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Local 103 members at Cedarcroft ratify two-year agreement
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A two-year agreement was recently ratified at Cedarcroft Place. This agreement provides wage increases each year of the agreement, increased vacation entitlement and improved sick and pandemic pay language. Special thank you to the committee for all their hard work. “Our IAM members have worked hard through this pandemic with dedication and self-sacrifice,” said Kim Valliere, District 78 Directing Business Representative. The 56 members consist of Registered Professional Nurses, UCP’S,

First Contract for new IAM members at OECTA
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Late last week the administrative staff at the English Catholic Teachers Association-Toronto Secondary Unit, ratified their first collective agreement. “This was a small group of workers who believed in the benefit of belonging to a Union”, stated District 78 Representative Kim Valliere. “Management fully accepted the right of these workers to be in a Union, and both sides treated each other respectfully throughout the negotiations process,” stated IAM Organizer Scott

17 new members at Comox Valley Toyota join the IAM
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04 March, 2021 For immediate release Comox, BC – The IAM is rapidly becoming the preferred home of workers at auto dealerships in British Columbia, especially on Vancouver Island. 17 more workers at a local auto dealership voted overwhelmingly to join. They voted and their decision was certified by the British Columbia Labour Board on 02 March, 2021. John Humphrey, Business Representative for IAM District 250 said of the group,

New Agreement at Mettler Toledo brings gains to IAM Local 235 members
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Last week the members of IAM Local 235 working at Mettler Toledo ratified a new Collective Agreement. In addition to annual wage increases, the membership voted for increases to Pension, safety boots, and dental coverage. As with most ratifications during the pandemic, this one was also held virtually. Our 23 highly skilled members at Mettler Toledo work throughout southern Ontario and as far north as Thunder Bay, installing, maintaining and

A difficult year for aerospace gets worse
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February 11, 2021- The COVID-19 pandemic is hurting the aerospace industry and this is reflected in the announcement today of 1,600 layoffs at Bombardier in Montreal, QC. “For almost a year now we have been urging the Federal Government for supports in the Aviation Industry, and this is just one more bad news story for workers in aerospace.” Those were the words from IAM General Vice-President Stan Pickthall. The effects

The IAM Organizes 70 new members at Clean International in Yamachiche
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The group of workers chose to join the IAMAW after seeing the quality of union representation offered to their colleagues from Clean International in Drummondville and Saint-Cuthbert. “In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, many workers have seen it as an asset for them to be part of our union. Realizing that they were going to be more respected by their employer and advance their working conditions significantly, they didn’t

IAM Local 1758 in Laval vote to extend contract by three years
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23 January, 2021 For immediate release Laval, QC – 97 IAM members working for Hèroux-Devtek ratified a contract with the Montreal-area manufacturing, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility. The contract was accepted by almost 70 percent of the membership. The previous contract expired on 31 December, 2021. As part of the new contract, they will receive 2.15%, 2.20% and 2.25% wage increases, helped, in part, by an investment of $11.3 million

It’s not “Force Majeure” if it’s planned says IAM
COV IAM Fights Back

The IAM was advised this morning that Air Canada intends to use an extraordinary measure by placing approximately 284 IAM members on “off duty status” by invoking a “force majeure” provision contained within the collective agreement.  The IAM categorically opposes the use of the “force majeure by placing our members on “off duty status” as it does not apply in the current situation. Air Canada is well outside the statute

Members at Local 235 Markham Acura ratify agreement
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11 January, 2021 For immediate release Markham, ON – Members at Markham Acura Local 235 ratified a new 2-year agreement. Highlights include annual wages increases, increases to certification premiums, language improvements to paid sick leave language allowing for greater flexibility, and the introduction of a pension plan. The committee consisting James Kerr and Muhittin Ciplak did an excellent job conveying the needs of the membership specifically regarding competitive wages and the

LL 2418 members at Lounsbury GM ratify deal
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08 January, 2021 For immediate release Bathurst, NB – Thirteen members at IAM Local Lodge 2418 working at Lounsbury GM ratified a 3-year agreement which saw an improvement of a 2% wage increase for each year go to the members. Because of COVID-19, the talks started out to extend the current agreement by one year, but through email and telephone calls, both parties agreed to the 3-year deal which takes