Monday February 25, 2013 For Immediate Release St. Thomas, ON – Members of IAM Local Lodge 1975 made significant monetary and contract language gains in their new four-year collective agreements with GKN Sinter Metals Incorporated. The IAMAW represents all hourly employees under one agreement and the office and tech under another agreement. “The bargaining team produced significant contract language changes and a good wage
On January 31, 2013, Vashti Deokie heard an explosion in her Brampton home and within seconds she was running through the front door in her pajamas with flames licking at her heels. The flames completely destroyed her home and severely damaged two adjacent houses. Her family was left with only the clothes on their backs; everything they had owned, from two automobiles to their daughters artwork along with every bit
This 18 to 24 February 2013 union members are petitioning companies, visiting Mexican embassies and sending messages of solidarity to Mexican workers. Take action here and find out how others trade unions from around the world are calling on the Mexican government to: Provide justice for the families of the 65 miners killed at Pasta de Conchos on 19 February 2006 End the use of employer-dominated protection contracts Repeal the
Tuesday February 19, 2013 For Immediate Release Edmonton, AB – Members of IAM Local Lodge 1681 have ratified a new collective agreement with Servisair Canada Incorporated. There are eight other collective agreements between the IAM and Servisair due for renewal this year across Canada. “This is the first of nine agreements to be negotiated with Servisair this year and our goal is to improve the standard of
Tuesday February 12, 2013 For Immediate Release Brampton, ON – More workers at the Fairfield Inn in Brampton have decided to join the IAM. “We have already organized the housekeeping staff at this facility and were approached by the remaining workers who wanted union representation,” explained IAM District Lodge 78 Business Representative Derek Ferguson. “They see how much the housekeeping staff have benefited by becoming IAM
4 February 2013: The ITUC and the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA) have firmly condemned the most recent killing of a trade union activist and the serious intimidation suffered by union leaders. The international trade union movement also expressed alarm at the deteriorating climate of insecurity, manifested in the form of direct threats against the trade union movement’s national leadership. According to reports received by the ITUC, two
Monday February 11, 2013 For Immediate Release Mississauga, ON – Members of IAM Local Lodge 1922 have ratified a new collective agreement with Schmolz Bikenbach Canada. “There is a significant increase in the amount the employer will now pay toward the cost of the employee benefit package and this was vital in obtaining an agreement,” explained IAM District Lodge 78 Directing Business Representative Paul Mitchell.
8 February 2013: The ITUC has firmly condemned the killing, on 6 February, of Tunisian opposition leader Mr Chokri Belaïd, and has expressed full support for the general strike called by its Tunisian affiliate, the UGTT. Shocked and angered, the people of Tunisia reacted instantaneously, taking to the streets of the capital and cities across the country in their thousands. "The situation in Tunisia remains extremely worrying," said ITUC
Thursday February 7, 2013 For Immediate Release Toronto, ON – “The court decision handed down this week ordering Air Canada to maintain repair and overhaul operations in Canada proves we were right all along,” said a pleased Dave Ritchie, IAM General Vice President. On Monday, the Quebec Superior Court sided with the Quebec government’s contention that Air Canada was obligated to do their maintenance work in
Feature | 07 February 2013 Agriculture will be critical to future economic growth in Egypt, says the ILO – but only if the laws on farmers’ co-ops are reformed. GENEVA (ILO News) – While the political reverberations of the 2011 revolution continue to resound throughout Egypt, many of the country’s farmers are hoping positive change will reach the agricultural sector. Farmers like Mohamed Farghaly and
