Machinists’ News

Toronto, ON – With more than 50 participants, the Machinist delegation will be the largest contingent involved in the Canadian Labour Congress stop Bill C-27 lobby on Parliament Hill, February 6-7, 2017. “Bill C-27 proposes to amend Pensions Benefits Standards Act to allow federal employers to amend existing Defined Benefit Pension Plans to create target benefit plans in their place,” explained IAM Canadian General Vice President Stan Pickthall. “This allows

  Wednesday, January 11, 2017   The Canadian Labour Congress is congratulating Secretary-Treasurer Barbara Byers on her appointment to the UN Women Executive Director’s Civil Society Advisory Group (CSAG) last month.   UN Women’s mandate focuses on five key priorities: increasing women’s leadership and participation, ending violence against women, engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes, enhancing women’s economic empowerment and making gender equality central to national

December 12, 2016 Dear Local Lodge _____Recording Secretary, Subj: Transportation Conference Registration Instructions (Conference Call is here)   The call letter for the 2017 IAM Transportation Conference dated November 3, 2016 referenced a new online delegate registration process. Local Lodges can register their delegates at https://tcregistration.iamaw.org. The unique User Name and Password assigned to your Local Lodge are below:                      

PENSIONS 1.  OLD AGE SECURITY BENEFIT  (Monthly, at age 65, January to March 2017) • $578.53 (regardless of marital status) • Adjusted quarterly • OAS/GIS can be deferred up to 5 years (to age 70), with an increase of 0.60% for each month of deferral   2.  CANADA/QUEBEC PENSION PLAN (2017) Maximum Monthly Retirement Benefit at age 65: $1,114.17 (Reduction of 0.60% per month for retirement at 60-64 YO/increase of

DOWNLOAD THE CALL AND THE FORM December 16, 2016 Subj:    2017 Communications Conference Austin, Texas To All District Lodge Presidents and Secretary-Treasurers, Local Lodge Presidents and Recording Secretaries, Directing Business Representatives, Business Representatives, TCU Carmen Division Officers, National Representatives, Assistant National Representatives and Local Lodge Officers Dear Brothers and Sisters: This is the official call for the 2017 IAM Communications Conference scheduled for Sunday, May 21 through Wednesday, May

Each year IAM members are encouraged to enter their best pictures in the IAM Photography contest, which is open to all IAM members in good standing. Entries should catch IAM members at work in unposed photos. First, Second, Third Place and Honourable Mention photos will win a cash prize and will appear in the 2018 IAM Calendar. Each month of the calendar will feature a winning entry. Two dollars from

By Aurélie Sarrabezolles Research Director for Canada   On November 1, Finance Minister Morneau gave an economic and fiscal update. The main highlight is the creation of the Canadian Infrastructure Development Bank (CIDB) in order to finance major infrastructure projects. The problem is that the Liberal government is going to fund the bank $15 billion, money which was supposed to be used to finance "socially useful, non-commercial projects like child

November 3, 2016   TO:  All Local Lodge Recording Secretaries, District Lodge 140 President/Directing General Chairperson & Secretary-Treasurer, and General Chairpersons in Canada     Dear Sisters and Brothers:   This will serve as official notice of our 2017 IAM Transportation Conference.    The 2017 Conference will be held at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, located at 3570 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada commencing at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday,