Tags: canada

Air Canada to Furlough 1,000 Aircraft Mechanics

Thu. March 04, 2010
“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

Tue. March 02, 2010
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

Tue. February 16, 2010
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

Thu. February 04, 2010
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

Tue. December 15, 2009
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’

Thu. December 03, 2009
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’

Thu. December 03, 2009
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

Thu. December 03, 2009
All Canadians are entitled to work in a healthy and safe environment.

Machinists Expand Membership at Toronto Airport

Tue. November 10, 2009
Two hundred employees of Toronto Ground Airport Services are the newest members of Local 2323 in Malton, ON, following a hard-fought organizing win.

Ambutrans Workers in Toronto Ratify First Agreement

Thu. October 29, 2009
Members of Local 1295 in Toronto, ON, who transport non-emergency ambulatory patients for Ambutrans have ratified their first collective agreement.

Canadian Health Care Professionals Join Machinists

Tue. May 05, 2009

Technicians employed by LifeLabs Laboratories in Toronto, ON, are the latest in a growing number of Health Care professionals to join the ranks of the IAM.