Category: IAM Canada News

18 January, 2022 North Bay, ON – After a nearly impossible set of negotiations which started with more than 25 pages of concessionary demands from the employer, IAM Local Lodge 2412 has finally reached an agreement with the employer. Members working at Boart Longyear showed how they felt by giving

11 January, 2022 Mississauga, ON – Healthcare workers at Spectrum, members of IAM Local 1231 received some good news at the end of the year. Their pensions would be topped up by a bonus payment from the employer. Almost two years after the pandemic hit Canadians, and after almost 75,000

OLD AGE SECURITY BENEFIT (Monthly, at age 65, January 2022) $ 642.25 (regardless of marital status) 10% increase to OAS as of July 2022 for those 75 and older Adjusted quarterly to CPI (in January, April, July and October) OAS/GIS can be deferred up to 5 years (to age 70), with

As a new year begins, the eyes of the world are rightly focused on the twin threats of the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerating climate change. A similar level of attention is required to the threats to peace on virtually every continent. People in many parts of the world are living

This week, IAM members at airports in the prairies have dealt with challenging working conditions as temperatures have reached lows into the mid -30s Celsius. “Our members have done a great job, working under extreme conditions, to get the travelling public to their destinations safely. Daily lows in Calgary, Edmonton

———————- This article was originally posted on the IAM Canada website. View the original post here: Holiday Message from GVP Dave Chartrand

Winnipeg, MB – After ten months of hard bargaining, IAM Local Lodge 1953 members voted on a four-year contract with some important gains and a resolution to some ongoing issues. “This was a long process but the Bargaining Committee stood tall and finally got a deal we could bring to

For immediate release 18 December, 2021 Halifax, NS – Eighty-seven percent of IAM Local Lodge 2797 members working for the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees’ Union (NSGEU) ratified their newest contract this week. Matt Barnable, Special Representative for IAM Canada, who oversaw the last stages of the negotiations, said,

(Roy Bhansingh (second from left) with members of the fire station) IAM District Lodge 78 recently ran a food and toy drive to help families during this holiday season. “These donations will go a long way to help those in need in the community,” said Brother Roy Bhansingh, Business Representative

The entire membership of the Johnston Dandy, IAMAW Local Lodge 1660, voted in favour of the offer presented to them at the ratification meeting held on Friday, December 10. Luc Frigon, District 11 Business Representative, in charge of the Johnston Dandy Unit, wanted to underline the union involvement of Brother