2024

March 2025 – Recently the members of IAM Local 235 working at Outedge Media, ratified a new 3-year agreement. In addition to annual wage increases, improvements were made to the RRSP plan, vision care, safety boots and outdoor clothing. “The negotiations committee of Alex McClay and Ryan Bell stuck to the important issues and made a huge difference in these negotiations”, said IAM District 78 Union Representative Roy Bhansingh. Outedge Media is located in Toronto, and

Remembering: On This Day25 March Toronto printers strike for the 9-hour day in what is believed to be Canada’s first major strike – 1872https://canadianlabour.ca/who-we-are/history/1872-the-fight-for-a-shorter-work-week/ Fire at New York’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, 146 workers killed.A fire at New York’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, a disaster that would launch a national movement for safer working conditions – 1911 (Triangle: The Fire that Changed America:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery

Are you interested in taking advantage of the IAM constitutional provisions allowing use of videoconferencing for Local Lodge and District Lodge meetings? If so, join us Wednesday, March 27 for a new virtual program: Basics and Best Practices for Hybrid Videoconference Local Lodge Meetings. The trainings will be held on Wednesday, March 27, at noon and 9 p.m. ET. Each session will run an hour and a half. The program

ILO Reaches Agreement on Living Wages The International Labour Organization, an agency of the United Nations with a mandate to promote decent work around the world by setting international labour standards, reached a milestone agreement on living wages. Experts who studied living wages as a policy tool, agreed that living wages are essential for social and economic justice and equity. Living wages also play a role in reducing poverty and

Congratulations to IAM lodges who have created outstanding online and print work for the 2021 IAM Communications Contest. Their words, design, and imagery are invaluable tools to keep the membership in tune locally and union-wide. Over the years, the communicators, most of whom are volunteers in local and district lodges, work to capture, inform, and celebrate the work of their peers—communicating the importance of their members’ role in making North

On 18 March, 2024, the hopes of Manitoba’s workers were once again crushed by the political maneuverings of the Progressive Conservatives. The IAM and Manitoba’s Labour movement rallied together to proudly support the much-anticipated Manitoba NDP Government’s Anti-Scab and Single Step Certification legislation. “However, the PCs have once again chosen to prioritize political gamesmanship over the well-being of the working class. They opted to filibuster the day and effectively quash

The Women’s, Human Rights, and Social Committee from LL2603 Air Canada Finance Winnipeg at the International Women’s Day celebration. Left to right, Stacey Ward, Cassily Chant, Michelle Nati, and Joan Galvan.

Last week the members of IAM Local 901 working at Protectolite, ratified a new 4-year agreement. In addition to annual wage increases, improvements were made to the pension plan, life insurance, safety boots and glasses. “The negotiations committee of Eddie Gardner and Daniel Ladouceur did a great job”, said IAM District 78 Union Representative Vivianne Simon. Protectolite Composites, located in Toronto, manufactures molded composite components for a number of industrial

Members at IAM Local Lodge 712 in the Mirabel plant, Quebec, have overwhelmingly rejected Airbus’ latest wage increase proposal and opted for a strike. Representing 1,300 out of 3,000 workers at Airbus’ Canadian plant, the members of Local 712 voted 99.6% against the contract and 98.9% in favour of striking. #IAMAW @MachinistsUnion Participation from members was over 80%. With their previous collective agreement expiring on December 31, the proposed three-year