Canada has made strides in the race to vaccinate the population in an attempt to protect Canadians against COVID-19 and the emerging variants. As of today, 66% of Canadians have at least received one dose to protect against Covid -19. “As our vaccination rates continue to rise and more vaccines are being made available to Canadians, we need to see a plan on the safe restart of the air transportation

The centerpiece of IAM’s project on automation are member’s experiences we gathered through focus groups. Rank and file members across Canada participated and gave a clear picture of the impact of automation on their jobs and workplaces. More importantly, members have given us a mandate on what needs to be done to protect their jobs and livelihoods. Below are just some of the findings from the focus groups. Over the

15 June, 2021 For immediate release Vancouver, BC – Passenger Service Agents working for Envoy Air Inc. at Vancouver International airport have rallied to the IAM. Servicing American Airlines, they had the opportunity to speak with their co-workers who joined the IAM in October 2019. The 14 new members join the 20 ramp workers in Vancouver and 20 in Montreal who work for Envoy Air and have joined the IAM

14 June, 2021 Ottawa, ON – On Friday, 11 June, 2021, members from IAM Local Lodge 2413 ratified a new collective agreement at Sky Café’s operations at the Toronto and Ottawa airports. “Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, this was basically a virtual campaign, from start to finish,” said Michael Corrado, IAM District 140 General Chairperson. This new agreement means that IAM Local 2413 now represents all Sky Café’s warehouse agents

In response to the pandemic, the federal government put in place legislation allowing for several emergency response programs. Along with this legislation, temporary changes were also made to EI. This legislation is set to expire as of Sept.25, 2021, ending several programs, and extending others. Below is a summary of the impact of ending legislation on CEWS, and the extension of temporary changes to EI to September 26, 2022. Please

More than 14 months after the expiry date of their collective agreement, the members of the Siemens unit have accepted their new contract by 81%. “This negotiation was, without a doubt, a long process, as we had been looking for a mutually acceptable agreement since last fall,” said Luc Frigon, District 11 Business Agent, responsible for the Siemens unit of Local 869. André Casavant, Alain Campagna and Antonio Martonara of

10 June, 2021 IAM Canada joins in mourning the loss of a member yesterday, 9 June, 2021. His death is a tragic loss to his family, friends and his IAM sisters and brothers. He worked at Novelis and was a member of Local Lodge 54. Police and Ministry of Labour is involved and an investigation is ongoing. Members of the local are extremely distraught as a result of the tragic

This week the federal government announced that, starting sometime in July, there will be no requirement for Canadian citizens to quarantine for 14 days. Arriving passengers will just need to have a COVID-19 Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and self-isolate until the results are available. The government’s announcement comes with no official start date as there still needs to be a monitoring of the amount of COVID-19 cases and rates

Members of IAM Local Lodge 412 ratified a new agreement which brought them gains in terms of increases and improvements. Shane Woito, President of the local led the bargaining, but made sure to thanks members of the Bargaining Committee for playing a crucial role in the negotiations. A slew of improvements included an 11% increase over the life of the contract, as well as increases for Machinists, Team Leaders and