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Strike at Montréal-Trudeau and Mirabel airports: Negotiations resume for IAM Local 2301 and Swissport For immediate release Thursday January 16, 2020 Montreal, QC – The federal mediator has reconvened meetings between IAM Local Lodge 2301’s negotiation committee and representatives of Swissport for the resumption of negotiations this morning at 10 Read more…
USEFUL NUMBERS FOR 2020 Ivana Saula, Canadian Research Director PENSIONS 1. OLD AGE SECURITY BENEFIT (Monthly, at age 65, January 2020) $ 613.53 (regardless of marital status) Adjusted quarterly to CPI (in January, April, July and October) OAS/GIS can be deferred up to 5 years (to age 70), with an Read more…
Vancouver, January 8, 2020 Sent via email The Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Labour, We would like to raise to your attention a very worrying situation which has contributed to the deterioration of the working conditions and environment at Canadian airports for many years. The IAM, representing 22,000 workers spread Read more…
This opinion piece appeared in Le Devoir on 03 January, 2020 David Chartrand Quebec Coordinator As the Swissport Airplane fuelers at Pierre Elliott-Trudeau and Mirabel airports take strike action, it is time for the public to better understand the reality of the workers who make a living there. In recent Read more…
Brothers and Sisters of the IAM family, It is with regret and sadness that we inform you of the passing of Dorothy Wick, beloved mother of GVP Stan Pickthall. Dorothy passed peacefully early on January 1, 2020, just days before her 90th birthday. Born on January 5, 1930 in Lancashire, Read more…
For immediate release 31 December, 2019 Montreal – Members of IAM Local Lodge 2301 were unable to reach a tentative agreement before the strike deadline. As of 11:00 this morning, workers of Swissport Canada Inc. are on strike and will cease performing aircraft refueling operations at Montréal-Trudeau and Mirabel airports. Read more…
Tuesday 17 December, 2019 For immediate release Victoria, BC – With Christmas less than two weeks away, sixty IAM members working at three car dealerships in Nanaimo and Victoria went on strike on Friday, 13th, December, 2019. Members of the local have been in six difficult rounds of bargaining with Read more…
———————- This article was originally posted on the IAM Canada website. View the original post here: Stan Pickthall, IAM Canadian General Vice-President – Holiday Greetings
Activate L!VE: Community Service & Canadian Women’s Conference Tim Suitter of IAM Eastern Territory’s Local S6 shares this year’s community service project in Maine and Iamaw Aimta Canada Grand Lodge Representative Heather Kelley previews the 2020 Canadian Women’s Conference. Posted by Machinists Union on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 ———————- Read more…
Loading… ———————- This article was originally posted on the IAM Canada website. View the original post here: The IAM Wants to Hear From You! (Yes, You!)