News Releases

Thursday January 15, 2015     For Immediate Release   Toronto, ON – The International Associations of Machinists – IAM, representing 3,000 Airport Security Screeners at Toronto Pearson, Toronto Billy Bishop, Vancouver International and 10 regional airports in British Columbia, begin bargaining for a new collective agreement. Talks began today between the IAM and Garda for Toronto while bargaining with G4S for the Pacific Region will take place later this

Thursday December 4, 2014   For Immediate Release     Toronto, ON – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers – IAM has filed for Common Employer Status with the Canada Industrial Relations Board.   “We are being proactive and getting in front of this pending problem,” said IAM Transportation District 140 President and General Chairperson Fred Hospes. The Airline Consortium into plane ramp fueling and tank farm Operator

November 25, 2014   For Immediate Release     Today is the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which kicks off 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. The IAM thinks there is a need for our parliamentarians to get involved, the issue should be Up for Debate!      Following the launch of the Up For Debate campaign, two federal party leaders came out

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