News Releases

Thursday November 20, 2014     For Immediate Release   Stratford, ON – Members of IAM Local Lodge 103 have ratified a new collective agreement with Cedarcroft Retirement Home in the festival city. “None of this would have been possible without the tremendous efforts of the negotiating team of Heather Stewart and Patricia Buuck,” said IAM District Lodge 78 Business Representative Kim Valliere.   The three-year agreement provides for a

Wednesday November 19, 2014     For Immediate Release     Nanaimo, BC – Members of IAM Local Lodge 456 have a new two-year agreement with Canadian Tire. It is the only unionized auto service department at Canadian Tire.   The agreement provides wage increases of 2 per cent in each year. “For the first time, training apprentices and language for training wages is included in the new agreement,” explained

Wednesday November 19, 2014   For Immediate Release   Duncan, BC – Members of IAM Local Lodge 692 have ratified a new collective agreement with Pro Mac Manufacturing.   The members are traditionally the highest paid on Vancouver Island and this agreement maintains that distinction.    The agreement provides wage increases of 3 per cent the first year, 2.5 per cent the second year and 2 per cent in the

Wednesday November 19, 2014   For Immediate Release     Victoria, BC – A strike mandate of 87 per cent by members of IAM Local Lodge 456 gave impetus to a new collective agreement with Wheaton Chevrolet.   “It took six months of bargaining and talks bogged down in September over the issue of bumping but the strike mandate had the desired effect,” explained IAM District Lodge 250 Business Representative

Wednesday November 19, 2014   For Immediate Release     London, UK – The Civil Aviation section of the International Transportation Workers Federation (ITF) has appointed IAM Canadian Airline Coordinator Carlos DaCosta, as Coordinator of its MRO Committee. The appointment was made at a recent ITF Civil Aviation conference.   “The ITF needed someone with a maintenance background and was familiar with the ITF, to coordinate their Maintenance Repair and

Wednesday October 22, 2014   For Immediate Release     Hamilton, ON – Employees of the Days Inn in the Steel City voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining the IAM.   ‘From the beginning these workers knew that getting a union could help them in their workplace,” said IAM Grand Lodge Special Representative Scott Jackson. “I can’t say enough about the great work of IAM District Lodge 78 organizers Rob

Monday October 6, 2014   For Immediate Release     Thunder Bay, On – Management’s last minute removal of a monetary cap on short-term benefits and bargaining concessions for new hires, narrowly avoided strike action, by members of IAM Local Lodge 1120 at Lakehead Motors.   “Our members were adamant about these issues,” explained IAM Local Lodge 1120 Directing Business Representative Pete Topetto. “We had the picket signs ready to

Wednesday August 27, 2014   For Immediate Release     Whitby, ON. – Members of IAM Local Lodge 905 have ratified a new collective agreement with AeroTek Manufacturing Limited.   The three-year agreement provides for a 2.5 per cent signing bonus for A level employees and wage increases of 2.5 per cent in the first year and 2 per cent in the second and third year respectively. The current average

Tuesday August 5, 2014   For Immediate Release     Trenton, ON – Back under the IAM umbrella, the members of Local Lodge 717T have ratified their first collective agreement with L3 Mas (Military Air Service) Canada Limited.   The 41 members are responsible for the repair and maintenance of the five CC-150 Polaris Air Transport Aircraft belonging to 437 Squadron, #8 Air Transport Wing based at CFB Trenton. Those