HMCS Charlottetown Under the Northern Lights
Photos by: Private Brendan Gamache, Canadian Armed Forces
Unifor MWF Local 1 Member Killed at Halifax Shipyard
Unifor is mourning the tragic loss of a MWF Local 1 member at the Irving Halifax Shipyard. The worker died February 19th following a workplace incident that is currently under…
Halifax Shipyard Launches Canada’s Fifth AOPS
The Royal Canadian Navy’s fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), the future HMCS Frederick Rolette, was launched today, December 9, 2023, at Halifax Shipyard. The launch of the fifth…
Taxpayers on the Hook for Halifax Shipyard Expansion
On August 8th the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities announced that the Government of Canada is investing in the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) project’s infrastructure to enhance and accelerate…
UNIFOR Leadership Tours Expanding Halifax Shipyard
After an early morning breakfast meeting with the leadership of MWF Local 1, National President Lana Payne, Atlantic Regional Director Jennifer Murray, and Unifor staff pulled into the parking lot…
Review of the Kingston Class – Worth Keeping?
Before leaving office in 1993, the scandal-plagued Prime Minister Brian Mulroney awarded two untendered contracts to Montreal firms. The first was awarded to Bell Helicopter for the civil Bell 412EP…