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IAM Local Lodge 235 members employed by Metrolinx recently ratified a new three-year agreement. The negotiating committee held several virtual ratification meetings over a couple of days to review the changes contained in the tentative agreement. The agreement now includes wage increases in each year of the agreement, as well Read more…
The IAM received notice this week that Billy Bishop (YTZ) airport would be temporarily closing as of October 5, 2020. The closure was due to no incoming or outbound flights from the airport – an effect of COVID-19 on the airline industry. The IAM represents 120 pre-board screeners that work Read more…
The RNs and RPNs at Bellwood Health Services recently overwhelmingly voted YES to joining the IAM. “They had heard of our recent organizing victory at RNS Health Services and decided that they wanted a Union that would fight for them as well”, explained Organizer Rootisha Rampat. “They made their decision Read more…
IAM Local Lodge 1975 members employed at Ludachris Hats in Mount Forest recently returned to making hats. For the past several months they have been using their sewing and machine operating skills to make masks for a number of different workplaces and the general public. Ludachris Hats is a proudly Canadian, locally owned and operated Read more…
IAM Healthcare Local Lodge 1295 member Vivianne Simon recently appeared in an IAM video on voting rights. Although it was released several weeks ago and is chiefly about the US, it is worth sharing with members who might not have seen it. Vivianne has been involved in negotiations with her Read more…
In another organizing win, the workers at Union Savings voted 100% to join the IAM. For many years, the employees of Union Savings have helped Union members across Canada save money on a multitude of goods and services. It was only natural that they become Union members themselves. “They had Read more…
27 July, 2020For immediate release Toronto, ON – In another stunning organising win for IAM District 78, the 530 Personal Support Workers (PSWs) that work for RNS Health Care in York Region voted by a 3 to 1 margin to be represented by our union. District 78 Organizer Rootisha Rampat-Sukhu and IAM Read more…
June 5th, 2020 – Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it is laying off 2,500 workers at its plants around the world. In Montreal, 717 members of AIMTA Local 712 and currently on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program (CEWS) will be affected. A decision that we find incomprehensible when Bombardier Read more…
It is with all our best wishes that we honour IAM Local Lodge 103 President, Cyril Burke, as he retires this month. Cyril has been a member of the IAM for 47 years, and has been an active member in his Local for much of that time. The IAM members Read more…
IAM District Lodge 78 members can be found working throughout the healthcare industry in Ontario, including in patient transfer, retirement homes, long-term care, and home care. Some members of the IAM’s first Local, Local Lodge 103, work at Cedarcroft Retirement, a retirement home in Stratford. “Under difficult conditions, these members Read more…