Tuesday December 10, 2012 For Immediate Release Montréal, QC –“The numbers may be small initially, but there is a potential for growth here and everyone involved is optimistic about the future,” said an enthusiastic IAM District 140 Representative George Bujold. Bujold was commenting on new job opportunities for former AVEOS workers with the re-opening of the former AVEOS component maintenance facility by AJW Technique. Almost 1800 IAM
Human Rights Day presents an opportunity, every year, to celebrate human rights, highlight a specific issue, and advocate for the full enjoyment of all human rights by everyone everywhere. This year, the spotlight is on the rights of all people — women, youth, minorities, persons with disabilities, indigenous people, the poor and marginalized — to make their voices heard in public life and be included in political decision-making.
Thursday December 6, 2012 For Immediate Release Toronto, ON – Airport Security Screeners employed by Garda Security in Toronto, represented by the IAM finally have their first collective agreement and the feelings are mixed. They opted for binding voluntary arbitration to settle outstanding issues in their collective agreement. The arbitration decision award issued this week failed to satisfy everybody. “The arbitrator handed down a money-based award that
Jeudi 6 décembre 2012 À publier immédiatement Toronto, ON – Les agents de contrôle de la sécurité aéroportuaire à l’emploi de Garda Security à Toronto sont représentés par l’AIM et ont enfin leur première convention collective en poche. Cependant, ils éprouvent des sentiments mitigés. Ils avaient opté volontairement pour l’arbitrage exécutoire afin de faire trancher les points en litige dans leurs négociations contractuelles. La décision arbitrale rendue cette
Stephen Harper's Conservatives are determined to ram through Bill C-377, a private members' bill that will force every union, every union local, every local labour council, every federation of labour and the Canadian Labour Congress to file intrusive financial reports that will be posted on a public website for every employer to see. We need your help now to stop this bill in its tracks! The Canadian Bar Association
Today, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) calls on Canada’s federal government to commit to ending violence against women by taking action in three concrete ways. The CLC echoes UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet’s call for “bold action and decisive leadership”, for governments to translate international promises into concrete national action. (embed link:http://saynotoviolence.org/commit “We hope to see
À publier immédiatement Moose Jaw, SK – Les membres de la section locale 32 de l’AIM, qui travaillent aux installations de formation à l’aviation militaire, ont ratifié une nouvelle convention collective. L’entente d’une durée de quatre ans prévoit une augmentation de salaire de 2,25 % la première année, le paiement d’un montant forfaitaire de 1500 $ la deuxième année ainsi que des augmentations de salaire de 2,75 % et de
For Immediate Release Moose Jaw, Sk – Members of IAM Local Lodge 32 employed by Bombardier at the military aviation training facilities have ratified a new collective agreement. The four-year agreement provides wages increases of 2.25 per cent in the first year, a $1500.00 lump sum payment in the second year, a 2.75 per cent wage increase in the third year and a 2.5 per cent wage
For Immediate Release Vancouver, BC – Members of IAM Local Lodge 1857 have ratified a new three-year collective agreement with Brown Brothers Ford Sales and Service. The agreement provides wage increases of 2 per cent in each year of the agreement. Other agreement highlights include better grievance procedure language and the addition of Family Day to the statutory holiday package. The sixty members include mechanics, service
Vancouver, C.-B. – Les membres de la section locale 1857 de l’AIM ont ratifié une nouvelle convention collective de trois ans avec Brown Brothers Ford Sales and Service. L’entente prévoit des augmentations de salaire de 2 % par année. D’autres points saillants de l’entente incluent une amélioration du libellé décrivant la procédure de règlement de griefs et l’ajout du jour de la Famille à la liste des jours fériés
