Tuesday June 20, 2006
For Immediate Release
Toronto, ON - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers have grown again!
Seven security guards employed by Hawthorne Security in Arnprior, Ontario voted 100 per cent in favour of joining the IAM. The new members provide security services for Arnprior Aerospace Inc., whose workers are members of IAMAW Local Lodge 1542.
“These people have not had a raise in several years,” said IAMAW District 78 organizer Scott Jackson. “Working side by side with members of Local Lodge 1542, these guards gained first hand knowledge of the benefits of IAM representation and organizing them was a natural fit.”
Teamwork between IAMAW District Lodge 140 and IAMAW District Lodge 78 produced 48 new members employed by the Howard Marten Company of Pickering, Ontario. “We heard through a lead from IAMAW District 140 Organizer Ian Morland, that the workers at Howard Marten were seeking union representation,” said Jackson. “They turned to the Machinists for help in addressing issues of seniority and fairness in the workplace.”
Our newest members include pipe welders, service technicians, assemblers and painters, who manufacture and service lubrication and fluid systems for a wide variety of companies in the food, aerospace, mining and power generation sectors.
