This is an activist conference, for workers who recognize and are determined to change what Conservative policies mean for aboriginal and racialized communities, for LGBT communities, for people living with disabilities and for women. This event is also for our allies who understand what the Conservative agenda has in store for communities who don’t share their vision. This will be an important moment for those who want to help build
There was a strong showing on Monday October 4, 2010 outside the offices of the Canadian Industrial Relations Board in Ottawa (CIRB) by hundreds of members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) — Air Canada employees who were seconded to Aveos Fleet Performance Inc.
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
Letter to IAMAW members Re:Gun Registry Brothers and Sisters, As you may or may not be aware a Private Members bill has been launched in the Federal Government to delete the gun registry. The registry was created in 1995 and launched in 1998. For the most part this registry was created as a resolve for the tragic deaths that occurred in 1989 at École Polytechnique in Montréal. This has been
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
In a number of provinces, the laws fail to provide statutory protection for certain groups of workers to organise and contain restrictions on the right to strike. The Conservative Government announced budgetary measures that would circumvent negotiated salary agreements in the public sector. Trade union rights in law Trade union rights are officially guaranteed in federal legislation, but there are concerns regarding the provincial laws. While the right to form
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,
