Machinists File Complaint over Bill C-33 with ILO
News Releases

  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

Light a Candle
Human Rights

  WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON OCTOBER 4TH?   October 4th is a day where we honour the lives of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. The violence experienced by Aboriginal women and girls in Canada is a national tragedy. We must take the time to give thanks to the families who have inspired the SIS movement and who are our reason we all continue to demand action.  

Machinists Ratify New Agreement with Kromet International
News Releases

  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

International Solidarity Dominates Opening of 38th Grand Lodge Convention
Machinists' News

“As this week progresses, you will see how workers all across the globe are connected,” said Buffenbarger. “What happens to workers in China impacts workers in Nigeria. What goes on down in South Carolina affects what happens in South America. Working conditions in India have an impact on conditions for workers in Indonesia, Vietnam and Bangladesh.”   Delegates at the Convention will have ample opportunity to consider the scenarios described

Shameful passing of Columbia-Canada Free-Trade deal
Human Rights

The Liberals this week closed ranks with the Conservatives in passing legislation that brought two years of vigorous public debate to an end—and finalized a free trade deal alongside a new human rights agreement with Colombia that civil society leaders say lowers the bar on human rights. “This new human rights agreement is empty. It does nothing to repair Canada’s sullied human rights reputation in the world,” said Gerry Barr,

Workers Arts & Heritage Centre - Working Women Project
Women's Issues

This project will generate increased awareness of and discussion about the historical and contemporary experiences of Canada’s working women, particularly amongst women, seniors and youth. Through their involvement in the conceptualization and creation of the project (as the subject of oral histories or by participating in the project advisory committee), by seeing their stories and images, and those of their mothers and grandmothers, reflected in an exhibition, Canada’s working women

The informal economy: women on the front line
Women's Issues

Informal employment is on the rise throughout the world, including in developed countries, and is synonymous with lack of protection and serious vulnerability. Women are discriminated against and edged out of the formal labour market, but are over-represented in the informal economy. On 8 March, International Women’s Day, the ICFTU will be focusing on organising women in the informal economy so that they can gain better rights and become a

Machinistes Inscription New Deal avec Air Transat!
Machinists' News

Montréal, QC – membres de l’AIM employés par Air Transat ont ratifié une nouvelle entente de cinq ans collective avec leur employeur. “Après leurs résultats du deuxième trimestre est entré, Air Transat a demandé que tous les employés syndiqués des salaires gelés jusqu’en 2016», a expliqué sa retraite IAM district 140, président général Georges Bujold. “Nos membres ont convenu de le gel jusqu’en 2016 à condition que nous avions la