DCM Workers Join IAMAW!
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Boisbriand, QC – Aerospace workers at DCM Aéronautique have joined the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. “These workers were looking for respect from their employer and they weren’t getting it,” explained IAMAW District Lodge 11 Directing Business Representative David Chartrand. “They chose the Machinists because they wanted someone to represent their workplace concerns to the employer. Simply put they were tired of having their issues ignored.” The 20

Messier-Dowty Machinists Ratify New Deal!
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Ajax, ON – IAMAW Local Lodge 905 members employed by Messier-Dowty have a new collective agreement. “Our biggest objective in this round of bargaining was the protection of all classifications when it comes to lay off by seniority,” explained IAMAW Grand Lodge Representative Bill Shipman. The Machinist classification was vulnerable to lay off if the employer found that a Machinist had a skills inability. “After lengthy discussions, we were successful

Machinists Ratify New Agreement at Hickman!
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Clarenville, NL – Members of IAMAW Local Lodge 544 have ratified a new collective agreement with Hickman Motors by a margin of 75 per cent. The three-year agreement provides wage increases of 6 per cent in the first year, 6 per cent in the second year and 5 per cent in the third year. The agreement also provides for an increase in the employees tool allowance from $250.00 to $350.00

ITUC supports UGTT and the Tunisian people in their fight against corruption and for democracy, calls for greater dialogue with all the peoples of the region
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24 January, 2011 : The International Trade Union Confederation has reiterated its total support for its affiliated organisation in Tunisia, the UGTT, and the Tunisian people, which have been mobilising in massive numbers and with great courage, for over a month, in favour of equality, social justice, political freedom and democracy. It was the suicide, on 17 December 2010, of a young street vendor in Sidi Bouzid following the confiscation

Aviation Partners Employees Sign with Machinists!
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For Immediate Release Montréal, QC – Employees of Aviation Partners Incorporated located at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport are the newest members of the IAMAW. “It was a very fast certification campaign, 30 days from start to finish,” said a satisfied IAMAW District 140 Organizer Robert Savoie. Aviation Partners took over the aircraft grooming business when Swissport decided to let their contracts with United and Sunwing Airlines, expire. “Some of

Poster Contest - International Year of Youth
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In honour of the “International Year of Youth,” identified by the United Nations General Assembly to be the year commencing International Youth Day 2010, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) launches a Poster Contest in the hopes of highlighting the struggles young workers face today. Grand Prize: $500.00Visit www.canadianlabour.ca for more information!Contest Closes: Monday, February 21, 2011Participants must reside in Canada and be under the age of thirty (30). DOWNLOAD THE

CPP and Flexible Retirement: Changes Coming
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While the debate on future improvements to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits continues, a number of smaller CPP changes, already agreed to by the federal and provincial governments, will be coming into effect in 2011 and over the next few years. The most significant changes involve the flexible retirement provisions of the CPP.    You can start to draw CPP retirement benefits any time between the ages of 60 and

Everybody out of the pool! PRPPs are Not the Answer
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  You might have noticed a pension item in the news just before the holidays.  At a December meeting in Alberta, federal and provincial finance ministers decided not to move on improvements to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), but rather to proceed with some kind of private sector-based savings scheme – a Pooled Registered Pension Plan or PRPP. Federal finance minister Flaherty, who had been part of the broad consensus

Chiffres utiles - 2011
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CHIFFRES UTILES POUR VOTRE GOUVERNE: 2011 A. PENSIONS: 1. PRESTATIONS DE SÉCURITÉ DE VIEILLESSE:   (Mensuelles Janvier 2011)  -ajustées tous les 3 mois          $524.23 2. RÉGIME DE PENSIONS DU CANADA/QUÉBEC (2011)   *Prestations mensuelles: Prestations maximum à l’âge    de 65 ans    $960.00   (Réduction annuelle de 6% à l’âge de retraite 60-64,           Augmentation annuelle de 6% à l’âge de retraite 65-70)   *Prestation maximum d’invalidité  $1,153.37   *Prestation maximum au survivant                                   RPC               RPQ   Au-dessous