National President of Unifor - a union for everyone! Trade Unionist. Activist. Feminist. Mom. Spouse. Believer: A better world is possible.
Toronto ON
Joined March 2011
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Lana Payne 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 retweeted
Chery is not going to make cars in Canada. We all know this.
We need to focus on Brampton Assembly and the 5 companies that already assemble cars in Canada and the hundreds of suppliers making parts and systems for them.
1000s of autoworkers are fighting to save their jobs, including in Minister Sidhu's own riding of Brampton.
Anyone who understands the auto industry knows the problem China poses to 100000s of jobs here in Canada and across NA and to the entire manufacturing industry.
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Visited Chery’s plant in China to discuss their upcoming models and hear about their plans to introduce affordable EVs to Canadians. I also discussed research and innovation they’re doing with universities like Concordia and the University of Toronto.
They’re working with Canadian technology, too. Blackberry’s QNX technology will power the cars they want to bring to the Canadian market.
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J’ai visité l’usine de Chery en Chine pour discuter de ses prochains modèles et de son projet d’offrir des véhicules électriques abordables aux Canadiens. J’ai aussi parlé des travaux de recherche et d’innovation qu’elle mène avec des universités comme Concordia et l’Université de Toronto.
Chery travaille également avec des technologies canadiennes. La technologie QNX de BlackBerry équipera les voitures qu’elle souhaite offrir sur le marché canadien.
The courage of workers.
It never stops inspiring me.
Let’s keep organizing friends. Because there is worker power in a union. ✊💜💪🫶
The workers united.
Inspirational.
Unifor National President @Lanampayne spoke directly to Amazon workers in the room:
"We are so inspired by the organizing you are doing, and we want you to know that Unifor’s 320,000 members from coast to coast to coast are fully behind you. In this union, it means you are never alone."
The courage of these workers.
All the ✊💜
Amazon workers from facilities across the Greater Toronto Area launched a new organizing initiative with Unifor today, standing together for safe jobs, fair pay and respect at work.
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RT @FlavioVolpe1: The auto states ALL flipped in the Senate.
MI, OH, NC, SC, KS, TX, GA, MS.
Carmakers now have some powerful new allie…
Not signing a bad trade deal.
Holding the line.
Because the cake has been baking.
All advice Unifor has given over the past many months.
The Trump wipeout has strengthened our hand.
We must continue to push for the best and right trade deal for Canadian workers.
Ten weeks ago is calling.
Trump’s trade chief pushing him to rein in Canada trade war politi.co/3Uwo1E4
Lana Payne 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 retweeted
This morning, Unifor members held a solidarity action in Kitchener, Ont., supporting @saintgobain members in Plattsville on strike since July 24 and to bring attention to scab labour at this plant. This follows last week’s rally in Ottawa to support these workers.
#canlab
‘Do you even need to work anymore?' - Australian big business group jokes with their Canadian counterpart.
The Business Council of Canada is the same crowd who encouraged Canada to surrender the auto industry in order to get a deal with Trump.
Carney's government tilts policy toward business as critics question who benefits thestar.com/politics/federal… via @torontostar
As a union we understand this.
Being able to walk away from a bad deal is critical to how we make progress.
Sometimes the strongest negotiating position is being willing to walk away from a bad deal.
If Trump knows Canada will sign anything just to announce an agreement, what incentive does he have to offer better terms?
Canadians elected a prime minister to defend their interests. Keep negotiating, expand our options and judge any deal by what it delivers. A signature at any price is surrender dressed up as progress.
Lana Payne 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 retweeted
Unifor won't stop fighting for jobs in Témiscaming
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Lana Payne 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 retweeted
Economist Jim Stanford on the Bank of Canada raising interest rates when the economy needs lower rates: "The problem here is that we're seeing the limits of conventional monetary policy in a world that is buffeted by one geopolitical shock after another."
Lana Payne 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 retweeted
The 2026 Unifor B.C. Regional Council (BCRC) met in Victoria from Oct. 23-25 with the fight to protect Canadian jobs from the U.S. trade war at the centre of the debates, reports and actions. Local 2000 was there.
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Lana Payne 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 retweeted
Trump boasting about being close to a trade deal with Canada says two things, @Lanampayne tells @CTVNews. “One, he actually needs a trade deal with Canada, and two, if he doesn't get one, he gets to blame us that he doesn't have such a deal.”
LOL.
Gaslighting.
And preparing for big losses.
Oh and the cake is baking.
U.S. ambassador warns Canada could shoulder blame if midterms go against Trump, @MariekeWalsh & @VassyKapelos report ctvnews.ca/world/trumps-tari…
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Dear @bankofcanada
WTH!
Driving up costs for workers and businesses during a trade war that isn't their fault neither reduces inflation nor deals with energy costs.
It just causes more economic hardship and pain.
Not to mention this is the last thing the Cdn economy needs.
Unbelievable.
Workers already underwater because of this punishing trade war.
Workers and families being hit with high energy costs because of a war in Iran.
And BofC is adding to the economic pain by raising interest rates as if that will change the price of energy. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
We have increased our interest rate to 2.50%.
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#MonetaryPolicy #InterestRates #cdnecon #economy
Lana Payne 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 retweeted
National President @LanamPayne presented on Bill C-39 this week to the Senate and the House of Commons, raising the alarm about the Bill's infringement on the right to strike and its predictable knock-on effect of curtailing collective bargaining itself.
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