Category: IAM District 78 News

IAM District Lodge 78 now has a dedicated person on staff to assist IAM members with: The Employment Insurance (EI) process. Questions regarding health and safety and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). General questions regarding COVID-19. Allison Skinner is available during regular office hours by phone at 416-729-5563 or email at

Bracing For the Turbulence: COVID-19’s Implications for Airports   16 March, 2020 For immediate release As countries around the world declare a state of emergency, bringing many industries to a near halt, air transportation is being particularly affected. International airlines around the world announced significant reductions in the number of

IAM Local Lodge 1295 members employed at the Ukrainian Canadian Care Centre (UCCC) ratified a new three year agreement. Our members made gains in wages along with improvements to benefits and contract language. Special thanks to the negotiating committee (photographed above, with a couple of members who attended the ratification vote). “The

IAM Representative Heather Kelley once again provided basic Steward Training for District 78 workplace Stewards in Toronto on March 9, 2020. It wasn’t a big class in terms of numbers, but they were all eager to learn new skills to take back and assist their members. To the average member in

Although International Women’s Day isn’t until March 8, the Peel Regional Labour Council held its celebratory brunch early and IAM District 78 was in attendance. The theme for this March 8 is “an equal world.” International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of

IAM District Lodge 78 played a lead role in the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Lobby Day on Parliament Hill on February 25, 2020, with a dozen members and Business Representatives in attendance. In total, 84 IAM members from across Canada and almost 400 CLC labour affiliates met with their respective

IAM District Lodge 78, joined by our labour allies from across Ontario, rallied in Niagara Falls on February 22, 2020 at the Progressive Conservative convention to protest the Ford government’s cuts to essential public services. Turnout was strong, with more than a thousand workers and families from across Ontario in

For immediate release Montreal, 13 February, 2020 – Bombardier sold its stake in the A-220 Limited Partnership (33.58%) to Airbus and Investissement Québec. The transaction allows Airbus subsidiary, Stelia, to take over part of the activities of the Bombardier plant in Ville Saint-Laurent. More than 3,300 aerospace jobs in Quebec

IAM District 78 Grows The 15 employees of Trojan Tire in Burlington recently voted to join the IAM. Our newest members manufacture and service a soft cell inserted into large tires which are used in mining, waste management, and other sectors all over the world. This soft cell prevents the

IAM Local Lodge 103 members at Norfolk County Fire station Number 1 ratified a new collective agreement this week. Improvements were made to how discipline is handled, member recognition and advancement, and increases to boot allowances. In addition, annual wage increases were written into the three year agreement. Our Norfolk County members are volunteer