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The Union has been contacted by a number of former Aveos members who have received legal Notice of
Application for judicial review filed by the former Directors of Aveos.
Through this Application the former Directors of Aveos are trying to overturn orders to make payments to
former Aveos employees that were obtained by a federal government agency, Employment and Social
Development Canada. Read PDF Here…

Please be advised that the Executive of Transportation District Lodge 140 has temporarily appointed Bro Guillaume Lingat, Local Lodge 1751 Customer Service Shop Committee Chair, to carry out the duties of the Transportation District Lodge 140 Air Canada Designated General Chairperson position in the Eastern Region, to cover an absence. Read PDF Here…

On Friday, August 10, 2018 Air Canada announced to their employees that they would be creating a new wholly owned subsidiary, Air Canada Life Insurance Company (ACLI). ACLI will be a fully registered and regulated insurance company under the terms and conditions of all existing Canadian financial and insurance regulations and will fall under the auspices of OSFI.

The Air Canada Pension Master Trust Fund (MTF) intends to purchase group annuities from various established Canadian insurance companies. The sheer size of the MTF ($19.5 Billion as at 1/1/2018) dwarfs the ability of the Canadian annuity market to absorb such a large investment and the associated risk. Read PDF Here…

A hearing was held on June 18, 2018. At this hearing counsel for Air Canada and the Union completed the process of putting evidence before the Arbitrator and a revised timetable was set for the next steps in the arbitration process, including the exchange of written legal submissions.   Read Bulletin here…

Your Negotiations Committee met with the Company on June 5 & 6, 2018 for Direct Bargaining. We continued discussions on non-monetary proposals on matters relating to overtime, qualifications, seniority, vacation selection/alterations, filling of vacancies/lateral movements, student assignments, first aid attendants and statutory holidays. Read Bulletin here…

District 140 Auditor 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 to be 3 Auditors elected in total, one (1) Western Region, one (1) Central region and one (1) from the Eastern and Atlantic regions combined   Read  Bulletin  here…

The IAMAW is pleased to see that a class action lawsuit on behalf of former Aveos employees has
been authorized to proceed by a recent decision of Québec’s Superior Court.

The Members of the Class are all ex-employees – Union and non-Union – of Air Canada’s overhaul
and maintenance centres in Montréal, Mississauga and Winnipeg who were negatively impacted by
Aveos’ closure, their spouses, heirs and/or beneficiaries. Read Bulletin here…

Toronto, ON – The IAM has turned the tables on the latest contract flip at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport by securing voluntary certification, a new collective agreement, and new members.

Contract flipping is common practice at Pearson allowed by the Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA) which normally means job loss for some of the affected workers, reduced wages and benefits for others. This contract flip involved Smarte Carte, the firm responsible for passenger baggage carts at the airport, who lost in a contract flip to Clarrion. However, instead of possibly losing their jobs or having reduced wages and benefits with the new employer, the Smarte Carte workers, members of the IAM, not only retained their jobs but their wages, benefits, seniority as well as their union, thanks to the IAM. Read Press Release here…

After discussions with Senior ACM Management, the IAM has an agreement that the long standing practice of compensating members at overtime rates (1.5 x reg. hourly rate of pay) for every scheduled hour worked on a statutory holiday while on a compressed work week, will continue until further notice. This grievance remains active. Read Bulletin here…

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…

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…

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…

Ottawa, ON – On Tuesday April 17th, the IAM petition opposing airport privatization is presented in the House of Commons, then on Friday April 20th, Transport Minister Marc Garneau announces the government will not proceed with airport privatization at this time. Coincidence, perhaps, but there’s no denying we had an impact! Read Dispatch here…

AIR CANADA STATUTORY HOLIDAY OVERTIME PAY – MEMBERS SCHEDULED TO WORK STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
Read Bulletin here…

Further to bulletin No. 7 issued on March 2, 2018, please be advised that the first LTD termination arbitration hearing scheduled for April 20, 2018, has been postponed to June 18, 2018.   Read Bulletin here…

Further to Bulletin No. 11 issued on March 23, 2018, the Executive Board of Transportation District 140 is pleased to announce the appointment of Bro. Peter Tsoukalas as the Servicing Sector General Chairperson for the Eastern Region
Read Bulletin here…

Your union was advised by the company of their intention to bypass the overtime canvassing procedures.
Please be advised that overtime, in general, is voluntary in nature. The company must respect Article 10.02.07.01 of the Collective Agreement and must also respect the local rules. Read Bulletin here…

Please be advised that the nomination and election process for the Clerical National Bargaining Committee shall commence per the Transportation District 140 Bylaws and each of the Local Lodge Bylaws. Read Bulletin here…

Any member wishing to be considered for this position must submit a resume that includes a cover letter and a letter from their Local Lodge Recording Secretary attesting that they meet eligibility requirements. Read Bulletin here…

March 21st International Day for the Elimination of Racism