#Unifor #EFAP reps gathered in Port Elgin to strengthen their skills in suicide prevention, mental health and addiction support — and to build the tools needed to push governments for better, more accessible services. Supporting members means being there when it matters most. buff.ly/ARPnLEE

Mental health is a union issue. Local union EFAP reps spent the weekend learning and growing at the #Unifor EFAP Conference: suicide prevention, lobbying, CMHA Ontario, four workshops. Now they take it back to their locals. #cdnpoli #canlab

This afternoon, delegates at the #Unifor EFAP Conference attended one of four workshops: critical incident stress, psychosocial hazards at work, tough conversations or Mental Health Matters. Skills for the calls that come late at night. #cdnpoli #canlab

[email protected] CEO Camille Quenneville told the #Unifor EFAP Conference demand for community mental health services is up 21% post-pandemic while its workers earn 30% less than hospital staff. Delegates left with better ways to support members. #cdnpoli #canlab

Delegates at the #Unifor EFAP Conference learned how to lobby every level of government on mental health and addiction. Local 240 President Jodi Nesbitt: "If we never start lobbying, we will never make meaningful change." #cdnpoli #canlab

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Day two of the #Unifor EFAP Conference began with suicide prevention training. Local union EFAP reps practised asking directly: Are you thinking about suicide? Then they filled a heart with messages of hope. Call or text 988. #cdnpoli #canlab

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#Unifor Ontario Regional Director opened the #Unifor EFAP Conference tonight, thanking local union EFAP reps for being the first person members turn to. "Mental health doesn't exist separately from the conditions people are living and working in."

The #Unifor EFAP Conference opens today. This weekend is about learning, growing and sharpening the skills local union EFAP representatives use every day to support members and their families. #cdnpoli #canlab

#Migrants help make #Canada work. On Sept. 20, the day before Parliament returns, join the @migrantsrights.bsky.social day of action. Status for all. Renew the permits. End employer-tied permits. Stop the deportations. #Unifor members are encouraged to show up. #cdnpoli #canlab buff.ly/roK0fS1

#Unifor stands in solidarity with Transport Workers' Union Australia members on strike this week at FedEx, Border Express, SCT, PFD, Sadliers, Goldstar and Qube in a nationwide fight for better pay, safer work and job security. #cdnpoli #canlab

#Unifor Locals 111 and 2200 return to the table with Coast Mountain Bus Company on Saturday with one goal: a deal for members. "We will be at the table Saturday and we will stay as long as it takes," said National President Lana Payne. #cdnpoli #canlab buff.ly/OHWauFP

#Unifor National Secretary-Treasurer @lenp.bsky.social addressed the post-parade BBQ in Port Elgin today, naming the rights workers have won: the eight-hour day, pensions and a voice at work. "None of these were just handed to us." #cdnpoli #canlab

Retired from the job, but never retired from the fight. #Unifor retired workers are gathering in Port Elgin this week for the 2026 Retired Workers Council, continuing a lifetime of solidarity, activism and building worker power. #cdnpoli #canlab

Canada’s largest private-sector union #Unifor has been focused with the Detroit Three on finalizing new agreements well ahead of Sept 21 expiration to block any rank-and-file opposition amid a crisis driven by global restructuring of auto industry and US-Canada trade war
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