Toronto, ON – « En mes 40 ans d’expérience en négociation collective, je n’ai jamais observé autant de colère que j’observe parmi nos membres qui travaillent pour Air Canada, a déclaré Dave Ritchie, vice-président général canadien de l’AIMTA. De toute évidence, le récent accord de principe conclu avec Air Canada ne tenait pas compte des préoccupations de nos membres, car 66 % de ceux-ci l’ont rejeté. » Durant la restructuration
Toronto, ON – “In my forty years of collective bargaining I have never seen the level of anger that I have seen in the membership at Air Canada,” said IAMAW Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie. “Clearly the recent tentative agreement with Air Canada did not address the concerns of our membership as it was rejected by a 66 per cent margin.” During the restructuring of Air Canada, our membership
International Women’s DayMarch 8, 2012101st IWD Whether we use the words celebrate or commemorate; IWD is to recognize the role that Women have played in society to move social justice issues, family issues, and labour issues forward to better everyone. Some would say that Women have achieved equality, that we no longer have to recognize women as a disadvantaged group in society. We know that statistics show that World wide
International Women’s Day 2012Strong Women, Strong Canada –Women in Rural, Remote and Northern Communities: Key to Canada’s Economic Prosperity Women across Canada are as diverse as the communities they live in. This year’s theme for International Women’s Day and International Women’s Week celebrates women’s roles in the economic prosperity of rural, remote and Northern regions. Canada covers a total area 9,984,670 square kilometres. It is home to 17.4 million women
Nanaimo, BC – A strong strike mandate from members of IAMAW Local Lodge 1857 was the key ingredient in obtaining a new collective agreement with Inland Kenworth Sales. “Our members were faced with a challenge after the first round of bargaining,” explained IAMAW Business Representative Alastair Haythornthwaite. “The money was adequate, given the economy and specific issues had been resolved but the company still demanded three items that didn’t sit
Thunder Bay, ON – The Ontario Labour Relations Board will hear charges of unfair labour practices against Dominion Motors, on March 1, 2012. IAMAW Local Lodge 1120 filed the charges. Its members have been locked out of their jobs at the auto dealership since February 13, 2012. “This employer waited until just before closing on Friday February 10 to post the lock out notice, when he thought everyone had left
Click to play the video Toronto, ON – Dissatisfaction by members of the IAMAW over the state of negotiations with Air Canada became public Friday morning at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. Hundreds of members from IAMAW Local Lodge 2323, the largest union local at Air Canada protested outside Air Canada hangars. The members across Canada showed their frustration earlier this week when they rejected a tentative agreement and gave their
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Toronto, ON – After nine months of face to face bargaining, The Membership of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, The Largest Union at Air Canada has voted to reject a proposed tentative agreement. During the voting process, it became quite clear that the membership was in no mood to accept what they considered a sub-standard offer from the Airline. As a result, they have also voted 78%
