Wednesday May 15, 2013 For Immediate Release Montréal, QC – Members of IAM Local Lodge 869 have ratified a new agreement with Rolls- Royce Canada by the narrowest of margins – 51.6 per cent. “Our bargaining team recommended rejection of this offer but we operate in a democracy and the membership has the final say on this matter,” explained IAM District Lodge 11 Business
Tuesday May 14, 2013 For Immediate Release Washington, D.C., May 14, 2013 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) today announced a partnership to jointly represent nearly 30,000 ground workers at the “new” American Airlines following the merger of American Airlines and US Airways. This week the two international unions have signed
Tuesday May 14, 2013 For Immediate Release Corner Brook, NFLD – Members of IAM Local Lodge 1567 has ratified a new collective agreement with Corner Brook Pulp and Paper, Kruger Industrial. “This was the strangest set of negotiations that I have ever participated in,” said IAM Special Representative Rick Arsenault. “In 2009, all employees took a one time rollback of 10 per cent of
