Partners for Mental Health

Partners for Mental Health, an independent registered charity, is a national organization dedicated to “supercharging” a social movement that will transform the way Canadians think and act towards their own mental health, and towards people living with a mental health problem or illness. In partnership with others, we will empower and mobilize Canadians to take action that will: Encourage people to pay more attention to their own mental health and

MTU Machinist Members Ratify New Agreement!

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

United Deal Brings Wage Parity for former Continental Workers!

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

Swissport Ottawa ratifies New Agreement!

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

Two Days of Bargaining = New Agreement = Happiness!

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.

April 11, 2012 - What will YOU be wearing?

April 11th marks the International Day of Pink. It is a day where communities across the country, and across the world, can unite in celebrating diversity and raising awareness to stop homophobic, transphobic & all forms of bullying. The International Day of Pink was started in Nova Scotia when 2 straight high school students saw a gay student wearing a pink shirt being bullied. The 2 students intervened, but wanted

IAMAW Pursues Potential Aveos Investors!

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

Government support of Aveos is an Economic and Moral Issue!

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

Machinists Issue Court Challenge to Bill C-33!

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

En coupant dans la Sécurité de la vieillesse, le gouvernement Harper s’attaque aux jeunes et aux pauvres

Ma première réaction à la décision des conservateurs de réduire les prestations de la Sécurité de la vieillesse et du Supplément de revenu garanti a été de la considérer comme une attaque contre les personnes âgées. Cependant, je suis plutôt d’avis que le gouvernement a choisi de s’attaquer aux jeunes et aux pauvres. De 2023 à 2029, l’âge d’admissibilité aux prestations de la SV et du SRG sera progressivement haussé