North Bay, ON – Members of IAMAW Local Lodge 2412 have a new three-year collective agreement with Bombardier Aerospace. The new agreement provides for wages increase of 2 per cent in the first year, 2.25 per cent in the second year and 2.5 per cent in the third year. The current average wage rate is $29.40 per hour. Other agreement highlights include : • Won a 26 week Short Term Disability
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Over 1,000 Aircraft Mechanics to be laid Off in April! For Immediate Release Toronto, ON – “Over one thousand highly skilled aircraft mechanics at Air Canada will be laid off this April and the company doesn’t give a damn,” says a disgusted Fred Hospes, IAMAW District 140 Regional Assistant Directing General Chairperson –Western Region. “The Machinists have been negotiating layoff mitigation decisions with the company for months now and they
For Immediate Release Toronto, ON – Canada’s performance in achieving women’s equality is lagging badly according to a report by Labour and women’s groups. The report, “Reality Check Women in Canada and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action Fifteen Years On, A Canadian Civil Society Response”, will be distributed at the Beijing plus 15 meeting held at the United Nations in New York, March 1-12, 2010. “Five years ago,
