Machinists Organize More Hotel Workers! 

Tuesday December 4, 200
For Immediate Release

Toronto, ON – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers have successfully organized workers at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Dixon Road near Pearson International Airport.

“Many of these workers have been with the hotel 25 years and they still have no pension plan,” said IAMAW District 78 Organizer Scott Jackson. “They wanted respect from their employer and retirement security and they came to the conclusion the best way to reach these goals was with the IAM.” The 110 new members of IAMAW Local Lodge 1295 are the second group of hotel workers to join the Machinists this year. Workers employed at Marriot Courtyard Hotel in Brampton were organized in April. “I can’t say enough about the dedicated work of our apprentice organizer Roy Bhansingh,” said Jackson. “His guidance and encouragement to the workers was instrumental to the success of this campaign.”

The new members consist of restaurant staff, kitchen staff, laundry and house keeping workers, concierge and shuttle drivers. The new members will select a bargaining committee next week and then begin negotiations for their first collective agreement.

IAMAW, among the largest industrial trade unions in North America, represents more than 700,000 active and retired members, and administers more than 5,000 contracts in transportation, woodworking, aerospace, manufacturing and defense related industries. 

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For further information:
Scott Jackson – IAMAW District Lodge 78 Organizer
416-225-9003/416-579-0854

Bill Trbovich – IAMAW Director of Communications
416-386-1789 ext 31/416-735-9765