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IAM Local Lodge 235 members at Markham Acura recently ratified a new two-year agreement. Highlights include annual wages increases, increases to certification premiums, language improvements to paid sick leave, and the introduction of a pension plan. IAM District 78 Business Representative Eric Johnson noted that “the negotiations committee, James Kerr and Muhittin Ciplak, Read more…
Thank you to all of our members that made a donation this holiday season to help make our annual food and toy drive a success. This year, as we face the extraordinary challenges of the pandemic, your kind donations will help make the holidays a little brighter for those less Read more…
The office staff for the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OCETA) in Toronto voted this week to join the IAM. The new members had heard good things about the IAM and voted 100% to join. “This is the third teacher union group to join us and we are looking forward Read more…
Late last week, 96 Registered Nurses and Registered Practical Nurses working for RNS Health Services voted by a two-to-one margin to join the IAM. These front-line workers provide home care for clients throughout York Region and are looking forward to the representation and security a Union can provide. Throughout 2020, Read more…
Congratulations and best wishes to Mike Beard, who, after 34 years at Magellan Aerospace, is retiring. Mike started with Local 1922 in 1986 and worked as a printing press operator before transferring into records for his last 10 years. “The IAM pension has made a big difference in my decision Read more…
The IAM Local Lodge 1295 members working at Thorncliffe Place, a retirement home in Nepean, overwhelmingly ratified a new four year agreement last week. IAM District Lodge 78 Representative Jim Snider reported that “there were many language improvements that better fit the members needs, such as shift bidding, layoff, and Read more…
Last month, 35 nurses working at Bellwood Health Services, an addictions facility in Toronto, voted to join the IAM. Shortly afterwards, some of the other workers contacted us to join as well. IAM District Lodge 78 Organizer Rootisha Rampat explained that “the job security that the IAM Union provides was Read more…
IAM Local Lodge 717T members employed by Magellan Aerospace ratified a new three year agreement over the weekend. “The bargaining committee understood the priorities of our members, they worked together and worked hard,” said IAM District Lodge 78 Directing Business Representative Kim Valliere. “While negotiating via unfamiliar platforms (Zoom), their Read more…
IAM Local Lodge 1922 members at Union Savings ratified their first agreement earlier this week. In addition to wage adjustments and annual increases, among many other achievements, a top up for pregnancy and parental leave was negotiated. “It’s a solid first agreement, achieved by these members commitment to getting a Read more…
IAM Local Lodge 1922 office and technical members employed at Magellan Aerospace in Malton, Ontario are getting ready to take on their employer in contract negotiations. Every group that the IAM represents prepares for negotiations before meeting with the employer. Surveys are reviewed and demands are set at these preparation Read more…