Machinists’ News

Congrès 2010 de l’ITF La jeunesse et les changements climatiques dominent l’ordre du jour Par Carlos DaCosta, coordonnateur des lignes aériennes pour l’AIMTA Mexico – Récemment, des membres de l’AIMTA figuraient parmi les plus de 1376 participants provenant de 112 pays et représentant 368 syndicats au 43e congrès de la Fédération internationale des transports. L’ITF est une fédération syndicale mondiale qui compte 760 syndicats affiliés et 4,69 millions de membres

ITF Congress 2010 – Mexico City Recently the IAMAW attended the ITF 43rd congress in Mexico City, an event which is held every 4 years. Some 1376 participants from 368 unions from 112 countries attended the event, which began on 5 August and which determines the policies of the ITF – a global union federation with 760 affiliated trade unions with 4.69 million members in 154 countries – for the

The World March of Women demands a reduction in the disparity between rich and poor and creating better economic justice. We support access to a minimum wage of $ 10.69 per hour, and we demand the end of categorisation to help perpetuate social prejudice against people by calling them “deserving” and “undeserving” and used to justify keeping some people in extreme poverty. Read more about the World March of Women

The 42nd ITF Congress is being held in Mexico City from 5 to 12 August 2010. Mexico’s geographical location and character has, inevitably, determined the way the country’s transport industry has evolved. Surrounded by the sea – the Pacific to the South and West; the Gulf of Mexico to the East; and the Caribbean Sea in the southeast – there is a vital shipping industry with 76 seaports. Of these,

North Bay, On – The Bombardier 415 amphibious aircraft is unique to say the least. It is the benchmark by which other firefighting aircraft are judged. No other aircraft can stay on station fighting a forest fire longer than the ‘415’ – four hours on station to be exact. Cruising across the surface of a lake, river or large pond (sites as small as 2 metres deep and 90 meters