Machinists’ News

13 September, 2022 Fort Frances, ON – Members of Local Lodge 1120 working for Kal Tire in Fort Francis Ontario have ratified a new 3-year Collective agreement. Improvements that have occurred are as follows: Increase in wages for the 1st year of 3.5% and further wage increases for the subsequent 2 years of 1.0% to maximum of 3.0% depending on the Consumer Price Index A $500.00 net signing bonus which

The ITF held its bi-annual civil aviation conference in Montreal Quebec from September 5, 2022 to September 9, 2022 labour activist from around the globe attended as delegates of the IAM had a strong showing. Transportation General Vice-President, Rich Johnsen, Transportation Chief-of-Staff, Edison Fraser, Chief-of-Staff to the International President, Monica Silbas and Canadian Air Transportation Coordinator, Keith Aiken were all in attendance. “This conference was a great success. The ITF

Toronto, ON – Forty workers at Vision Truck Toronto joined the IAM in late August, the second Vision Truck location to join the IAM. Roy Bhansingh and Rootisha Rampat-Sukhu worked hard on answering questions and addressing concerns of the workers. In the end, what convinced them was that their co-workers in Brampton had already joined and negotiated a first contract. “Our organizers understood the importance of growing this sector and

Michael (Mike) MacIsaac, retired IAM member from locals 3111 and 1953, is running to be the President of the Congress of Union Retirees of Canada (CURC). The vote will take place at CURC’s virtual 14th Constitutional Convention in October 2022. “I’m pleased to put my name forward for the leadership of this great organisation,” said MacIsaac. “There are many retirees who help keep the union message alive and strong. I

31 August, 2022 Toronto, ON – IAM Local Lodge 1231 has a new Communicator. Along with the announcement of the appointment, Sabiha Khan also received communications training to go with her appointment. Khan received basic training from Frank Saptel at the Canadian Office of the IAM via Zoom. The training covered WordPress, as well as an orientation to the (new) Facebook page for the local. “Since joining the union, we

31 August, 2022 Langley, BC – Members of IAM Local Lodge are on strike as of this morning. The 32 members of Local Lodge 692 went on strike when they reached an impasse with the employer on improving their wages. “Wages are the main issue,” said Andrew Tricker, Business Representative for IAM District 250. The members have been without a raise and have experienced first-hand the devastation that inflation and

This past weekend LL 103 members employed by Domclean ratified a new 3-year agreement. Over the life of the contract IAM members will benefit from current protections of a collective agreement as well as significant wage increases totalling an upwards of 18% “A special Thank You to union steward and committee person Catherine Smith for all her hard work, as well as DL 78 Sister Vivianne Simon for her leadership

Paul Pelletreau, Business Representative with IAM District 250 recently won an important arbitration award concerning enshrining National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) in British Columbia collective agreements. Members now have the right to participate in supporting the Indigenous communities (First Nations, Inuit and Metis) in British Columbia. The wins for IAM members really began last year when we contested Olympic Motors’ position on NDTR”, said Pelletreau. “That decision was

By Ivana Saula Canadian Director of Research Over the last few months, inflation has been running rampant causing a rise in prices, the cost of living, and cutting into real wages of workers. Mainstream media has blamed high inflation on government spending during the pandemic, and increasing wages as culprits. Yet, wages have increased only slightly (3.3%), when compared to the consumer price index (8.1% June 2022), meaning workers are