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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women
Women's Issues

Today, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) calls on Canada’s federal government to commit to ending violence against women by taking action in three concrete ways.   The CLC echoes UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet’s call for “bold action and decisive leadership”, for governments to translate international promises into concrete national action.   (embed link:http://saynotoviolence.org/commit   “We hope to see

Les Machinistes concluent une nouvelle entente avec Bombardier!
News Releases

  À publier immédiatement   Moose Jaw, SK – Les membres de la section locale 32 de l’AIM, qui travaillent aux installations de formation à l’aviation militaire, ont ratifié une nouvelle convention collective.   L’entente d’une durée de quatre ans prévoit une augmentation de salaire de 2,25 % la première année, le paiement d’un montant forfaitaire de 1500 $ la deuxième année ainsi que des augmentations de salaire de 2,75 % et de

Machinists Ink New Deal with Bombardier!
News Releases

  For Immediate Release   Moose Jaw, Sk – Members of IAM Local Lodge 32 employed by Bombardier at the military aviation training facilities have ratified a new collective agreement.   The four-year agreement provides wages increases of 2.25 per cent in the first year, a $1500.00 lump sum payment in the second year, a 2.75 per cent wage increase in the third year and a 2.5 per cent wage

How to join the IAM Canadian National Human Rights Committee
Human Rights

Thank you for showing an interest in the National Human Rights Committee. We meet one or two times per year and usually in Toronto for 1- 1/2 days (Friday (travel)/Saturday (meeting)). We also ask our committee members to touch base with other IAM members in the Province or Territory where you reside, with any information from the Canadian IAMAW office that is of interest to Human Rights committees. We also

USO leader murdered in Colombia
International News

13.12.2012    Hours after EU-Colombia Trade Agreement was signed, another cold-blooded assassination of a Colombian trade unionist occurred 11 December, murdered for his trade union activities inside a multinational company.   On the afternoon of 11 December, in the Colombian municipality of Puerto Gaitan, gunmen assassinated Milton Parra Rivas, an operator and electrician at Termotécnica Coindustrial SA, a subcontractor of Spanish-based CEPSA.   Milton Rivas was a leading activist of

Care About Climate Justice? Come to PowerShift!
Campaigns

On the weekend of October 26-29th over 1500 youth from all walks of life, coming from communities all across Canada will come together for a historic gathering to build the movement for a just and sustainable future. Including leading voices from the global movement to stop climate change, this gathering will empower our generation to chart a new pathway forward towards the world that we want.   The event will

Light a Candle
Human Rights

  WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON OCTOBER 4TH?   October 4th is a day where we honour the lives of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. The violence experienced by Aboriginal women and girls in Canada is a national tragedy. We must take the time to give thanks to the families who have inspired the SIS movement and who are our reason we all continue to demand action.  

International Solidarity Dominates Opening of 38th Grand Lodge Convention
Machinists' News

“As this week progresses, you will see how workers all across the globe are connected,” said Buffenbarger. “What happens to workers in China impacts workers in Nigeria. What goes on down in South Carolina affects what happens in South America. Working conditions in India have an impact on conditions for workers in Indonesia, Vietnam and Bangladesh.”   Delegates at the Convention will have ample opportunity to consider the scenarios described

Shameful passing of Columbia-Canada Free-Trade deal
Human Rights

The Liberals this week closed ranks with the Conservatives in passing legislation that brought two years of vigorous public debate to an end—and finalized a free trade deal alongside a new human rights agreement with Colombia that civil society leaders say lowers the bar on human rights. “This new human rights agreement is empty. It does nothing to repair Canada’s sullied human rights reputation in the world,” said Gerry Barr,