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Unifor Local 195 members at Gates Windsor ratify three-year collective agreement

Members of Unifor Local 195 at Gates Windsor have ratified a three-year collective agreement voting 73% in favour of the new contract. The newly ratified contract affects 153 full-time and...Read More

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December 10, 2024

Unifor opens action centre to assist auto and auto parts workers in the Niagara region

Unifor has launched a new labour action centre to assist Unifor Local 199 members at the GM Propulsion Plant in St. Catharines and independent parts suppliers throughout the region, including...Read More

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October 10, 2024

Auto parts workers at Flex-N-Gate Seeburn in Beaverton, Ontario join Unifor

Workers at Flex-N-Gate Seeburn in Beaverton, Ontario are new members of Unifor. More than 100 employees at the independent auto parts supplier voted to join the union after a launching...Read More

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August 28, 2024

Unifor brings Wescast workers voices to meeting with Ontario Labour Minister David Piccini over $10 million unpaid severance dispute

Today, Unifor leadership met with Ontario Minister of Labour David Piccini and senior ministerial staff to update the government on the ongoing dispute at Wescast Industries in Wingham, Ontario. The...Read More

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August 27, 2024

Dispute with China-owned Wescast Industries intensifies as company continues to withhold millions of dollars from workers

WINGHAM— Unifor is intensifying efforts against Wescast Industries and its owner, Bohong Industries Group based in China, as the company continues to withhold approximately $10 million in termination and severance...Read More

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August 15, 2024

Unifor welcomes 800 new auto parts workers at F&P

TORONTO—Unifor welcomes 800 new auto sector members at F & P, a Tier 1 Automotive Parts Manufacturer located in Tottenham, Ontario. “These workers fought for their right to unionize and...Read More

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April 26, 2024

Unifor protests to demand $10 million in monies owed to Wescast workers

WINGHAM—Today, Unifor members rallied outside the Wescast plant in Wingham, Ontario. The protest is in response to Wescast Industries continued refusal to pay approximately $10 million in severance and termination...Read More

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April 25, 2024

Unifor casts doubt on Wescast’s claims to keep the Wingham foundry open

WINGHAM, ON—A Wescast Industries internal company memo obtained by Unifor says the Wingham foundry’s overseas owners will not close the facility, a claim the union says is dubious.“The record of...Read More

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June 05, 2023

Unifor condemns Wescast Industries for abandoning workers in Wingham

WINGHAM, ON—Wescast Industries’ decision to close its foundry operations will devastate workers, families and the community of Wingham, where the facility has operated for more than a century, Unifor says.“Wescast...Read More

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May 29, 2023

Auto parts workers at TRQSS ratify first contract

WINDSOR—More than 600 Unifor Local 444 members at TRQSS, a seatbelt manufacturing plant in Windsor, ratified their first contract this weekend making significant economic and equity gains.“This is a very...Read More

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May 08, 2023