September 2012

  Toronto, ON – L’Association internationale des machinistes et des travailleurs et travailleuses de l’aérospatiale (AIM) a déposé une plainte après de l’Organisation internationale du travail (OIT) pour contester la violation par le gouvernement du Canada de droits fondamentaux relatifs à la liberté d’association et à la négociation collective en vertu du droit international. L’OIT est un organisme tripartite des Nations Unies.   En mars 2012, le gouvernement conservateur a poussé

  Toronto, On – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has submitted a complaint to the International Labour Organization (ILO), protesting the Canadian Government’s violation of the fundamental right to freedom of association and collective bargaining under international law. The ILO is a tri-partite United Nations Agency   In March, 2012 the Conservative Government pushed the “Protecting Air Services Act” (Bill C-33) through parliament. This legislation effectively

  Tuesday September 18, 2012 For Immediate Release Cambridge, On – “The IAM was able to secure a tentative agreement with Kromet International that made sense for a competitive future for the company while providing gains in wages and benefits for the members,” explained IAM District Lodge 78 Business Representative Derek Ferguson. The 114 members of IAM Local Lodge 2707 employed at the Cambridge facility ratified a new three-year collective