January 22, 2014

Machinists Ratify New Agreement with Glen Oak Ford

Wednesday January 22, 2014     For Immediate Release   Victoria, BC – Members of IAM Local Lodge 1857 have ratified a new collective agreement with Glen Oak Ford.    “The main issue was parity with Wheaton Chevrolet, another Machinist work place located in the same block at Glen Oak Ford,” explained IAM District Lodge 250 Business Representative Alastair Haythornthwaite.  “The two contracts were one year out of sync and

Machinists Expand Again in Health Care Sector

Wednesday January 22, 2014   For Immediate Release     Hamilton, ON – Fifty Patient Transfer Attendants employed by Event Medical are the newest members of IAM Local Lodge 1295.    Event Medical was purchased by Spectrum Patient Services (formerly Ontario Patient Transfer) on January 10, 2014. The IAM represents more than 250 employees at Spectrum.   Event Medical provides non-ambulatory patient transfer service in Hamilton and the Niagara Region. 

ARE YOU DANCING on 14 February?

One in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime.   That is one billion women.   In 2013, one billion women and men shook the earth through dance to end violence against women and girls.   This year, on 14 february 2014 we are calling on women and men everywhere to harness their power and imagination to rise for justice.   Imagine, one billion

Davos 2014: Unions call for leaders to reshape the world economy with jobs and decent wages

Working people and their families need an urgent shift in policies by leaders to investment in jobs, a minimum wage on which people can live and social protection.     The ITUC Global Poll of 13 countries found 87 percent of people say their wages are falling behind the cost of living or stagnant. One out of eight respondents said they are struggling financially and can no longer pay for