16 December, 2021 For immediate release Owen Sound, ON – Members of Local Lodge 386 employed at Hobart Canada in Owen Sound ratified a new collective agreement. The new agreement provides for increased wages and pension, benefits in each year of the agreement. Grand Lodge Representative Derek Ferguson would like Read more
16 December, 2021 For immediate release Toronto, ON – DL78 Local 1922 member employed by ETT (Elementary Teachers of Toronto) filed a grievance regarding health benefit coverage during an accommodation. The grievance proceeded to arbitration and the union was successful, we won the case including full reimbursement of health benefits payments Read more
IAM Union Local 3111 workers employed at the Canadian Labour Congress ratified a new three-year contract recently. The agreement includes wage increases in each year of the contract, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation statutory holiday, and benefit and language improvements. “This round of negotiations was very productive”, said Business Representative Read more
On Thursday, the members at Voyageur Aviation overwhelmingly voted in favour of a five-year first collective agreement. The agreement includes wage adjustments for many workers, as well as a wage scale, annual increases and retroactivity back to June. A shift premium, pension plan and a premium for types of work were Read more
Kingston, ON – Last week the 20 employees of Harbour Lights in Kingston voted to join the IAM. “These workers contacted us and stuck together from start to finish,” explained IAM Union Organizer, Scott Jackson. “They are looking for help in many areas of their worklife, and voted overwhelmingly in favour Read more
All members of IAM District Lodge 140’s Air Canada bargaining committee met this week for training in Vancouver to prepare for the bargaining in 2022. “I am so proud of this committee. They were focused, worked hard and will be prepared when we get face to face with the company Read more
December 6, 2021 On December 6th 1989, 14 women were murdered in a horrific act of gender-based violence at Montreal’s École Polytechnique. This tragic event exposed a reality that many already knew and experienced: that gender-based violence is a constant threat to women and gender-diverse people in Canada, fueled by Read more
Toronto, ON – IAM Union Local 1922 members employed by Ecojustice ratified a new agreement this week. The three-year agreement now includes the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation as a paid Holiday and introduces language to provide paid domestic violence leave and improvements to pregnancy and parental leave as well as general wage increases Read more
For immediate release 29 November, 2021 York Region, ON – After months of negotiations, the over 70 Registered Nurses (RN) and Registered Practical nurses (RPN) are now new IAM members employed at RNS Health Care Services. This weekend they voted to accept their first contract and it was conducted virtually, the Read more
Disaster Relief for IAM MembersA Message from GVP Dave Chartrand Dear IAM members, We have all been following the terrible fortunes of residents of British Columbia and Atlantic Canada lately – and our hearts go out to all those affected. Losing our houses, vehicles, possessions and many other intangibles affects Read more