Toronto, ON – There will be significant temporary and permanent job losses for IAMAW members at Air Canada in 2010. This is a direct result of Transport Canada’s approval of an Air Canada request to lengthen the period between aircraft heavy maintenance checks for theA319 and A320 fleet types. This information was revealed at a recent meeting between representatives of IAMAW District 140 and Technical Operations Shop Committee and Air
Sault Ste. Marie, On – The Christmas GRINCH is alive and well and owns three auto dealerships in Sault Ste. Marie! Superior Dodge Chrysler, Highland Ford and Prouse Motors have locked out 39 mechanics, paint shop workers, body men, parts department staff, apprentices, general helpers and clerical staff, members of IAMAW Local Lodge 2332, for refusing to sign a new collective agreement. “These employers don’t want to negotiate, they want
Vancouver, BC – Christmas came early for the members of IAMAW Local Lodge 16 employed by Swissport Limited at Vancouver International Airport. “We got the job security language we were after and a significant improvement on wages from the employer’s final offer,” said IAMAW District Lodge 140 General Chairperson Todd Haverstock. “Armed with a 94 per cent strike mandate from the membership, the employer agreed to resume bargaining in an
Vancouver BC – Members of IAMAW Local Lodge 16 have ratified a new collective agreement with Servisair Ltd by a margin of 70 per cent. “It’s a one-year deal that has a significant impact on the future of our members here during these tough economic times,” said IAMAW Grand Lodge Representative Ron Fontaine. “We were able to provide a new pension plan for these workers as well as gain job
Mississauga, ON – Members of IAMAW Local Lodge 1922 have ratified a new three-year agreement with Scmoltz-Bickenbach Limited. The agreement provides no wage increase in the first year, a 1.25 per cent wage increase in the second year and a 1.5 per cent wage increase in the third year as well as a .5 per cent increase in pension contributions in the third year. “This agreement is a reflection of
Winnipeg, MB – The threat of strike action against Magellan Aerospace in Stony Mountain has produced a new four-year agreement for members of IAMAW Local Lodge 741. “This wasn’t the deal we wanted but the bargaining committee has to be commended for its hard work in bringing back a package the membership could accept,” said IAMAW District Lodge 181 Directing Business Representative Wayne Relf. The membership had given its bargaining
Halifax, NS – Dispatch workers at CanJet Limited in Halifax have joined the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. The six new members provide all flight planning, routing and weather forecasts for the pilots of the Charter Airline. “This is a foot in the door for us with this airline,” said IAMAW District 140 General Chairperson and Organizer Ian Morland. “This department is expanding and other workers with this
Toronto, ON – “We must stop the violence against women now,” said IAMAW Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie. ‘We have to put into practice the words we have been saying about this issue for far too long.” Ritchie urged all of his members to take part in community, national and international campaigns on December 6th to end the violence against women. Local vigils as well as other events are
OTTAWA – The Canadian Labour Congress is asking Canadians to send 20 postcards in 20 days to the prime minister telling him to take action now to end violence against women. “On December 6th it will be 20 years since 14 young women were murdered in Montreal simply because they were women,” says Barbara Byers, Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Labour Congress. “Ironically, as this anniversary approaches, our government is
Vancouver, BC – Members of IAMAW Local Lodge 16 employed by Swissport at Vancouver International Airport, have given their bargaining committee a strike mandate by a margin of 94 per cent. The possibility of a strike could have a significant impact on WestJet flights over the Christmas holidays! “This vote was necessary because bargaining talks with the employer have reached an impasse,” said IAMAW District 140 General Chairperson Todd Haverstock.
