St. Thomas, ON – It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of former Grand Lodge Representative Jim Nugent, June 3, 2015. ‘We have lost a great machinist and trade unionist,” said a saddened IAM Canadian GVP Dave Ritchie. “He was a tireless worker on behalf of our members, we will miss him.” Nugent, a tool and die maker from St. Thomas, Ontario, joined the IAM in 1967.
Flin Flon, MB – World solidarity against a mining giant has stretched all the way from South Africa and Brazil to the IAM picket lines in Flin Flon, Manitoba. The 180 members of IAM Local Lodge 1848 were given a surprise boost not only to their morale but to their strike fund as well this week. “You just never know who is watching out for you and paying attention
Andrea Horwath introduces Private Members Bill Marching up Toronto’s University Avenue under the shadows of Hydro One Corporate Headquarters, members of CUPE, employed by Ontario Hydro, protest the proposed sale of the majority of the Crown asset. Toronto, On – Provincial NDP leader Andrea Horwath introduced a private member’s bill in the Ontario Legislature May 25, seeking a public referendum on the proposed sale of 60% of Ontario Hydro. Ontario
Toronto ON – IAM members from the Canadian office, and District Lodges 78 and 140 joined community activists from the Americas to protest outside the annual shareholders meeting of Hudson Bay Minerals – Hudbay. From Guatemala, Peru and Arizona to Manitoba, Indigenous and non-indigenous communities have mobilized to seek justice and reparations from crimes and treaty violations carried out by Hudbay and its subsidiaries. The protestors called on the Hudbay
300 workers in Montreal and Toronto are facing the loss of decent jobs with benefits and pensions. If together we can't help they will be 'lucky' to have jobs that pay a bit more than minimum wage with few benefits and no pension. Aircraft refueling workers at Toronto Pearson and Montreal Trudeau are represented by the IAM. Their union has unfair labour practice complaints at the Canada Industrial Relations Board
À Montréal et à Toronto, 300 travailleurs risquent de perdre leur emploi bien payé et assorti de bons avantages sociaux. Si, ensemble, nous ne réussissons pas à les aider, ils auront la « chance » de pouvoir se rabattre sur un emploi qui leur payera à peine plus que le salaire minimum, assorti de peu d’avantages sociaux et sans régime de retraite. Les ravitailleurs d’aéronefs qui travaillent aux aéroports Pearson
As we come up to the IAM’s 125th anniversary in Canada, a number of projects are under way to collect and share our history. In January, active and retired members from 13 Canadian Local Lodges participated in the first-ever Canadian Local Lodge History Project planning session at the Winpisinger Center at Placid Harbor. With assistance from the Placid Harbor staff, Professor Rachel Bernstein from New York University, and Traci
À l’approche du 125e anniversaire de l’AIM Canada, un certain nombre de projets sont en cours pour faire le point sur notre histoire et la partager. En janvier, des membres actifs et retraités de 13 sections locales canadiennes ont participé à la toute première séance de planification du Projet d’histoire des sections locales canadiennes au Centre Winpisinger de Placid Harbor. Avec l’aide du personnel de Placid Harbor,
More than 1,500 people attended an NDP rally at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal on Friday, 8 May, 2015. The Machinists sent 80 political activists to the rally to support NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair and the rest of the NDP team. On Saturday, 10 IAM delegates attended the NDP Quebec Council meeting and presented a resolution on aerospace which was adopted unanimously. Speaking on the resolution was Dave
Plus de 1 500 personnes ont assisté à un rassemblement du NPD au Palais des congrès de Montréal le vendredi 8 mai 2015. Les Machinistes y ont dépêché 80 militants politiques pour appuyer le chef du NPD, Thomas Mulcair, et le reste de l’équipe néo-démocrate. Samedi, 10 délégués de l’AIM ont assisté à la réunion du Conseil du NPD Section Québec. Ils y ont présenté une résolution sur l’aérospatiale qui
