August 2023

POUR PUBLICATION IMMÉDIATE Surrey (C.-B.) – le 29 août 2023 – La section locale 1857 de l’AIM souhaite la bienvenue à 37 travailleurs d’OpenRoad Toyota Peace Arch qui ont choisi de se joindre au syndicat. Les travailleurs ont entrepris cette étape vers l’amélioration de leurs droits et conditions de travail sous la direction de l’agent d’affaires Al Cyr. AL Cyr a facilité le processus d’affiliation syndicale, fournissant un aperçu précieux du récent

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Surrey, B.C. – August 29, 2023 –IAM Local 1857 extends a warm welcome to 37 workers from OpenRoad Toyota Peace Arch who have chosen to embrace union membership. The workers initiated this step towards enhancing their workplace rights and conditions under the guidance of Business Representative (BR) Al Cyr. BR Cyr facilitated the process of union enrollment, providing valuable insight into the recent legal change that streamlined

Vancouver (C.-B.) – Le 29 août 2023 – Après s’être lancés dans la transformation en se joignant à l’AIM en novembre 2022, 17 travailleurs chez Compucom ont atteint leur objectif d’une nouvelle convention collective qui correspond à leurs besoins. L’approbation retentissante de la ratification à 100% a souligné l’unité et l’engagement des travailleurs de Compucom. Face à la stagnation des salaires depuis trois ans et à la présence de sous-traitants sur le site

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver, BC – 29 August, 2023 – Having embarked on the transformative journey of joining the IAM in November 2022, 17 dedicated workers of Compucom realised their goal of a new collective agreement that aligns with their needs. The resounding endorsement of 100% ratification underscored the unity and commitment of the Compucom workers. In the face of stagnant wages spanning three years and the presence of on-site

23 August, 2023 – Ivana Saula, IAM Canada’s Director of Research and Women and Human Rights presented her years of research on artificial intelligence (AI) to the IAM Unity and Growth Conference today. She added her ongoing monitoring of developments in AI to bring up-to-the-minute news to organisers at the conference. Saula shed light on the impact of #AI on unions and the need for a clear framework that protects

IAM Southern Territory General Vice President Rickey Wallace, who has served in the position since October 2018, will retire on Nov. 1, 2023. “Rickey has been a dedicated and effective leader for the IAM,” said IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. “He has grown the membership in the Southern Territory, including the recent organizing campaigns over the last few months totaling nearly 600 new Service Contract Act members. Rickey has

Longtime aerospace negotiator and leader Jody Bennett will become IAM Resident General Vice President, effective Jan. 1, 2024. Bennett, a 33-year IAM member, initiated into IAM Local 2771 (District 776) in 1989 as an aircraft mechanic at DynCorps in Wichita Falls, Texas. He quickly became involved in the union once he and his coworkers organized with the IAM, becoming a Steward, Negotiating Committee Member, Conductor Sentinel, and Chief Steward. Bennett