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July 3, 2025 by 1996-O Executive

Local Executive Election results

Local 1996-O Executive Elections
2025 Results

 

Nominees For:                                                  Spoiled Total: = 24

Treasurer:
Brian Lowery                            124
Ryan Beatty                               60

Secretary:
Lloyd Bishop                             123
Edward Ward                             60

 

In Solidarity,

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July 2, 2025 by 1996-O Executive

BTS Ontario – Ongoing Payroll issues

BTS Ontario Communication- Payroll

BTS Ontario Communication- Payroll

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June 5, 2025 by 1996-O Executive

2025 Scholarship Application period is OPEN! – Reminder deadline June 20

Unifor recognizes that the cost associated with post-secondary education is a challenge for many working families.  To assist in making education more accessible, we have established 28 scholarships of $2,000.00 each. Five of these scholarships are administered by the Quebec Council with a separate application process. Residents of Quebec must apply using that application process. See www.uniforquebec.org

The scholarships are awarded to children of Unifor members in good standing.  Students must be entering their first year of full-time post-secondary education (university, community college, technological institute, nursing school, trade college, etc.) in a public institution in Canada.  One of these scholarships will also be available to a Unifor member with at least one year seniority.  These are entrance scholarships only and are not renewable for students entering subsequent years of study. A more detailed description of eligibility criteria and the application process can be downloaded below.

A selection committee composed of Unifor National Staff and Local Union Discussion Leaders evaluates scholarship applications. The selection committee reviews hundreds of applications annually and considers many factors when evaluating applications including academic achievement, responses to essay questions, and a demonstrated commitment to social justice through extracurricular activities and volunteerism. In addition, the selection committee ensures that scholarship awards are distributed to best reflect the regional, sectoral, and membership diversity of Unifor.

2025 Scholarship Application Important Dates

Monday, March 31: Online scholarship application period opens

Friday, June 20: Application period closes

Tuesday, September 2: Scholarship recipients announced

Using the Online Application

Your application must be submitted using the online application form no later than Friday, June 20, 2025.

Click on the appropriate link below to complete your online application.  Please ensure that you have read the instructions carefully, and have the following documents ready on your device for upload with your application.

  1.            Personal Statement
  2.            Current Transcript/Record of Marks
  3.            Essay Question Answers
  4.            Local Union Officer Form

Please Note:  Any applications missing any of the required documents, will result in an error message and cannot be submitted.  Please ensure you have all documents available before submitting.

Apply as the Child of a Unifor Member Apply Now

Apply as a Unifor Member Apply Now

Local Union Officer Form

Details about eligibility and the full application procedure are contained in the following document: Scholarship Application Package

 

Questions?

Email scholarships@unifor.org

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June 5, 2025 by 1996-O Executive

Rogers gets all necessary league approvals to buy Bell’s MLSE

Source: https://financialpost.com

The Canadian Press
Published Jun 05, 2025

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. has received all necessary league approvals to buy out rival BCE Inc.‘s 37.5 per cent stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the telecommunications company said Wednesday.

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Rogers announced Sept. 18 that it was buying Bell’s stake in Toronto-based MLSE, which includes the NHL’s Maple Leafs, NBA’s Raptors, CFL’s Argonauts, Major League Soccer’s Toronto FC and the American Hockey League’s Marlies, for $4.7 billion.

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June 5, 2025 by 1996-O Executive

Unifor calls for immediate Canadian countermeasures and investment protections as U.S. doubles steel and aluminum tariffs

June 4, 2025

 

TORONTO— The decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports to 50% is a direct threat to Canadian jobs and economic stability.

Unifor is urging the federal government to act without delay to defend Canada’s manufacturing sector and counter the escalating trade assault.

“These tariffs are killing investment in our steel, aluminum, and auto sectors, and we are already seeing the consequences in lost jobs and economic instability,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “We need immediate and forceful action to defend good jobs and safeguard our national economic security.”

The 50% tariff, which came into effect today, doubles the previous 25% duty imposed on Canadian steel and aluminum imports since March 2025. Canada remains the largest supplier of both steel and aluminum to the United States. The U.S. imports approximately a quarter of its steel from Canadian suppliers, while half of all U.S. aluminum consumption originates from Canada.

“These tariffs are a direct blow to aluminum workers in Quebec and across Canada,” said Unifor Quebec Director Daniel Cloutier. “They threaten good union jobs and destabilize an industry that plays a critical role in the North American economy. By doubling tariffs on both aluminum and steel, the U.S. is undermining the reliable, high-quality supply it depends on from Canadian workers.”

These measures are part of Trump’s ongoing misuse of Section 232 of the U.S. Trade Expansion Act, using national security justifications to impose punitive trade barriers.

The increased metal tariffs follow the April 2 introduction of a 25% U.S. tariff on all vehicles manufactured outside the United States, including those made in Canada—despite a deeply integrated automotive supply chain and the near-balanced trade relationship between the two countries. This move directly violates both the spirit and letter of the CUSMA agreement and its automotive side letters. An additional 25% tariff remains in place based on unsubstantiated border and fentanyl claims.

The cumulative effect is wreaking havoc on integrated supply chains, discouraging investment, and threatening jobs in Canada’s steel, aluminum, automotive industries and other manufacturing industries.

Soaring metal costs will drive up the price of cars, airplanes, and critical infrastructure, while putting thousands of jobs at risk and dealing a serious blow to manufacturing competitiveness on both sides of the border.

Unifor is calling on the federal government to respond with urgency by:

•    Enacting immediate retaliatory tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum to match the 50% rate;
•    Implementing new border measures to prevent unfairly traded or dumped foreign steel and aluminum from entering Canada;
•    Temporarily halting exports of strategic metals to the U.S. and building a national stockpile reserve;
•    Strengthening the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act (FEMA) to block companies from relocating Canadian jobs in response to U.S. pressure.

“President Trump fails to understand the chaos and damage these tariffs will inflict on workers and consumers in both Canada and the U.S.,” added Payne. “This is about economic sovereignty. Canada must respond with strength and urgency.”

Unifor warns that further threats by Trump to target aerospace, softwood lumber, energy, pharmaceuticals, microchips, copper, and Canada’s film and entertainment sectors demonstrate the need for a broad-based industrial and trade defense strategy.

“This is a defining moment,” said Payne. “If we don’t defend our industries now, we risk losing them for good.”

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