Messier-Dowty Machinists Ratify New Deal!
Ajax, ON – IAMAW Local Lodge 905 members employed by Messier-Dowty have a new collective agreement. “Our biggest objective in this round of bargaining was the protection of all classifications when it comes to lay off by seniority,” explained IAMAW Grand Lodge Representative Bill Shipman. The Machinist classification was vulnerable to lay off if the employer found that a Machinist had a skills inability. “After lengthy discussions, we were successful