Mallory and Jackie and a few other 79M members attended International Women’s Day event on March 8 in Peel Region. Unifor Local 79M was awarded a Bronze sponsorship award for IWD

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Sisters and siblings, March 8 marks International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate our power, our progress, and our solidarity. To mark International Women’s Day 2026, we are proud to adopt the United Nations theme:  Rights. Justice. Action . We champion this theme in celebration of our victories, and in recognition of the critical work needed to ensure gender justice is not eroded. In this work, we honour the legacies of the feminists that came before us and carry their momen

Join us on Wednesday, March 4th for a fun and interactive online event with Kahoot games, prizes, and presentations on what the union offers women and IWD. The 1-hour sessions take place at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m. This year’s theme: Give to Gain -- because when we lift up women, we all rise! Connection, celebration, and fun for everyone! Don’t forget to download the Kahoot app to your phone to participate ( https://kahoot.com/ ). Everyone is welcome to join!

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As the year draws to a close, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your dedication, resilience, and solidarity. Your commitment to excellence and to each other has made this local stronger and our workplaces better in challenging times. This year has been another roller-coaster in the Media Industry for both Rogers and BellMedia. Our local has experienced the loss of many strong and committed media workers due to layoffs. At the same time, we have seen growth with th

Dear GTA Locals,  We have been asked by one of our Toronto coalition partners, the Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLiFF), to share information regarding their upcoming event. CLiFF is hosting a free public film screening featuring labour focused short films. Date: Saturday November 15, 2025 Time: 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Location: Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Avenue Toronto Admission is free and tickets can be reserved at www.labourfilms.ca/toronto Eight short films w

On Nov. 2, 2025, Unifor marks the  International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists to shine a spotlight on how journalism is essential to free societies and functioning democracies.  Journalists give a voice to the voiceless, they tell our stories, and they hold the powerful to account, but too often they pay a high price for this work through threats, harassment, physical attacks, legal intimidation, sometimes even death, with little or no justice and impun

Friday, October 10 is World Mental Health Day.  Everyone struggles with mental health or mental illness at some point in their lives, if...

World News Day – marked on Sept. 28 each year – was founded in 2018 to raise awareness about the critical role journalists play in...