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Les Machinistes ratifient une entente avec Anvil International

Mercredi 18 décembre 2013   À publier immédiatement     Simcoe, ON – Les membres de la section locale 103 de l’AIM ont ratifié une nouvelle convention collective avec Anvil International Canada.   L’entente d’une durée de cinq ans prévoit des augmentations de salaire de 3 % les première et deuxième années, de 2,5 % les troisième et quatrième années et de 3 % la cinquième année. Voici un autre

Machinists Ratify with Anvil International

Wednesday December 18, 2013     For Immediate Release     Simcoe, ON – Members of IAM Local Lodge 103 have ratified a new collective agreement with Anvil International Canada.   The five-year agreement provides wage increases of 3 per cent in the first and second year, 2.5 per cent in the third and fourth year and 3 per cent in the fifth year. Other agreement highlights include : • Increased

Machinists Ratify with Waterloo Manufacturing

Wednesday December 18, 2013     For Immediate Release     Waterloo, ON – Members of IAM Local Lodge 2707 have ratified a new collective agreement with Waterloo Manufacturing Limited.   The three-year agreement provides a wage increase of 2.5 per cent in the first year retroactive to February 1, 2013, and wage increases of 2.5 per cent in the second and third years respectively.   Other agreement highlights include :

Machinists Organize New Members at Wexxar-Belcor-IPAC

Wednesday December 11, 2013   For Immediate Release     Richmond, BC – Professional and consistent servicing of existing members was one of the key ingredients in an IAM organizing victory for workers Belcor/IPAC, a division of Wexxar/Bel Packaging.   “When the members of the Wexxar employee association voted to join the IAM in 2006, the workers at the sister company Belcor/IPAC facility were not included,” explained IAM District Lodge

Machinists ratify new agreement with The Cat Rental Store

Monday December 9, 2013   For Immediate Release     Vancouver, BC – Members of IAM Local Lodge 692 have ratified a new collective agreement with The Cat Rental Store, a division of Raydon Rentals.   The three-year agreement provides wage increases of 3.5 per cent in the first year, 3.25 per cent in the second year and 3.75 per cent in the third year. Other agreement highlights include :  

Machinists Ratify with SKF Canada Limited

Friday December 6, 2013     For Immediate Release   Markham, ON – Members of IAM Local Lodge 901 have ratified a new collective agreement with SKF Canada Limited.   The three-year agreement provides a wage increase of 1.75 per cent in the first year retroactive to June 30, 2013 and wage increases of 2 per cent in the second and third year respectively.   Other agreement highlights include : •

Machinists Ratify new Agreement with Messier-Dowty Inc.

Wednesday December 4, 2013     For Immediate Release     Ajax, ON – Members of IAM Local Lodge 905 have ratified a new three-year collective agreement with Messier-Dowty Incorporated.   As stated by GLR Bill Shipman, “we were able to secure a solid agreement with the assistance of a strong committee and a united membership.” The agreement provides a wage increase of 2 per cent in the first year

Machinists Certify Former And New Members at L-3 in Trenton

Monday November 18, 2013   For Immediate Release   Trenton, ON – Former members of the IAM, together with many new members employed at L-3 MAS in Trenton Ontario are back in the union fold. “Many of these folks are former employees of Air Canada who opted to go with a new employer when Air Canada shed some of its maintenance contracts in 2009,” explained IAM Grand Lodge Representative Bill

Machinists Ratify Agreement with Kingsway Arms

Tuesday November 19, 2013     For Immediate Release     Clarington, ON – Members of IAM Local Lodge 1295 have ratified a new collective agreement with Kingsway Arms Retirement Home.   The three-year agreement provides wage increases of 2 per cent in each of the first two years and 3 per cent in the third year. Other agreement highlights include : • Increased contributions to the IAM pension plan •

Machinists Organize More Hospitality Workers

Tuesday November 19, 2013   For Immediate Release     Ottawa, ON – Workers at the Quality Inn in the Ottawa suburb of Orleans, have joined the IAM.   “This is our first hotel in the Ottawa area,” explained IAM District Lodge 78 Organizer Scott Jackson. “These workers had a need for better wages and benefits as well as a voice with experience in the hospitality sector that could address