To: Members of the CLC Canadian Council Labour Council Presidents Greetings: I am following up on my letter from yesterday about the targeted campaign the Canadian Labour Congress has launched to call on the big banks and credit card companies Read more
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan The Government of Canada is taking immediate, significant and decisive action to help Canadians facing hardship as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. Support for individuals Support for individuals and families Increasing the Canada Child Read more
March 31, 2020 Air Canada 7373 Côte Vertu West St. Laurent, QC H4S 1Z3 Attention: Calin Rovinescu, Chief Executive Officer Sent by email: calin.rovinescu@aircanada.ca Dear Mr. Rovinescu: I am the General Vice President of the International Association of Machinists Read more
Over the last couple of weeks the federal government has made announcements about benefits available through the EI program for workers. Until recently, workers could access, in addition to regular benefits, the EI Sickness Benefit and the Emergency Care Benefit. Read more
March 30, 2020 Sent via email: bernard.fishbein@ontario.ca Mr. Bernard Fishbein, Chair Ontario Labour Relations Board 505 University Avenue, 2nd Floor Toronto, ON M5G 2P1 Dear Mr. Fishbein: Re: Contini Letter Dated March 25 (Certification Applications During COVID-19 Crisis) I Read more
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 ———————- This article was originally posted on the IAM Canada website. View the original post here: World Health Organisation COVID-19 Resource Page
Background The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is the lead Federal agency responsible for coordinating efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Transport Canada (TC) has collaborated with PHAC to provide the Canadian aviation industry with guidance to protect Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2020 Press Release Canada’s Unions deliver clear priorities for federal airline relief package OTTAWA – Today, Canada’s airline unions met with the Minister of Finance and Minister of Transportation to share the concerns of aviation Read more
IAM District Lodge 78 now has a dedicated person on staff to assist IAM members with: The Employment Insurance (EI) process. Questions regarding health and safety and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). General questions regarding COVID-19. Allison Skinner is available during Read more
Dr. Teresa Tam, the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada is suggesting a more accurate term to use in these times of crisis. Words are important because they can also dictate our behaviour. 1/3 Ok Canada, you said it #PhysicalDistancing Read more