February 18, 2015 TO: All Local Lodge Recording Secretaries, District Lodge 140 President/Directing General Chairperson & Secretary Treasurer, and General Chairpersons in Canada Dear Sisters and Brothers: This will serve as official notice of our IAM North American Transportation Conference for 2015. The 2015 Conference will be held at the Diplomat Hotel located at 3655 South Ocean Drive, Hollywood, Florida commencing at 9:00 a.m. on
Le 18 février 2015 DESTINATAIRES : Tous les secrétaires archivistes de section local, le président-directeur général et le secrétaire-trésorier du district 140 ainsi que tous les présidents généraux du Canada Chères Consœurs, Chers Confrères, La présente représente l’avis de convocation officiel au congrès 2015 de l’AIM sur les transports en Amérique du Nord. Le congrès 2015 se tiendra à l’hôtel Diplomat situé au 3655 South Ocean
TO: OUR MPS AND PARTY LEADERS Prime Minister Harper is trying to pass a new “secret police” law that would give reckless and unnecessary powers to spy agencies with little oversight or accountability. Let's defend our democracy – tell party leaders and MPs to reject fear, stop this bill and start over with real oversight. We call on MPs to reject Stephen Harper’s fear campaign and stop the bill, unless
February 20, 2015 Toronto, ON – Perimeter security guards at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport are the newest members of IAM District Lodge 140. The IAM now represents perimeter security guards at Canada’s three largest airports, Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. The 155 perimeter security guards, who are employed by Garda Security, were looking for a strong union who know the needs of workers in the transportation industry. ”These workers approached the
Friday January 30, 2015 For Immediate Release Toronto, ON – The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed that the right to strike is essential to meaningful collective bargaining. “This is a great start to the new year,” said a satisfied IAM Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie. “We pride ourselves in that 99 per cent of our collective agreements are settled without a strike but all
Tuesday January 27, 2015 For Immediate Release Montréal, QC – Former members of Quebec union CSD, employed by S E A 2000 International, have joined the IAM. “They have been waiting for 18 months for a new collective agreement and their employer refused to meet with their bargaining agent,” explained IAM District Lodge 11 Organizer Philippe Lapointe. “So they turned to the largest airport and aerospace
II Beyond the poverty line In the first part of this series, we talked about how universal public benefits do a reasonable job of bringing most Canadian seniors into the vicinity of the poverty line. But do they allow you to maintain your standard living, if you were above the poverty line when you were working? If you were earning $60,000 a year before you retired, then $22,000,
Wednesday January 21, 2015 For Immediate Release Toronto, ON – Members of IAM Local Lodge 235 have ratified a new collective agreement with Mettler Toledo. “The negotiating team of Ken Vantaaja, Bill Brodie and Richard Intriago persevered through this long set of bargaining and their hard work resulted in a contract with several improvements,” explained IAM District Lodge 78 Directing Business Representative Derek Ferguson. The
Toronto, ON – Stephen Harper has talked a lot about his government’s strength in economic growth. But in recent years, approximately 80% of the new jobs that have been created are part-time. Manufacturing jobs have suffered from the high dollar. Income inequality is growing faster than any other industrialized nation. Under the Harper government we are seeing a mass exodus as more jobs are lost. This past month, January 2015,
Click here to see photos of the meeting. Toronto, ON – Members of IAM District Lodges 78 and 140 and CUPE Airline Division Political Action Committees held a meet and greet with NDP Incumbent MPs, MPPs and candidates for the upcoming federal election, last night at the IAM District Lodge 78 offices. “Our ultimate goal is to give Harper the boot in the upcoming election and put in place a
