Toronto, ON – Machinist members employed at TBH (Toronto Baggage Handling) have ratified a new collective agreement. “The members have ratified a 23-month agreement and the alternative after a year of often intense negotiations was strike action,” said IAMAW District 140 Organizer Ian Morland. “I can’t say enough about the hard work and commitment by Shop Steward Adam Skitch and Zaid Hamdam of the bargaining committee to achieve this agreement.”
The World March of Women demands a reduction in the disparity between rich and poor and creating better economic justice. We support access to a minimum wage of $ 10.69 per hour, and we demand the end of categorisation to help perpetuate social prejudice against people by calling them “deserving” and “undeserving” and used to justify keeping some people in extreme poverty. Read more about the World March of Women
La Marche mondiale des femmes revendique la réduction des écarts entre riches et pauvres et l’instauration d’une meilleure justice économique. Nous défendons l’accès à un salaire minimum de 10,69 $ de l’heure, et nous revendiquons la fin des catégories à l’aide sociale qui perpétuent les préjugés à l’égard des personnes en les qualifiant de « méritantes » et de « non méritantes » et qui servent à justifier le maintien
Montréal, QC – Des membres de l’Association internationale des machinistes et des travailleurs et travailleuses de l’aérospatiale manifesteront dans les rues de Montréal à compter de 11 :30 heures ce matin pour dénoncer le manque d’appui des gouvernements fédéral et provinciaux à l’industrie canadienne de l’aéronautique. La manifestation visera principalement le symposium de l’aérospatiale « Mexico Now » à l’ Hotel Marriot de Dorval,. La tenue de ce symposium est
Montréal, QC – Members of The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers will take to the streets of Montréal at 11:30 am this morning to protest the lack of support for Canada’s aerospace industry by federal and provincial governments. The focal point of the protest will be the Mexico Now aerospace symposium at the Marriot Hotel in Dorval, sponsored by the Mexican government. “This symposium is a clear example
For Immediate Release Toronto, On – Members of IAMAW Local Lodge 235 have ratified a new four-year collective agreement with Kraft Foods. The agreement provides a wage increase of 3.1 per cent including benefits in each year of the agreement. “The biggest gain in this agreement comes in the short term disability benefit,” explained IAMAW District Lodge 78 Directing Business Representative Gary Hynes. “Weekly Indemnity was calculated at 66 and
Toronto, ON – Les membres de la section locale 235 de l’AIMTA ont ratifié une nouvelle convention collective d’une durée de quatre ans avec Kraft Foods. L’entente prévoit des augmentations de salaire annuelles de 3,1 %, incluant les avantages sociaux. « Le principal gain réalisé au cours de cette ronde de négociations a été la bonification des prestations d’invalidité de courte durée, explique Gary Hynes, agent d’affaires directeur pour le
Toronto, On – Members of IAMAW Local Lodge 235 have agreed to a one-year collective agreement with PHCP (Professional Hair Care Products) Limited. “This agreement reflects the current state of the economy in the hair products business,” explained IAMAW District Lodge 78 Business Representative Paul Mitchell. The 45 members will receive a lump sum payment of $500. The agreement also provides an extra statutory holiday and improved contract language regarding
