July 21, 2025

During a visit to L3-Harris on July 16th, the Canadian Vice-President of the IAM union, David Chartrand, was presented with a scale model of a CF-18 entirely manufactured by members of the union local to recognize his commitment to defending workers and our aerospace industry. Born from a collaboration between L3 Harris and IAM members, the base of the scale model features the names of the people involved in the

IAM District 140 is pleased to report a significant arbitration victory concerning the improper reconciliation of General Holidays for union members. In a recent decision, Arbitrator Corinn Bell ruled that Air Canada’s practice of using General Holidays as part of vacation reconciliation was a violation of the collective agreement and the Canada Labour Code. This decision restores full vacation pay entitlements to affected members and reinforces the union’s ongoing commitment