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District 140 receives award for the quality of its website

Winners of the 2011 IAM Newsletter and Website Contest were announced last week. In the Website category, we were happy to find out that Transportation District 140 took third place for General Excellence.

The IAM Newsletter and Website Contest is an annual competition that recognizes excellence in print and digital publications designed by IAM districts and local lodges in the United States and Canada. To view the complete list of contest winners

Inter-Action - December edition

 

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Ritchie Elected to CLC Executive Committee

Ottawa, ON – IAMAW Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie, has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Canadian Labour Congress.

Ritchie was elected by members of the CLC Canadian Council, which consists of the top officers from all of the affiliated unions to the CLC. The Executive Committee, which meets at least four times a year, is responsible for the administration, affairs and activities of the CLC. The Executive Committee consists of the four CLC Executive officers and ten Vice Presidents – five from the five largest private sector union affiliates and five from the five largest public sector union affiliates. Ritchie was one of two Vice ...Read More

Dear Minister Raitt

My name is Chuck Atkinson. I am the President and Directing General Chairperson for Transportation District 140 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW).  

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I feel compelled to write to you regarding your latest decision to directly interfere in the collective bargaining process between CUPE and Air Canada.

The IAMAW finds that the actions that you are now taking are totally unacceptable. We consider them a fundamental attack on the democratic rights of all working people in this country.

We also find it particularly offensive that you have ...Read More

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS

Labour Dispute Between Air Canada and its Flight Attendants

In recent declarations to the media, Federal Minister of Labour Lisa Raitt announced that the government will intervene with back-to-work legislation and change the Canada Labour Code if necessary.

By circumventing the law in this way, taking away the right to strike and using delay tactics such as referring the dispute to the CIRB, it is clear that the Federal Government is attempting to destroy the collective bargaining process in Canada.

We urge all of you to contact the Minister of Labour to express your extreme dissatisfaction with how she is handling this dispute and treating unionized labour in ...Read More

New Bike Raffle

Enter the draw for your chance to win a spanking new Bombardier Spyder OR Harley Davidson motorbike.

Buy your tickets now by contacting us at tickets@toronto2012.ca or any of the Transportation District 140 offices.

The draw will be held during the Grand Lodge Convention in Toronto in September 2012.