Tuesday May 20, 2008
For Immediate Release
Sherbrooke, QC – Two years after their initial contact with the IAMAW, workers at A & R Belley Transport have joined the Machinists!
“We signed them up almost overnight,” said IAMAW Grand Lodge Representative Mario Clermont. “I believe these workers had finally had enough with the lower management and their need for respect and dignity in the workplace were the key factors in the success of this organizing campaign,” explained Clermont.
The 17 newest members of IAMAW Local Lodge 922 consist of truck drivers and fork lift operators at two locations in Quebec City and Sherbrooke.
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.
For further information:
Mario Clermont – IAMAW Grand Lodge Representative
819-822-3103/819-679-0849
Bill Trbovich – IAMAW Director of Communications
416-386-1789 ext 6331/416-735-9765
