Machinists’ News

Valliere receives Davidson Labour Award
Community

IAM District 78 member and representative, Kim Valliere received the Monty Davidson NDP -Labour Award at the recent Cambridge NDP Riding Association’s annual Recognition Dinner. The former NDP MPP Monty Davidson was a life-long supporter of Labour. This award is given annually to the Labour activist whose outstanding commitment exemplifies the values Monty demonstrated during his many years as a member of the Cambridge NDP Riding Association. Kim’s family, and

Absolute solidarity with our Sisters and Brothers in Oshawa
International News

Toronto, ON – “This is devastating news for a community that relies upon these good middle-class jobs to support their families,” said IAM Canadian General Vice President regarding the announcement by GM, Canada that it would close its Oshawa assembly plant. Media reports began circulating over the weekend that GM would be closing its Oshawa assembly lines which builds Chevrolet Impala and Cadillac models. The closure at the end of

Bombardier negotiations begin under the cloud of layoffs!
Machinists' News

Montréal, QC – Negotiations for the next collective agreement at Bombardier began this week and this round promises to be difficult to say the least. “Recent Bombardier announcements of 2500 layoffs is our starting point and that makes things difficult,” said IAM Canadian General Vice President Stan Pickthall. “At this time we do not know how many of these layoffs if any will involve our members.” “We have concerns about

CSALP bargaining begins!
International News

Montréal, QC – The IAM opened its first round of bargaining with CSALP- C-series Airbus Limited Partnership this week. “I’m encouraged by the goals the employer placed before us in our first meeting,” explained IAM Québec Coordinator David Chartrand. “They know they have a fine product in the A220-100/300 and they want to increase their rate of production which is good news for our members.” To date, 407 aircraft of

A good start, it is now necessary that we continue!
Machinists' News

Montreal, QC – When the Québec Government called a meeting on the morning of November 12, 2018 to discuss the ramifications of the recent Bombardier layoffs, all the major Québec aerospace players including the IAM were there. “The Legault government and business representatives have demonstrated their willingness to tackle the problem,” said IAM Québec Coordinator David Chartrand. “It’s a good starting point. This is an important and encouraging sign. It

Time to evaluate the possible solutions at Bombardier
Machinists' News

Montreal, QC – More than 24 hours after the release of the news, the conclusion drawn by the Machinists’ Union remains. This announcement and the way it was communicated are disappointing and irrelevant to the workers.      “Since this morning we have been meeting with workers at the Dorval plant and they are disappointed with Bombardier’s way of doing things. It is they, the manufacturers of products that allow

A sad day for Canadian Aerospace
International News

Bombardier announces 2,500 layoffs in Québec Montréal, QC – “This comes as a complete shock and surprise to the IAM, we had no prior knowledge of this action,” said IAM Canadian General Vice President Stan Pickthall regarding Bombardier announcement today of 5,000 layoffs worldwide including 2,500 in Québec. “The biggest frustration is that once again Bombardier has announced major cuts just before Christmas with very few details,” explained IAM Québec

International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) 2018 Congress Summary
International News

IAM Canada was a part of a vigorous delegation that participated in the 2018 ITF Congress.  What follows is a summary of the main work programs that were approved by the delegates in attendance for the next 5 years. The 2400 delegates in attendance at this ITF Congress voted to support a new strategy program and have set priorities for the Civil Aviation section of the ITF which covers workers

Retirement on the horizon for three long-term IAM members
Machinists' News

Simcoe, ON – Three long-term IAM Local Lodge 103 members were recently recognized for their 45 years on-the-job at Anvil International. Within the next few months, Guy Simon, Dave Pearce and Al Seymour will be retiring. IAM District Lodge 78 Directing Business Representative Derek Ferguson and Business Representative Eric Johnstone were on hand to congratulate the trio and present them with an IAM watch on behalf of Local Lodge 103.