June 5, 2015

New Alberta MLA credits IAM with road map to victory

Let me show you my new house – IAM Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie (left) and IAM District Lodge 14 Directing Business Representative Bob McKinnon (right) join newly elected Alberta MLA and IAM Local Lodge 1681 member Jamie Kleinsteuber, in front of his new house, the Alberta Legislative buildings in downtown Edmonton. Kleinsteuber was one of nine trade unionists elected under the NDP banner in the May 5, 2015

Machinists Ratify Agreement with Novelis

Friday June 5, 2015   For Immediate Release     Kingston, ON – Members of IAM Local Lodge 54 have ratified a new collective agreement with Novelis Incorporated Kingston Works.   The three year agreement provides wage increases of 3 per cent in each year. Other agreement highlights include : • Shift premiums increase from $ .60 to $ .75/hour in the first year and from $ .75 to $ .90/hour

Machinists Ratify New Agreement with Hypernetics

Friday June 5, 2015   For Immediate Release     Arnprior, On – Members of IAM Local Lodge 1542 have ratified a new collective agreement with Hypernetics Canada, a division of Plaintree Systems Incorporated.   The five-year agreement provides wage increases of 1.5 per cent in each of the first three years, 2 per cent in the fourth year and 2.5 per cent in the fifth year. Other agreement highlights