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Mississauga, ON – Significant pension benefit increases were the key ingredient in a new collective agreement ratified by the members of IAMAW Local Lodge 235 with Mettler Toledo. “The membership wanted significant increases in pension benefits and wages and this bargaining committee delivered an agreement which was ratified by a 90 per cent margin,” said IAMAW District Lodge 78 Business Representative Derek Ferguson. The three-year agreement provides wage increases of

Ottawa, ON – A combined effort by organizers from IAMAW District Lodges 78 and 11 was successful in bringing workers at the Kingsway Arms St Joseph Manor Retirement Home in to the Machinists Union. “We said after we organized the Kingsway Arms head office in Bowmanville we would specifically target other locations of this company and this is following through with that plan,” said IAMAW District Lodge 78 organizer Scott

Washington, D.C. – The IAM grew by 7,300 members on Thursday August 11th, thanks to a victory in the election to determine union representation for more than 14,100 Fleet/Ramp workers at the new United Airlines, the carrier formed by the merger of United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Continental Micronesia. The election, which was conducted by the National Mediation Board (NMB), was between the IAM, which represented 6,800 United Airlines Ramp/Fleet

29 July, 2011 Vancouver, B.C. – IAM members from across British Columbia voted 74% in favour of ratifying the contract between the Machinists and Finning. The IAM members from 25 locations across the province walked the picket line for five weeks before reaching an agreement. Wages, benefits, shifts and sub-contracting were the four major issues of concern for the workers who voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. “This is

Owen Sound, ON – Members of IAMAW Local Lodge 386 have ratified a new collective agreement with Hobart Food Equipment Group Canada. The three-year agreement provides for a $350.00 signing bonus and wage increases of 1 per cent in the first year, 1.75 per cent in the second year and 2 per cent in the third year. Other agreement highlights include : • Major modifications to bereavement leave • $10 increase

Calgary, AB – Maintenance workers, Equipment operators and Labourers employed by the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Limited, members of IAMAW Local Lodge 99 have won their first collective agreement. “It was working conditions and respect on the job not money that powered the original organizing drive and this first set of negotiations,” explained IAMAW District Lodge 14 Business Representative Kevin Clark. “Imagine in this modern day and age working 40

Vancouver, BC – Members of IAMAW Local Lodge 16 have ratified their second collective agreement with Securiguard at Vancouver International Airport. “The Negotiations Committee did a tremendous job”, said IAMAW District Lodge 140 General Chairperson, Tania Canniff. “They defended the issues of critical importance to the membership and in the end delivered a tentative agreement that the membership endorsed by 100 per cent.” The 30-month agreement, effective January 1, 2011,

Vancouver, BC – Airport screeners at Vancouver International Airport in British Columbia, represented by the IAMAW have a new collective agreement with Aeroguard. “This was a very difficult round of bargaining, during a very stressful time for our members,” explained IAMAW District General Chairperson Tania Canniff. “Their employer has been instructed by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority to do more with less, which recently resulted in layoffs of 120

Vancouver, BC – Members of IAMAW Local Lodge 692 struck Finning International at 25 locations across British Columbia late Wednesday afternoon. “We are working for a fair contract and so far Finning has not given us an offer that will get us a deal,” explained IAMAW District Lodge 250 Directing Business Representative Stan Pickthall. “We have been working hard on these negotiations over the past two days and Finning has

Victoria, BC – Machinist members employed by Alliance Engineering have ratified a new three-year collective agreement. The agreement provides wage increases of 2 per cent in each year. Wages in the first year will range from a probationary rate for Journeymen of $28.63 per hour to $30.92 per hour for Tool and Die makers. By May 1, 2013, the rates will rise to $29.79 per hour and $32.17 per hour