For Immediate Release Prince George, BC – Members of IAMAW Local Lodge 692 have ratified a new three-year collective agreement with Timken Company, formerly Q.M. Bearings & Power Transmissions. The new agreement provides wage increases of 1.25 per cent in the first year, 1.5 per cent in the second year and 2 per cent in the third year. “Even when the economy is down, Machinists can still negotiate wage increases,”
For Immediate Release Duncan, BC – Building on wages won in the last collective agreement, Journeyman members of IAMAW Local Lodge 692 employed at Duncan Iron Works, continue to enjoy among the top rates for Machinists on Vancouver Island. “We built upon the success of the last collective agreement and our tradesmen now earn $31.50 an hour plus an additional $3.15 to the LL692 pension plan,” explained IAMAW District Lodge
For Immediate Release Nanaimo, BC – When there is respect in the workplace it does not take long to produce a collective agreement that everyone can live with. A case in point is Berk’s Intertruck in Nanaimo. “Management at Berk’s appreciates the skills of our members and this is reflected at the bargaining table,” says a justifiably proud IAMAW District Lodge 250 Business Representative Alastair Haythornthwaite. “We reached our agreement
Edmonton, AB – Members of IAMAW Local Lodge 99 have ratified a new two-year collective agreement with Finning International. “Money was actually settled relatively quickly,” said IAMAW District Lodge 14 Business Representative Kevin Clark. “It was everything else that almost consumed seven months of tough bargaining.” The two-year agreement provided no wage increase in the first year and a 2.75 per cent wage increase in the second year. Other agreement
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This is an activist conference, for workers who recognize and are determined to change what Conservative policies mean for aboriginal and racialized communities, for LGBT communities, for people living with disabilities and for women. This event is also for our allies who understand what the Conservative agenda has in store for communities who don’t share their vision. This will be an important moment for those who want to help build
There was a strong showing on Monday October 4, 2010 outside the offices of the Canadian Industrial Relations Board in Ottawa (CIRB) by hundreds of members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) — Air Canada employees who were seconded to Aveos Fleet Performance Inc.
HAUT For several years now, there has been an ongoing debate in Canada on how to deal with our two-headed pension “crisis” – the potential and actual loss of pensions and retirement savings as the result of weak markets and low interest rates – and the fact that a large (and growing) number of Canadians face a serious drop in their standard of living in retirement. The second issue can
Congrès 2010 de l’ITF La jeunesse et les changements climatiques dominent l’ordre du jour Par Carlos DaCosta, coordonnateur des lignes aériennes pour l’AIMTA Mexico – Récemment, des membres de l’AIMTA figuraient parmi les plus de 1376 participants provenant de 112 pays et représentant 368 syndicats au 43e congrès de la Fédération internationale des transports. L’ITF est une fédération syndicale mondiale qui compte 760 syndicats affiliés et 4,69 millions de membres
ITF Congress 2010 – Mexico City Recently the IAMAW attended the ITF 43rd congress in Mexico City, an event which is held every 4 years. Some 1376 participants from 368 unions from 112 countries attended the event, which began on 5 August and which determines the policies of the ITF – a global union federation with 760 affiliated trade unions with 4.69 million members in 154 countries – for the
