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Why Unifor?

Why Unifor?

With the first full work week of 2020 fully under way and the holiday rush behind us, we would like to wish you and yours a Happy New Year. As...Read More
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January 10, 2020
Happy Holidays from Unifor

Happy Holidays from Unifor

With the busy holiday travel season upon us, Unifor would like to wish you and yours a Happy Holiday and all the best for the New Year. With the takeover...Read More
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December 18, 2019
Groundbreaking contract at Aeroplan

Groundbreaking contract at Aeroplan

Unifor members at Aeroplan call centres ratified a new collective agreement last week that ended two-tier wages, included generous signing bonuses, secured work for members as the loyalty program goes...Read More
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December 11, 2019
WestJet’s inconvenient truth

WestJet’s inconvenient truth

There must be a playbook somewhere that companies use to respond to unionization in their workplaces, because they all seem to follow the same patterns. And, it would seem, WestJet...Read More
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November 28, 2019
Joining Unifor, an explainer

Joining Unifor, an explainer

Every year across Canada, thousands of workers elect to join Unifor because they want a voice in their workplace. Many see other unionized workers making advances or see that their...Read More
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November 21, 2019
It has never been easier to join Unifor

It has never been easier to join Unifor

WestJet workers looking to join Unifor can now fill in an online Unifor membership card and pay the federally required fee with PayPal by going to unifor.org/westjetpaypal. Over the past...Read More
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November 17, 2019
Know your rights

Know your rights

Every worker, including WestJet workers, has the right to join a union of their choosing, free of undue influence, threats or coercion from the employer – and that includes WestJet...Read More
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October 10, 2019
Scheduling is a matter of respect

Scheduling is a matter of respect

Here we go again. WestJet continues to make arbitrary and unreasonable changes to your scheduling system, and once again the AEA (Airport Employees Association) is nowhere to be seen. WestJet...Read More
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September 19, 2019
Union democracy in action

Union democracy in action

A few weeks ago, thousands of Unifor members from across Canada travelled to Quebec City for Unifor’s Constitutional Convention – the highest decision-making body in our union. It was democracy...Read More
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September 11, 2019