James Stewart will take over as the new president of Unifor Local 444 after defeating Monte Pidskalny in an election held over Thursday and Friday. It’ll be the second time Stewart has held the role of president. He filled in as interim president for a year in 2017 when then president Dino Chiodo took the […]
Hundreds of Nestle workers walked off the job in Toronto on Sunday after rejecting a tentative agreement the union reached with the chocolate maker. Unifor issued a statement saying its 461 members who work as machine operators, bar packers, shippers and receivers, general labourers and in the skilled trades at the Toronto Nestle plant chose to go on strike on Sunday evening. The plant produces Kit Kat, Aero and Coffee Crisp chocolate bars, as well as Smarties, and Nestle says it doesn't...
Unifor Local 444’s new president promises to raise the visibility of the large union local’s leadership with members, push on social issues that impact all area residents and continue to use collective bargaining to address affordability issues. James Stewart was elected Friday after a two-day voting process to fill the vacancy created by Dave Cassidy’s […]