Friday May 6, 2016 For Immediate Release Toronto, ON – Members of IAM Local Lodge 2413 have ratified a new collective agreement with Smarte Carte Canada. The three-year agreement provides wage increases of 3 per cent in each year. Other agreement highlights include : Any of the unused personal days from each year will be paid out to each employee on the first day which comes following the anniversary
Friday May 6, 2016 For Immediate Release Fort McMurray, AB – “The response to this disaster by our membership has been simply amazing,” explained IAM Local Lodge 99 Business Representative Ryan Ermet. “We have 300 of our members who reside in Fort McMurray and more than a dozen of them have lost their home due to this fire. The membership of Local Lodge 99 has stepped up to
Toronto, ON – A province-wide state of emergency exists in Alberta as fires continue to burn out of control in Fort McMurray. In excess of 88,000 residents have been evacuated from that city after 1600 homes were destroyed and more than 10,000 hectares consumed. “We have 300 IAM Local Lodge 99 members living in that community and an additional 300 members commute to the region daily,” said IAM Canadian General
Ottawa, ON – An IAM delegation to the Federal Standing Committee on Transport revealed flaws in Bill C-10 – The Air Canada Public Participation Act – and asked the committee to send it back to House of Commons with recommendations that would ensure the survival and growth of the aircraft maintenance, repair and 0verhaul (MRO) industry. “In its current form, the Act endangers the livelihood of the MRO industry,” explained
Thursday April 28, 2016 For Immediate Release Toronto, ON – “This is great news for our IAM membership at Bombardier and indeed for the Canadian aerospace industry as a whole,” said a pleased IAM Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie. Ritchie was reacting to the announcement this morning that Bombardier confirmed its biggest order so far for its C Series airliner: an order from U.S. giant Delta Airlines
Thursday April 28, 2016 For Immediate Release Mississauga, ON – The hospitality sector continues to grow for the IAM in Canada. IAM Local Lodge 1295 welcome 25 new members employed by the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Mississauga. “These workers wanted better wages and benefits and most importantly union representation,” explained IAM Grand Lodge Representative and Organizer Scott Jackson. “DL 78 Organizer Roy Bhansingh had been working
Thursday April 28, 2016 For Immediate Release Nepean, ON – The IAM Canadian Health Care sector has expanded again, this time in the town of Nepean, just outside Ottawa. Employees at the Thorncliffe Retirement Home are the newest members of IAM Local Lodge 1295. “These workers were looking for union representation,” explained IAM Grand Lodge Representative and Organizer Scott Jackson. “We represent workers at three retirement homes in
Thursday April 28, 2016 For Immediate Release Halifax, NS – Staff Representatives and support staff of the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union are the newest members of IAM Local Lodge 2797. “These people are very aware of the value of associating with a progressive union where your voice counts for something,” said IAM Grand Lodge Representative and Organizer Scott Jackson. “Their job is to speak on
Monday April 25, 2016 For Immediate Release North Bay, ON – The threat of strike action for IAM Local Lodge 2412 against Atlas Copco has produced a new collective agreement. “This was the ugliest round of bargaining we have seen with this employer in some time,” explained IAM Grand Lodge Representative Ralph Martin. “They came to the table with nasty concession demands. They wanted a five-year wage freeze,
Wednesday April 20, 2016 For Immediate Release Toronto, On – “Canadians voted for change in the last election and we got change, our jobs are flying out of the country, what the hell is going on,” said IAM Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie. Ritchie was reacting to news that Liberal MPs have closed debate and are speeding up passage of Bill C-10, the amendments to the Air
