Friday November 4, 2016 For Immediate Release Toronto, ON – “Once again the federal Transport Minister has sent the wrong signals to air transport workers in this country,” explained IAM Canadian General Vice President Stan Pickthall. Transport Minister Marc Garneau laid out his new 2030 Transportation strategy to the Montreal Chamber of Commerce Thursday afternoon and it is not good news for the 18,000 IAM members in Canada’s
November 3, 2016 TO: All Local Lodge Recording Secretaries, District Lodge 140 President/Directing General Chairperson & Secretary-Treasurer, and General Chairpersons in Canada Dear Sisters and Brothers: This will serve as official notice of our 2017 IAM Transportation Conference. The 2017 Conference will be held at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, located at 3570 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada commencing at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday,
Banff, AB – Delegates to the Transportation District Lodge 140 convention have gathered in Canadian Rockies this week to elect a new president and secretary-treasurer. Incumbent President and Directing General Chairperson Fred Hospes told delegates that the district has returned to a firm financial platform. He also informed delegates about the bad faith bargaining charge laid against Air Canada last week. Hospes said the airline deliberately misled the IAM bargaining
Friday October 14, 2016 For Immediate Release Toronto, ON – “Air Canada must come clean on the issue of an increased cap on pensionable earnings for our members,” demanded IAM Transportation District 140 President and Directing General Chairperson Fred Hospes. Hospes was referring to documents filed late this afternoon against Air Canada with the Canada Industrial Relations Board, charging the airline with bad faith bargaining. “Information has come to
Thursday October 13, 2016 For Immediate Release Stratford, ON – Members of IAM Local Lodge 103 have ratified a new collective agreement with Compass Canada (Stratford) Ltd. The three-year agreement provides wage increases of 2 per cent in the first year and 2.4 per cent in the second and third year respectively. Other agreement highlights include : Improved bereavement leave Improved Overtime language Increased safety footwear allowance The
Montreal, QC – IAM Canadian General Vice President Stan Pickthall is a busy man these days — crossing the country to meet with members, hearing their concerns, and getting a better feel for the pulse of the union. This week it began in Montreal, with site visits to Air Canada, AJ Walters and Lockheed Martin. “It’s important to visit with as many groups as possible,” said Pickthall. “I can’t emphasize
Thursday October 13, 2016 For Immediate Release Toronto, ON – Members of IAM Local Lodge 2323 have ratified a new five-year collective agreement with TBH Services at Toronto Pearson Airport. “At the bargaining table we advocated for better wages and a pension plan, and we were successful,” explained IAM District Lodge 140 General Chairperson Tal Rayat. “These workers have never had a pension plan and now they will
Wednesday October 12, 2016 For Immediate Release Surrey, BC – Members of IAM Local Lodge 692 have ratified a new three-year collective agreement with Cullen Diesel Power LTD. The new agreement provides wage increases of 4.67 per cent in the first year, 2 per cent in second year and 3 per cent in the third year bringing the hourly rate $41.12. Other agreement highlights include : Pension contributions will
Vancouver, BC – The first-ever Guide Dog Golf Tournament held by Northwest District Lodge 250 was an outstanding success raising more than $36,000. “We had over 75 golfers and more non-golfers for the dinner,” said DL250 Business Representative Al Cyr. “I was really getting worried as we were getting closer to the date as to what kind of participation we were going to have, but all of those who attended
Vancouver, BC – The latest face-to-face site visit with IAM members in District 250 by Canadian GVP Stan Pickthall was an outstanding success. “This is something I strongly believe in,” said Pickthall. “I did this when I was the DBR for District 250 and I will continue to do so on a national basis as Canadian General Vice President.” The week-long visit to the lower mainland of BC followed a
