Machinists’ News

The pandemic has halted tourism and related industries, placing pressures on businesses to not only adapt, but prepare for future pandemics. Contactless technologies are becoming essential in public spaces, and hotels are no exception. Expansion of technologies that reduce contact and regulate physical distancing and overcrowding are not merely adaptations to current realities, they are essential to a recovery. But, the current state of global health is not the only

General Secretary-Treasurer Dora Cervantes was the successful candidate elected April 24, 2021. The results were announced May 7, 2021. Cervantes was the incumbent. International President Robert Martinez Jr. was acclaimed, as well as all other General Vice-Presidents. Along with our new General Vice-President David Chartrand, also elected were Tania Canniff, on the Law Committee and Kim Valliere as CLC the representative. All three Canadian representatives will be sworn in July

After a busy and challenging year that has re-prioritized work in support of our members, the IAMAW is back on track with a study of automation and artificial intelligence. As businesses adapt to new pandemic realities, technological innovation is given a high priority, and understanding what this means for our members is critical. Our society is on the precipice of a Fourth Industrial Revolution, one that will bring monumental changes.

April 26, 2021 On Saturday, April 24, 2021, the new members of the Stelia Aerospace Canada unit (Local 712) at Mirabel ratified their first collective agreement. “The major challenge of this negotiation was to improve and ensure the upkeep of working conditions as employers generally seek to reduce working conditions since the beginning of the pandemic,” said Éric Rancourt, Business Representative at District 11, responsible for the Stelia Mirabel unit.

The Grand Lodge election take place Saturday April 24, 2021;  for in-person voting. Members who choose to vote by absentee ballot, requires that be mailed prior to April 22, 2021. If you voted by absentee ballot, you need not go in-person, to the voting location. However if you wish to change your vote, you can still vote in person. The in-person vote takes precedent over the absentee ballot. Nevertheless, you

It is with regret and sadness that we announce the death of our colleague Normand Cherry, at the age of 82. A man of conviction and in solidarity with his fellow Machinists, he left his mark on the history of Local 712, the labour movement, politics and the economy of Quebec. He joined Canadair as a machinist in 1954 and served as President General Chairperson of IAMAW Local 712 from