We are the members of Unifor - Canada 1106, an organization of thousands of members united in the struggle to improve the lives of our members, their families, and the communities in which they live.

 

Our Local Union was formed by a group of members who decided it was time to establish our Canadian identity as Trade Unionists. On March 2nd, 2000, thousands of members voted to pursue disaffiliating from our International Union and establishing ourselves as a Canadian Union for Canadian Workers.

 

In October 2006, area leadership met to build on our Local strengths and further develop our identity as a Health-Care Union. As of November 2006, the membership voted to further divide in order to have a more manageable Union. In November 2006, Local 1106 was established.

 

Labour Day 2013 the Communication, Energy & Paperworkers Union joined with the Canadian Auto Workers Union after a yearlong effort to form Unifor. Members of our local union attended that founding conference to give our support for this merger.

 

We are committed to building global solidarity and creating communities built on the principles of equality, socio-economic justice, justice, moral responsibility and dignity. We will build a Canadian Union.

 

We are committed to building our Union through the education and organizing of members.

 

We believe that a strong Union respects the democratic wishes of its members. Our local was formed because we demanded that we have the right to democratically determine our own destiny. We are committed to ensuring that all Union members have the right to determine their own destiny.