MTU MAINTENANCE NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE – MAY 16, 2018

Your Negotiations Committee met with the Company on May 9, 10 and 11, 2018 for Direct Bargaining. We continued our exchange of non-monetary proposals and had dialogue on matters relating to Statutory Holidays, overtime, qualifications, seniority, sub-contracting, the grievance procedure, representational issues and Leave of Absence provisions. Read Bulletin here…

DISTRICT LODGE 140 EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTIONS

Executive Board Elections will be held at our upcoming DL140 Convention being held in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 23 and 24, 2018.

There are to be nine (9) Board Members to be elected – one (1) from “Air Transport”, one (1) from “Service” and one (1) “At-Large”, from each of the three (3) Regions. The Western Region includes British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The Central Region includes Ontario. The Eastern Region includes Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces.
Read Bulletin here…

GENERAL MEETING JUNE 13, 2018

DL 140 Bylaws Proposal Amendments, second reading, discussion and vote.
(Full amendments can be viewed on iam764.ca website)

Motion: THAT, Local Lodge 764, postpone all Local Lodge Executive, General
and Shop Steward Meetings for the months of July and August 2018 with the
provision that any one of these meetings can be reinstated at the call of the Chair,
should circumstances warrant. Read Bulletin Here…

BCGEU members at Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam are going on strike

BCGEU members at Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam are going on strike Friday May 11 at 8:45am, to fight for fair wages and working conditions. They will be holding a big kick off rally at 1:30pm Friday at 1073 Hartley Avenue in Coquitlam to show their Employer, Great Canadian Casinos (GCC), that all workers deserve to be paid fairly. Please plan to join our President Lori Mayhew with your flags, banners and solidarity support for the rally, or for picket support.

Air Canada charged with Health & Safety Violations in death of IAM Member

Toronto, On – Federal officials have charged Air Canada with a series of health and safety violations in the death of IAM Local Lodge 2323 member Ian Henrey Pervez.

Pervez was killed on April 22, 2016 on the tarmac at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport when the baggage-cart tractor he was driving flipped over, throwing him from the vehicle. Federal officials allege five health and safety violations of Part II of the Canada Labour Code, by the airline contributed to the death of Pervez. Read the Dispatch here…

GENERAL MEETING NOTICE for MAY 9, 2018

DL 140 Bylaws Proposal Amendment, second reading, discussion and
vote.
Local Lodge 764 AC Bargaining Committee Representative nominations:
Tech Ops (1), Airports/Cargo (Customer Service) (1), Clerical (1)
Read Bulletin here… Absentee Ballot attached to bulletin

DL 140 Proposed Bylaws Amendment

ARTICLE AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN:
ARTICLE XI – ELECTORAL PROCEDURES AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR GENERAL CHAIRPERSONS
PROPOSED CHANGE (ADDITION):
ARTICLE XI – ELECTORAL PROCEDURES AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR GENERAL CHAIRPERSONS

Read Bulletin here…

REMINDER Member Changes in Work Status

Please inform the Shop Committee or the Local Lodge of any changes in your status.
A change in work status may include any of the following:
• Address or telephone contact change
• The decision to Retire
• Notice of layoff (either short or long term)
• Work leaves of any kind (parental, educational, personal, etc.)
• Unpaid medical leaves
• Workplace illness (GDIIP) or injury (WCB)
• Disciplinary suspension (either short or long term)
• The decision to transfer to another station in the system

Read Bulletin here…