Toronto, ON – Members of IAM Local Lodge 1922 have ratified a new collective agreement with Univar Canada Limited. The three-year agreement provides wage increases of 2.5 per cent in each year of the agreement. Other agreement highlights include : • A $1,200.00 lump sum payment upon ratification • Enhanced bereavement language • A no-deductible prescription drug benefit card • Increased safety boot allowance “This agreement would not have been possible

Toronto, ON – “I’m calling on all opposition MPs to walk out of the house and not participate in the voting on Bill C-38,” said IAM Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie. Bill C-38, the ‘Jobs Growth and Long Term Prosperity Act’, or budget implementation bill, contains not just budget measures but numerous significant amendments to legislation affecting everything from environmental assessments to pensions. “Mr Harper may have the majority

Toronto, ON – The IAM presented five termination grievances on behalf of Garda airport screeners at arbitration hearings held June 11, 2012. This is the first time the IAM has presented grievances on behalf of Pearson Airport security screeners since taking over as their official representatives in March of this year. Since March 14, 2012, the IAM took over 250 unresolved grievances from the CAWU dating as far back as

Cornwall, ON – Members of IAM Local Lodge 412 have ratified a new collective agreement with Ray Bolger Steel Fabrication Limited. The four-year agreement provides wage increases of 3 per cent in the first year bringing the average wage to $27.81/hour, 2 per cent in the second year and 3 per cent in the third and fourth years respectively. Other agreement highlights include : • Implementation of new 4 day –