Flin Flon, MB – World solidarity against a mining giant has stretched all the way from South Africa and Brazil to the IAM picket lines in Flin Flon, Manitoba. The 180 members of IAM Local Lodge 1848 were given a surprise boost not only to their morale but to their strike fund as well this week. “You just never know who is watching out for you and paying attention
Andrea Horwath introduces Private Members Bill Marching up Toronto’s University Avenue under the shadows of Hydro One Corporate Headquarters, members of CUPE, employed by Ontario Hydro, protest the proposed sale of the majority of the Crown asset. Toronto, On – Provincial NDP leader Andrea Horwath introduced a private member’s bill in the Ontario Legislature May 25, seeking a public referendum on the proposed sale of 60% of Ontario Hydro. Ontario
Toronto ON – IAM members from the Canadian office, and District Lodges 78 and 140 joined community activists from the Americas to protest outside the annual shareholders meeting of Hudson Bay Minerals – Hudbay. From Guatemala, Peru and Arizona to Manitoba, Indigenous and non-indigenous communities have mobilized to seek justice and reparations from crimes and treaty violations carried out by Hudbay and its subsidiaries. The protestors called on the Hudbay
As the fire started, workers in the rubber footwear factory were trapped on the second floor as bars on the windows stopped them from getting out. There was a lack of fire exits and staff had not received proper fire training. 72 workers were killed, and the death toll may go up as bodies remain on the second floor of the burned-out factory. The fire is though to
Tuesday May 19, 2015 For Immediate Release Toronto, On – Airport Pre-Board Screening Officers at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, members of IAM Local Lodge 2921, have ratified a new collective agreement with Garda World Security Corporation. The three-year agreement provides wage increases of 2 per cent in the first year plus an $800 bonus, 2.25 per cent in the second year and 2.5 per cent in
The country’s slow economic recovery has left 2.8 million Canadians unemployed or underemployed. Nearly three quarters of the jobs created in the past six years have been precarious (part-time, temporary or in the self-employed sector). With limited job prospects, household debt is at an all-time high. Soon, you will get to choose how we overcome these challenges…. Learn more.
Qatar has been given until November to reform its kafala system of modern slavery and bring its labour laws into line with international standards, after a decision of the International Labour Organization’s Governing Body. Government blocs from Asia, Africa and Latin America refused to back calls for immediate action by worker and employer representatives. EU/Nordic governments and the USA supported the worker and employer position. Sharan Burrow, ITUC General
Par décision du conseil d’administration de l’Organisation internationale du travail (OIT), le Qatar s’est vu accorder jusqu’à novembre pour procéder à la réforme de son système de visa par parrainage ou kafala, un régime qui s’apparente à de l’esclavage moderne, et mettre sa législation du travail en conformité avec les normes internationales. Plusieurs blocs de gouvernements d’Asie, d’Afrique et d’Amérique latine ont refusé d’appuyer les appels en faveur de mesures
14 May 2015 An on-line campaign at LaborStart was initiated by the Toronto and York Region Labour Council against long-standing lock-out at the Toronto plant of Crown Holding. The campaign delivers messages to Ontario Premier and Labour Minister asking them to take further action on the side of workers and stop a new era of union busting in Canada. IndustriALL gives a strong support to 120 steelworkers in
300 workers in Montreal and Toronto are facing the loss of decent jobs with benefits and pensions. If together we can't help they will be 'lucky' to have jobs that pay a bit more than minimum wage with few benefits and no pension. Aircraft refueling workers at Toronto Pearson and Montreal Trudeau are represented by the IAM. Their union has unfair labour practice complaints at the Canada Industrial Relations Board
