March 4, 2022

IAM Recognizes Territories, Organizers for Adapting to Challenges of 2020, Continuing to Grow

GVP Dave Chartrand discusses the importance of organising and the Third Annual International President’s Excellence in Organizing Awards   March 3, 2022 IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. and IAM Organizing Director Vinny Addeo recognized our members recently for their continued efforts to grow the strength of the IAM and working families with a virtual presentation of the third annual International President’s Excellence in Organizing Awards. “The efforts our organizers

New members ratify first contract at Harbour Light in Kingston

03 March, 2022 Kingston, ON – Just before Christmas 2021 the 20 employees of Harbour Light in Kingston voted to join the IAM Union. Last week they ratified their first agreement. “Although it is a solid first agreement, we were held to 1% raises increases due to Doug Ford’s Bill 124,” stated District 78 Business Rep Jim Snider. The 2-year agreement was back-dated with retroactive pay and a signing bonus,