Your TMOS Bargaining Committee has commenced preparations for the 2022 opener. A critical component when building an agenda to present to the company is knowing what areas of improvement the membership would like us to focus on. To that end, we have prepared a comprehensive online survey. Your bargaining committee reads and analyzes the data compiled from these surveys to prioritize your preferences.  Read Bulletin here…       A link to the survey

Given the diversity of our membership and that our members work in many sectors and industries, the IAM is launching an initiative to better understand issues our members face in their workplaces. We’ve developed brief surveys specific to sectors where our members work, and are inviting members to take this opportunity and share their perspectives with us.Link to Survey

MOTION: For the Local Lodges than cannot comply with Article 4.03 of the District 140 Bylaws because of the provincial COVID-19 restrictions, we seek dispensation from Article 4.03 in the manner that the nominations be held in April 2022 and the elections be held in May 2022. MOVED. Seconded. Unanimously Carried. Read Bulletin here…

We have been advised that Homewood Health Services has completed an investigation into a recent security breach, as is explained further on their website at https://homewoodhealth.com/corporate/data-incident . The EFAP have been asked to post the following Homewood notice to employees. Read Bulletin here…

This is the official announcement of the 2022 IAM Photography Contest. It is open to all IAM members in good standing. Entries should catch IAM members at work in unposed photos. Winning entries will win a cash prize and will appear in the 2023 IAM Calendar. Two dollars from each calendar sale is donated to Guide Dogs of America/Tender Loving Canines (GDA/TLC). Read Bulletin here…

This bulletin is to advise all Transportation District 140 members of the IAMAW Multi-Employer Pension Plan (MEPP) that the MEPP administration office will be moving effective February 1, 2022. The new mailing address for the MEPP is: 116 Lisgar Street – Suite 204, Ottawa, ON, K2P 0C2

All Members should use this new address effective immediately as the return mailing address for all enrollment forms, beneficiary change forms, address change forms or any other correspondence with the MEPP Administrator.  Read Bulletin here…

The 2022 IAM Scholarship Competition is accepting applications and has added a new program which will allow entrants the option to apply online. The competition is open to members of the IAM and their children throughout the United States and Canada.

If you opt to apply via mail-in, the application packet must be postmarked by February 11, 2022, and received no later than February 23, 2022.

Applications, rules, and general information can be found on the 2022 IAM Scholarship Competition page.

In 2021, the IAM awarded 16 scholarships valued at $64,000. The winners were selected out of over 300 applicants

The enactment of various provincial health restrictions designed to reduce the spread of the Covid-19
pandemic have prevented your IAMAW Air Canada Pension Committee from holding any in-person
pension seminars during most of 2020 and all of 2021.
At this time, it is still not possible to confirm seminar dates for any Local Lodge or city. However,
members are asked to monitor their Local Lodge websites and bulletin boards as we move later into
the spring of 2022. Pension Seminar notices will be posted (typically one month in advance) in each
Local Lodge when we are able to schedule them. Read Bulletin here…

As you will recall, the various shift bid related grievances were upheld at arbitration in December 2020. As part of her award, Arbitrator Schmidt referred the issue of remedy back to the parties while remaining seized of the matter.
With the assistance of legal counsel, your Union has been working hard in the background to achieve the best outcome possible for the Membership. Unfortunately, the employer is using every mechanism at their disposal to delay and frustrate the process. Read Bulletin here…