4 October, 2019 For Immediate Release Stratford, ON – IAM Local 103 members employed by Domclean Ltd. recently ratified a new collective agreement.The agreement includes a wage increase each year of agreement, improvements to how vacation requests are granted, coverage for doctors’ notes and improvements to uniforms. Special thanks to Read more…
IAM local 1295 members employed by courtyard Brampton recently ratified a new collective agreement.Our IAM members will receive an increase each year of the agreement, improvements to the way personal/sick days are utilized and coverage for sick notes, improvements to uniforms and improvements to working conditions as well as a Read more…
All elections are important, but this upcoming election is especially important for working Canadians; our votes can either stop or continue the total erosion of our key social services, such as education, healthcare, wages and all those things that matter to our communities and ourselves. In this upcoming election, please Read more…
October 2, 2019 Vancouver, BC – The Aerospace Industry of Canada (AIAC) hosted the second of three Vision 2025 Election Town Hall meetings on October 1, 2019 in Vancouver. AIAC invited high-profile candidates from all major Canadian political parties to discuss the future of the aerospace sector in Canada. The Read more…
On Wednesday, October 2, 2019, IAM District 78 and Local 1922 members at COPE Ontario walked off the job. After spending close to one year trying to get a collective agreement, it was disheartening to hear that once the members were in a legal strike position the employer told them Read more…
October 2, 2019 Vancouver, BC – The Aerospace Industry of Canada (AIAC) hosted the second of three Vision 2025 Election Town Hall meetings on October 1, 2019 in Vancouver. AIAC invited high-profile candidates from all major Canadian political parties to discuss the future of the aerospace sector in Canada. The Read more…
By Ivana SaulaIAM Canadian Research Director The federal election is in full swing and political parties are scrambling to address otherwise forgotten issues in an attempt to win votes. Environmental issues, Pharmacare, and other affordability issues are front and center of this election with all parties vowing lofty promises. A Read more…
Last week, a fifth temporary agency worker was killed at Fiera Foods, a Toronto food processing plant. The Ontario Federation of Labour organized a rally at the facility on October 2, 2019 to express the labour community’s outrage at Fiera’s management and owners and to demand justice. “This employer has Read more…
Canadian General Vice-President Stan Pickthall announced the appointment of Sam Jabbar as Special Representative for the Canadian Territory, effective 1 November, 2019. Brother Jabbar joined the IAM in November 2000. He was elected as Recording Secretary for Local 2323 for two terms (6 years) before he took the leap into Read more…
2 October, 2019 For Immediate Release Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Members at Northside Toyota overwhelmingly accepted the tentative agreement this evening. This was their first contract after joining the IAM in November 2018. This agreement now covers all automotive service technicians, apprentices and parts department personnel. They are new Read more…