May 2013

Machinists Ink New Deal with Servisair Winnipeg

  Friday May 3, 2013     For Immediate Release     Winnipeg, MB – Members of IAM Local Lodge 714 have a new collective agreement with Servisair Incorporated.   The three-year agreement provides wage increases of 6 per cent in the first year for new hires and 4 per cent for existing members and an across the board increase of 1 per cent in the second and third year.

New Contract – Better Times for Harris Victoria Chrysler!

  Thursday May 2, 2013     For Immediate Release   Victoria, BC – Things are looking up for members of IAM Local Lodge 456 employed at Harris Victoria Chrysler (formerly Ensign Chrysler). It’s a new ownership, business is coming back and there’s a new three-year collective agreement.   “These members went through some very tough times over the last four years,” explained IAM District Lodge 250 Business Representative Alastair

Les Machinistes s’entendent pour trois ans avec Pacific Chevrolet!

  Jeudi 2 mai 2013   À publier immédiatement   Port Alberni, CB – Les membres de la section locale 1857 de l’AIM ont ratifié une nouvelle convention collective d’une durée de trois ans avec Pacific Chevrolet (anciennement Dennis Jonsson Motor Products).   La nouvelle entente prévoit des augmentations de salaire de 1 % par année les première et deuxième années ainsi que de 1,5 % la troisième année. «

Machinists Sign Three-Year Deal with Pacific Chevrolet

  Thursday May 2, 2013     For Immediate Release   Port Alberni, BC – Members of IAM Local Lodge 1857 have ratified a new three-year collective agreement with Pacific Chevrolet (formerly Dennis Jonsson Motor Products).   The new agreement provides wage increases of 1 per cent in each of the first two years and 1.5 per cent in the third year. “With inflation currently running about half a per

What you can do about the deadly factory collapse in Bangladesh

April 29, 2013 In the wake of the horrifying factory collapse in Bangladesh that has taken the lives of more than 400 workers and injured many more, there are things that can be done to respond to this disaster and to prevent future tragedies — by governments, by retailers, apparel brands, consumers and investors. IndustriALL Global Union and IndustriALL Bangladesh Council is calling on the Bangladeshi government to take urgent

Les Machinistes recrutement une première concession dans la région de Montréal!

  Mercredi 1er mai 2013   À publier immédiatement     Laval, QC – Le district 11 de l’AIM a fait œuvre de pionnier en recrutant récemment une première concession de véhicules dans la région de Montréal. Ainsi, les mécaniciens à l’emploi de Camions Rive-Nord sont devenus les plus récents membres à s’ajouter à la section locale 712 de l’AIM.   « Les conseillers juridiques de leur association du personnel

Machinists Organized First Dealership in Montréal Area!

  Thursday April 18, 2013     For Immediate Release     Laval, QC – IAM District Lodge 11 broke new ground when it recently organized its first automotive dealership in the Montréal area. Mechanics at International Rive-Nord Truck have become the newest members of IAM Local Lodge 712.   “We were approached by the legal counsel for their staff association regarding a possible merger,” explained IAM District Lodge 11