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NDP Makes Major Gains in Canadian Elections
The strongly pro-working family New Democratic Party (NDP) made Canadian history when Canadians elected 102 NDP members of Parliament in the May 2, 2011 federal election. When the last Parliament dissolved, the NDP had 36 seats.
IAM Welcomes New Members in Canada
IAM Local Lodge 1758 in Montreal, Quebec (QC), Canada is welcoming 30 new members from DCM Aéronautique in Boisbriand, QC, and National Precision in Montreal.Machinists Break New Ground with Moduline
The IAM has broken new ground in its latest collective agreement with Moduline Industries Canada Limited in Penticton, British Columbia.Electrolux Abandons Montreal for Tennessee
“The North American Free Trade Agreement is a joke and the recent announcement by Electrolux that it will move manufacturing from Québec to Tennessee is proof,” said a disgusted IAM Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie.Continental Customer Service Agents in Toronto Join IAM
Concerns about job security in the wake of the merger between Continental and United Airlines led 41 Continental Customer Service agents in Toronto to vote decisively for the IAM as the best way to protect their careers.Ontario Machinists Continue to Grow with OPT
The IAM has recently added more members with the expansion of Ontario Patient Transfer’s (OPT) newest base in Richmond Hill, just north of Toronto.Machinists Ink New Deal with Finning
Members of Local 99 in Edmonton, Alberta, have ratified a new two-year collective agreement with Finning International.Toronto Machinists Ratify New Accord with TBH
Machinists members in Toronto, ON, who are employed at TBH (Toronto Baggage Handling) have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement.Machinists in Canada Protest Aerospace Outsourcing
IAM members in Canada took to the streets of Montréal last week to draw public attention to the failure of Canadian lawmakers to respond to an outsourcing symposium being sponsored by the Mexican governmentOntario Machinists Ratify First Agreement with Voyageur
Members of Local 1295 in Sarnia, ON, who are employed as Medical Attendants by Voyageur Patient Transfer Services are all smiles after ratifying their first collective agreement.Machinists in Canada Sign Up Patient Transfer Workers
Medical Attendants who provide non-emergency patient transfers at Ontario Patient Transfer’s (OPT) base in Kitchener, ON, are the newest members of Local 1295 in Canada. The newest members bring the total number of members at OPT to 182 at locations in Hamilton, Kitchener, Winchester and Arnprior.Machinists in Canada Welcome Seymour Workers
Workers at Seymour Windows & Doors Limited in North Bay, ON, are the newest members of the IAM in Canada.Toyota Workers in Ontario Seek IAM Representation
For the second time in three years, workers at Toyota assembly plants in Cambridge, ON, and Woodstock, ON, have launched a drive for IAM representation.Canada District 250 Wins Seniority Rights Ruling
In addition to organizing 45 new members at a pair of newly-merged auto dealerships in British Columbia, District 250 also succeeded in winning a seminal ruling on seniority rights from the British Columbia Labour Relations Board.Machinists Expand in Alberta, Canada
Forty maintenance employees at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Limited, are the newest members of the IAM in Canada.Improved Contract Ends Ontario Auto Dealer Lockout
After 119 days, the lockout of Local 2332 members by three auto dealerships in Sault Ste. Marie, ON, is finally over.Air Canada to Furlough 1,000 Aircraft Mechanics
“Over one thousand highly-skilled aircraft mechanics at Air Canada will be laid off this April and the company doesn’t give a damn,” said District 140 Regional Assistant Directing General Chairperson Fred Hospes.Ontario Machinists Expand in Hospitality Sector
Twenty employees of the Days Inn in London, ON, are the latest hospitality workers to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.Machinists Gain in New Clow Canada Agreement
Wages, benefits and pension increases are highlights of a new four-year agreement for members of Local 835 in St. John, New Brunswick who are employed by Clow Canada.Canada Members Welcome First Agreements
Members of Local 714 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, were all smiles following the recent ratification of their first collective agreement with Wasaya Airways.Saskatchewan Machinists Ratify Contract with Bombardier
Members of Local 32 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, have ratified a new three-year agreement with Bombardier Military Aviation that provides wage increases of 2 percent in the first year, 2.5 percent in the second year and 3 percent in the third year.‘Nothing Short of Crap’
Members of Local 16 in Richmond, British Columbia, who are employed by Swissport at Vancouver International Airport, sent an unmistakable message when they voted to give their bargaining committee a strike mandate by a margin of 94 percent.‘Nothing Short of Crap’
Members of Local 16 in Richmond, British Columbia, who are employed by Swissport at Vancouver International Airport, sent an unmistakable message when they voted to give their bargaining committee a strike mandate by a margin of 94 percent.Canadian Labour Health and Safety
All Canadians are entitled to work in a healthy and safe environment.Machinists Expand Membership at Toronto Airport
Two hundred employees of Toronto Ground Airport Services are the newest members of Local 2323 in Malton, ON, following a hard-fought organizing win.
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