Lana Payne
@lanampayne
National President of Unifor - a union for everyone! Trade Unionist. Activist. Feminist. Mom. Spouse. Believer: A better world is possible. (She/Her)
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http://www.unifor.org 27-03-2011 20:58:27
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Congratulations to Walmart Warehouse workers for their successful organising campaign, in which workers voted to unionise and join Unifor. "This victory is the result of uniting around a belief in workplace democracy and better working conditions” - Lana Payne
More than 9,100 workers in the health care bargaining unit at Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health in #NS ratified a new collective agreement that sees competitive general and job-specific wage improvements for health care workers. unifor.org/news/all-news/…
“We can fight for good jobs and we can fight for the future of media and journalism!” Media Council Chairperson Julie Kotsis kicks off the 30th annual Unifor Media Council Conference in Port Elgin! #SaveLocalNews
“In 2022, we got the Liberals to take on big tech. They couldn’t dismiss Unifor. They couldn’t dismiss a grass-roots, working class, citizen organization. These wins were ours to claim and ours to defend” -Former Unifor media director MediaPolicy.ca at the 30th annual Media Council
"We know AI can't replace quality, integrity and dedication of professional journalists...we're going to continue to fight for a sustainable future for Canadian media and well-being of every media worker," said Unifor Ontario Regional Director SamiaHashiUnifor at Media Council. "We
Best Theratronics' actions are “tantamount to union busting. And I don’t say that lightly,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “Labour laws were built for people who follow the rules. We have an employer who isn’t following the rules.” Read more in Ottawa Citizen.
Fair and free collective bargaining. It's a right. We will stand up for it, always. We will defend it, always. Solidarity with pilots and all workers. #canlab (ALPA Canada International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF))
Morin (Brandi Morin) asked the journalists in the room to approach their work with courage, responsibility and compassion. “Every report I file, I uplift those who cry for justice, living and lost,” she said.
Congratulations to ALPA Canada on reaching a deal with Air Canada. Collective bargaining works. #canlab
In her address to Media Council, Unifor National President Lana Payne zeroed in on the need to #savelocalnews and the fight against disinformation and misinformation. "Truth in Canada is under threat...These attacks on journalistic integrity fuel even more distrust in the very
"We are defending something that's under threat....and it's truth that is under threat." Unifor President Lana Payne addresses the 30th annual Media Council. #SaveLocalNews