On March 24th 2021, the Government of Canada established August 1 as Emancipation Day. It marks the day in 1834 when the Slavery Abolition Act…
August 1st 2023 Emancipation Day
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University Waterloo stabbing, we have work to do on gender-based violence
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Local 1106 sending solidarity to the University of Waterloo community following yesterday’s stabbing on campus. The perpetrator’s entrance into a classroom describe him asking about…
Nurses Week!
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Unifor Local 1106 recognizes and appreciates the hard work, dedication, and sacrifice of nurses in our Local and across Canada. Nurses play a critical role …
Mental Health Awareness Week
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Mental Health Awareness Week will take place May 1-7 as part of a CMHA National / ACSM National campaign. it’s ok to not be…
Asian Heritage Month
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Unifor Local 1106 celebrates Asian Heritage Month in May by joining with our members to celebrate accomplishments and honour people’s complex and diverse experiences from…
International Workers’ Day
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Unifor Local 1106 is proud to mark May 1st as International Workers’ Day! As workers and trade unions continue to struggle for peace, equality, and…
International Women’s day 2023 – Embrace Equity
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Unifor Local 1106 celebrates and recognizes International Women’s Day to all the incredible contributions working women have made and continue to make in Canada and…
Ontario health care workers deliver “all we want for Christmas” card to Doug Ford
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Ontario health care worker representatives joined with union leaders from Unifor, CUPE, SEIU Healthcare, ONA and OPSEU/ SEFPO to deliver an ‘all we want for…
Ontario Health Coalition – HOSPITAL EMERGENCY Town Hall Meeting NOV 23 @ 7:00pm
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HOSPITAL EMERGENCY Town Hall Meetings Our public hospitals are in an unprecedented crisis The Ford government has done substantially nothing to help them Instead they…