any government to take it away from us.”

    It’s message he relayed to Doug Burnett, the new President and CEO of SaskTel, who confirmed he and Dias met Tuesday.

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    Commemoration of the Quebec City Mosque Massacre | Commémoration de la tuerie à la mosquée de Québec

    By admin | January 29, 2019 | | 0 Comments

    On January 29, 2017, six worshippers were killed, and many others injured during evening prayer at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec City.

    Their names were: Azzeddine Soufiane, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Aboubaker Thabti, Ibrahima Barry and Abdelkrim Hassane.

    Unifor rejects racism in all forms and remains committed to continuing to work vigilantly against Islamophobia and all hate-based violence in the workplace and the community.

    To commemorate this tragic attack, communities across Canada are hosting vigils to remember the victims and stand in solidarity with the community.

    Click here for a list of events and memorials taking place in Canadian cities that you may wish to attend.

    In solidarity,
    Christine Maclin
    Director, Human Rights

    Le 29 janvier 2017, six fidèles ont été tués et plusieurs autres ont été blessés pendant la prière du soir au Centre culturel islamique de Québec.

    Les victimes sont: Azzeddine Soufiane, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Aboubaker Thabti, Ibrahima Barry et Abdelkrim Hassane.

    Unifor rejette le racisme sous toutes ses formes et continue de combattre avec vigilance l’islamophobie et la violence haineuse en milieu de travail et dans la société.

    Pour commémorer de cette tragique attaque, des collectivités d’un bout à l’autre du Canada organisent des vigiles pour se souvenir des victimes et exprimer leur solidarité avec la communauté.

    Cliquez ici pour consulter une liste des événements et des activités commémoratives qui auront lieu dans différentes villes canadiennes.

    En toute solidarité,
    Christine Maclin
    Directrice, Les Droits Humains
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    Commemoration of the Quebec City Mosque Massacre | Commémoration de la tuerie à la mosquée de Québec

    Unifor vows to barricade GM Canada headquarters until company reverses plans to close Oshawa plant

    By admin | January 24, 2019 | | 0 Comments

    OSHAWA — Unifor stepped up its protests against the closure of the Oshawa GM plant with a barricade of GM’s Canadian headquarters on Wednesday.

    On Jan. 23 between 5 and 6 a.m. Unifor workers from GM’s Oshawa plant, Durham GM feeder plants and Unifor retirees set up the barricade on Colonel Sam Drive in south Oshawa in front of the Concentrix building just west of GM’s headquarters.

    Concentrix workers who showed ID were allowed through while GM headquarters employees were turned away.

    Unifor Local 222 president Colin James said the goal was to pressure GM about the decision to close the Oshawa plant at the end of the year.

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