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Toronto, ON – “Unless the federal government and Air Canada become part of the solution, Canada will lose a strategic industry,” said IAM Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie. Until its operations ceased on March 19, 2012, Aveos was the largest commercial aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operator in Canada with facilities in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Mississauga and Montreal. “But we have a problem because the federal government has to

Thunder Bay, ON – “It has been a long road to reach industry wage equality for the IAM members employed at Wasaya Airways and this new collective agreement is a good next step,” explained IAM District Lodge 140 General Chairperson Tony Didoshak. “These workers are still grossly underpaid compared to other similar operators in the industry.” The first collective agreement provided an average wage increase of 10 per cent over

Toronto, ON – The Ontario Government has put the patient transfer business out to the broker system and quality of service loses to the lowest bidder! “The system in use today is badly flawed and it’s to the point of near collapse,” explained IAMAW District Lodge 78 Business Representative Ralph Martin. “The Ontario Ombudsman and the Liberal government have identified major concerns in the industry with regards to safety for

Vancouver, B.C. – Members of IAMAW Local Lodge 764 employed by MTU Maintenance Canada Limited has ratified a new collective agreement. The three-year agreement provides wage increases of 3 per cent in the first year retroactive to November 2, 2011, 2.75 per cent in the second year and 2.75 per cent in the third year. Other agreement highlights include : • Base Rate Adjustments effective the first day of the next

Vancouver, B.C. – United Airlines Customer Service Agents in Vancouver and Calgary respectively, have ratified new two-year collective agreements. At the same time, former Continental Airlines Customer Service Agents in Calgary ratified a new two-year collective agreement that provides wage parity with their United Airlines counterparts. United and Continental Airlines merged in 2011. The 75 members of IAMAW Local Lodge 764 in Vancouver and the 35 members of IAMAW Local

Ottawa, ON – Members of IAMAW Local Lodge 2413 employed by Swissport Canada Handling Incorporated have ratified a new collective agreement by a margin of 95 per cent. “This is our second agreement with this employer and the members are very satisfied with improvements in a number of areas,” explained IAMAW District 140 General Chairperson Mike Corrado. “This is a good deal which will enable the employer to remain competitive

London, ON – It took only two days to negotiate a new agreement but the Machinists members at the Days Inn are happy with the result because they ratified the new deal by a 100 per cent margin. “It took the entire first day to wrap up the monetary issues and the second day produced language improvements and that was it,” explained IAMAW District Lodge 78 Business Representative Ralph Martin.

Toronto, ON – The IAMAW and their legal counsel Hugh O’Reilly of Cavalluzzo Hayes Shilton McIntyre and Cornish, met with interested investors seeking to restructure Aveos Fleet Performance Inc. earlier this week in Montreal. “The IAMAW has a strong interest to assist and work with potential investors interested in restructuring Aveos Fleet Performance Inc.,” said IAMAW District 140 Western Region Directing General Chairperson Fred Hospes. “We have approximately 2600 members out

Toronto, ON – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers says government support of Aveos is not just an economic issue but a moral issue as well. In a submission in Ottawa this morning to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities on the closure of Aveos Fleet Performance, the IAMAW asked if the government was prepared to stand by and watch the demise of

Toronto, ON – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers announced today it has launched a court challenge to the legislation known as Bill C-33, used by the Conservative government to deny Machinists members to right to strike Air Canada and to send them into a biased arbitration process. The government’s heavy-handed use of this back to work legislation prevented 8,300 Machinists members at Air Canada from taking legal