COVID-19 and Healthcare – FAQ for IAM Members If my employer can’t provide PPE do I need to go to work (two scenarios for confirmed cases is an easier answer, the tougher question is non confirmed cases) If I choose to enact my right to refuse due to this problem, Read more
———————- This article was originally posted on the IAM Canada website. View the original post here: Message from Stan Pickthall, GVP Canada on what the IAM is doing for members in Canada
TO ALL IAMAW MEMBERS OF TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT 140 COVID-19 HEALTH CRISIS Dear Brothers & Sisters: These are uncertain times. The COVID-19 health crisis and the state of emergency that has been declared means we are operating in quickly changing circumstances that are hard to predict. Making this more challenging is Read more
Over the last 24 hours, it has been reported that a worker at Toronto Pearson has tested positive for the Covid-19 Virus. The IAMAW has put pressure on the employer to address numerous health and safety concerns, the main one being the lack of personal protective equipment for screening officers. Read more
For some it means an inconvenience unlike any they have encountered and for others it means missed or shortened vacations. For everyone it means new terms like ‘social distancing’, ‘flattening the curve’ or ‘self-isolating’. For many it means sickness and, possibly, death. Still for others, it could mean uncontrollable fear, Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
March 17, 2020 Honorable Marc Garneau Minister of Transportation House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario. K1A 0A6 Re: CATSA Transition Dear Mr. Garneau, The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) is the bargaining agent for nearly 90% of screening officers across Canada, who work in major Canadian airports, such Read more
For many of our members, this is a stressful time, and we are all being inundated with daily updates about the virus, some of which seem contradictory. To clarify some of the misconceptions, we are asking members to be aware of the following; Given that this is a novel virus, Read more
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 Read more