{"id":32682,"date":"2025-11-11T01:43:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T08:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/?p=32682"},"modified":"2025-11-11T01:45:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T08:45:51","slug":"iam-canada-strike-committee-gathers-to-prepare-for-potential-collective-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/?p=32682","title":{"rendered":"IAM Canada &#8211; Strike Committee Gathers to Prepare for Potential Collective Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Members of the Strike Committee recently convened at Local 1751 to discuss the strategic plan ahead and clarify the roles and responsibilities of each participant. This meeting marks the start of essential preparation in anticipation of potential collective action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Attending the meeting were Nasr Kairouz, Samir Zahabi, Vincent Constantineau, James Murray, Costa Kripouris, Nicolas Piecharski, Jesenia Morales, Perpetua Okpanachi, Benoit Demers, and L\u00e9o Giuliani.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Strike Committee holds a pivotal role within the organization. Its primary mission is to prepare and coordinate members\u2019 efforts in the event of a labour dispute. By fostering unity and ensuring readiness, the committee helps members act together effectively and communicate their collective voice clearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To achieve this, the committee establishes necessary structures, organizes resources, supports communication among members, and plans actions both before and during a potential strike. When active job action occurs, the committee functions as the central coordination body \u2014 overseeing team organization, communication, logistical support, and maintaining relationships with the community and the media. It may also set up a Strike Headquarters, a space where decisions are made and strategies are adjusted in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initial meeting laid the foundation for the work ahead, emphasizing the importance of careful preparation. Clear organization, effective communication, and structured mobilization were highlighted as key elements to protect and advance members\u2019 interests with determination and coherence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>In the photo: from left to right \u2014 Nasr Kairouz, Jesenia Morales, Beno\u00eet Demers, Vincent Constantineau.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Strike Committee recently convened at Local 1751 to discuss the strategic plan ahead and clarify the roles and responsibilities of each participant. This meeting marks the start of essential preparation in anticipation of potential collective action. Attending the meeting were Nasr Kairouz, Samir Zahabi, Vincent Constantineau, James Murray, Costa Kripouris, Nicolas Piecharski, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":32680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[63,61,1616],"class_list":{"0":"post-32682","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-news","8":"tag-canada","9":"tag-iam","10":"tag-l1751","12":"post-with-thumbnail","13":"post-with-thumbnail-large"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32682"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32683,"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32682\/revisions\/32683"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}