Lana Payne, Unifor National President, stands with her fist raised at the union’s Windsor, ON rally. (CNW Group/Unifor)
Thousands of Ontario workers mobilized against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs this past weekend.
A release from Unifor (Canada’s largest private sector union) revealed that members across Ontario piled into a fleet of buses to travel to the Riverfront Festival Plaza in Windsor on Saturday, April 26, to make their voices heard as tariffs tighten around Ontario’s workforce.
“Trump’s trade war is a direct attack on Canadian workers, and today we are sending a clear message – we won’t back down. We will fight for our jobs, our industries, our future, and our country. This rally is proof that we are united, we are strong, and we are ready,” stated Unifor National President Lana Payne during the rally.
Those in attendance included auto workers, parts suppliers, forestry workers, and health care professionals, …