By Louis Erlichman IAM Research Director for Canada After winning a majority in the recent Ontario election, the Liberal Government has re-introduced the budget which had been rejected by the opposition parties and precipitated the election. A centerpiece of the budget is the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP), a publicly-run Ontario pension plan to supplement the existing national public plans, to start in 2017. The Ontario Liberals, along with almost
Friday July 11, 2014 For Immediate Release Montréal, QC – On July 10, 2014, members of the Greenpeace financing and fund raising department in Montréal became the newest members of IAM Local Lodge 712. “These young environmentalists wanted to have a say in their organization, their working conditions and how their work is done,” explained IAM District Lodge 11 Business Representative Neil Giroux. Greenpeace is an
Thursday July 10, 2014 For Immediate Release Vancouver, BC – A courageous group of nearly 110 limousine drivers and airport greeters employed by Aerocar Limousine Services at the Vancouver International Airport overcame a fierce anti-union campaign to win IAM representation. The new members provide premium personal transportation to and from the airport and other locations. In a vicious organizing campaign governed by the British Columbia Labour
Monday July 7, 2014 For Immediate Release Pinawa, MB – Members of IAM Local Lodge 608 have ratified a new two-year collective agreement with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL). “We finally attained wage parity with the sister company in Chalk River, Ontario which is something our members have been striving for over the last number of contracts,” explained IAM District Lodge 181 Directing Business Representative
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IAM members in Canada have a new way to stay in touch with their union, through the new, interactive edition of the IAM Journal, now available via computer, smartphone or tablet. The new Journal is available to anyone with an internet connection, works on any brand of smartphone or tablet, and requires no app download through the online stores of the various brands. Members can also sign up to get
The Harper Conservatives have an apparently insatiable appetite for bending (and sometimes breaking) Canada’s electoral laws in order to gain, and hold onto, power – so that they can serve the interests of their corporate masters. The Courts ruled against the Conservatives in their dispute with the independent Chief Electoral Officer over their attempts to circumvent electoral funding rules. Conservative operatives used robocalls to misdirect voters on election day.
Les conservateurs du gouvernement Harper semblent avoir un appétit insatiable pour plier (et parfois enfreindre) les lois électorales du Canada dans l’optique d’acquérir – et de conserver – le pouvoir pour servir les intérêts des sociétés qui leur dictent quoi faire. Les tribunaux ont condamné les conservateurs dans leur différend contre le directeur général [indépendant] des élections après avoir tenté de contourner les règles du financement électoral. Les conservateurs
The federal Conservatives are relentless in their attack on workers and workers’ rights, on behalf of their corporate backers. The latest attack is buried in a discussion paper from the federal Department of Finance with the innocuous-sounding title of “Pension Innovation for Canadians: The Target Benefit Plan”. In 21 pages that are likely to confuse any but the most dedicated pension wonk, the Harper Tories have hidden a stealth
