In celebration of International Women’s Day, Unifor 2025 welcomed Dr. Julie Macfarlane, a Professor of Law and a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Windsor for a talk entitled “Is the Writing on the Wall for Non-Disclosure Agreements?”

Her 2020 book, Going Public: A Survivor’s Journey from Grief to Action, describes her personal and professional experiences of being victimized by sexual violence and fighting for change as lawyer and an activist. Dr. Macfarlane is the co-founder of the Can’t Buy My Silence campaign to end the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to silence those victimized by abuse, harassment and discrimination.

For Unifor, Black History Month isn’t an event we only acknowledge in February.

This year, Canada recognizes Black History Month as February and Forever: Celebrating Black History Today and Every Day.

The Canadian government first recognized Black History Month in December 1995 in the House of Commons, following a motion introduced by the Honourable Dr. Jean Augustine.

Unifor has long been advocating that it is vital to acknowledge and recognize Black members everyday.

As a union, we featured Black members from locals for the past few years and allowed the different regions to see the remarkable leadership within our union. 

Unifor recognises November 20 as the Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR). November 20 is a day of mourning, as our union comes together to recognize those whose lives - overwhelmingly Black trans women and femmes - have been taken due to anti-trans violence.

Unifor’s own constitution asserts the union’s commitment to equity and inclusion, to ensure equality for all members regardless of gender identity and to fight for their rights in our workplaces, communities, and in broader society.

On November 20, 2021, Unifor recognizes that the fight for safety and equity for trans and non-binary people is far from won.

Bargaining news – Update #15– July 29, 2021

PSAC finally ratifies the settlement

The new collective agreement is now fully effective as of July 20, 2021, the day the settlement was ratified by the Alliance Executive Committee (AEC) for the employer.

All provisions of the agreement are effective as of that date unless other dates have been agreed to, e.g. the salary increases and the special pension allowance. 

The new agreement in the works

The new clauses and articles in the agreement have been translated and we expect to receive a copy of the new agreement for review and proof reading before too long.

In solidarity – and for the last time,

Amy, Erna, Louise, Victoria, Michelle