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Machinists ratify with Cummins Western Canada (Edmonton Branch)

Tuesday May 27, 2014   For Immediate Release     Edmonton, AB – Members of IAM Local Lodge 1722 have ratified a new collective agreement with Cummins Western Canada (Edmonton Branch).   “It was a long and drawn out set of negotiations but with perseverance and the assistance of a great Negotiation Committee, we were able to end up with a strong contract,” explained IAM District Lodge 14 Business Representative

Machinists Ratify new Deal with Dana Canada

Tuesday May 27, 2014     For Immediate Release     Cambridge, ON – Members of IAM Local Lodge 103 have ratified a new four-year collective agreement with Dana Canada.    “Considering the current business climate this was a tough round of bargaining yet there are some improvements here,” explained IAM District Lodge 78 Business Representative Derek Ferguson.   The agreement provides a 3.5 per cent lump sum payment in

The Time to Act is Now!

Political action is any action that brings pressure on political or governmental agencies and/or individuals in order to persuade them to take action.   At no other time in our recent history has the Canadian worker been faced with such hostility from the Conservative Right, be it federal, provincial or municipal governments, self interest groups such as the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, Chamber of Commerce, and Conservative Think-Tanks like

More Management Openness = New Agreement at Fabrene

Tuesday May 20, 2014   For Immediate Release     North Bay, ON – “Our members have the right to know the direction this corporation is taking,” said IAM Grand Lodge Representative Gary Hynes.    Hynes made the comment in the wake of a new four-year collective agreement between IAM Local Lodge 2922 and PGI Fabrene. “I made it very clear to Fabrene Management that the lines of communication between

Straight Talk from Plant Management on Plant’s future seals New deal with Machinists!

Tuesday May 20, 2014  For Immediate Release   North Bay, ON – It only took some honest straight talk about the state of the Mining Industry in Canada to achieve a new collective agreement between the IAM and Boart Long Year. Plant Manager Derek Donofrio explained the current state of the mining sector to the members of IAM Local Lodge 2412 bargaining committee. “As soon as he said the Company

Machinists Apply for Single Employer Status with Air Canada Rouge and Sky Regional

Friday April 25, 2014   For Immediate Release     Toronto, ON – The International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers – IAM – has   made two separate applications to the Canada Industrial Relations Board, for single employer status between Air Canada and Air Canada rouge (ACrouge) and between Air Canada and Sky Regional Airlines.   Sky Regional is a company that was created to carry out Air Canada

IAM Challenges Government Attack on Workers Rights

IAM gains intervenor status to argue for Constitutional Protection for Free Collective Bargaining at Supreme Court of Canada   The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has been granted the right to intervene in the upcoming Supreme Court of Canada hearing into Saskatchewan’s Bills 5 and 6.  These Bills, passed by the Saskatchewan Party (formerly the Conservative Party) provincial government in 2008, which gave the government the unilateral right

Day of Mourning 2014, we need safer workplaces

Unions are about more than decent jobs for workers and that’s why the labour movement spares no effort to make workplaces safe for everyone. Yet, each year thousands of Canadian workers are killed or injured on the job or die from work-related diseases. 979 Canadians died in 2012 because of their work, but we know the numbers are higher because official figures only capture those who received workers’ compensation benefits.

Day of Mourning 2014 - Statement

Day of Mourning   April 28 is a Day of Mourning for thousands of Canadian workers killed or injured on the job each year, or who die from work-related diseases. On this day, we mourn, but it is also a time to insist that all levels of government do more to enforce existing health and safety laws and vigorously prosecute violations when a worker is killed or seriously injured.