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Brothers and Sisters:
It is with profound regret and the greatest sadness to inform all of you of the passing of our President, Friend and Brother, Christopher Hiscock
Bro. Hiscock passed away on January 19, 2025. Chris was the heart of our Executive Board. He mentored, educated, befriended and advocated for each of us. He was extremely proud of our Local and what we stand for.
Chris also sat on the District 140 Executive Board and Chaired the Air Canada Pension for many years. We ask for patience, as we work our way through this.
This is an unspeakable loss for his wife and family. Our Local will do everything we can going forward to support them. At this time though, we ask that you respect their privacy.
More information will be passed along for a celebration of life, once we know details.

Further to our communication of January 14, 2025, the parties met on Saturday, January 18, 2025, with the Mediator. The day was spent reviewing non-monetary language proposals, resulting in four (4) Articles and several Letters being finalized for sign-off between the parties. The Union’s outstanding non-monetary proposals have been deferred to the parties’ monetary discussions.
We are scheduled to resume direct bargaining with the assistance of the Mediator on Saturday, January 25, 2025, when we expect to exchange monetary agendas. However, we are awaiting confirmation from the employer of their agreement to the simultaneous exchange of monetary agendas. Read Bulletin here…

-LL764 Budget 2025 (Second reading, discussion, and vote)
-2024 Turkey Draw
REMINDER: Deadline for IAM Scholarship entries is February 3rd, 2025  Read Bulletin here…

CELEBRATION OF LIFE – GLENN TAKACH
FEB 15,2025
LOCATION : OHARE’S PUB -5031 STEVESTON HWY
TIME : 14:00

Obituary

Further to our communication of December 18, 2024, the parties met independent of the Mediator on January 9 & 10, 2025 with minimal progress. The Mediator met with the parties on January 13, 2025, and were unable to reach agreement on any further non-monetary proposals. All of the Union’s outstanding non-monetary proposals have now be deferred to the parties’ monetary discussions.
We are scheduled to resume direct bargaining with the assistance of the Mediator on Saturday, January 18, 2025 and Saturday, January 25, 2025, when we expect to commence the exchange of monetary proposals. Read Bulletin here…

Local Lodge 764 Budget 2025 – First reading.

The amount of Union Dues paid by each individual in the Machinist Union is determined by the Membership at a democratic forum. At the International (Grand Lodge) level, the per capita tax is established by the Delegates to the Grand Lodge Convention every four years. For 202, the Grand Lodge per capita tax will be $43.49 per member per month. This is a monthly increase of $0.82 from 2024. Read Bulletin here…

Further to our communication of December 5, 2024, the parties are not scheduled to meet again until January 9 & 10, 2025. Although the Mediator is not available to join the parties on these dates, we have provided our full availability throughout January and are awaiting an update from the Mediator for additional dates.  Read Bulletin here…

The December issue of the Snag Sheet is now online at: https://www.iam764.ca/snag-sheets/

Further to our communication of November 22, 2024, the parties resumed direct negotiations on December 2, 2024. We were joined by our Mediator, Fazal Bhimji on December 3, 2024, and made some limited progress with the assistance of the Mediator on the remaining non-monetary issues.
The parties agreed to reconvene the morning of December 5, 2024, with Mediator Bhimji to continue discussions on the remaining non-monetary issues, however, no further progress was made.  Read Bulletin here…

After the election results the Following Member will represent the FULL TIME STATION ATTENDANT:
• Jerry Senghera
Following members have been acclaimed to their respective sub-committee:
• Harkamal Mahil – CSA (Customer Service Agent)
• Jesse Funk – CSCA (Cabin Service Cleaning Attendant)
• Vincent Moisan – Trainer (Trainer 1 or Trainer 2)
• Harry Bohan – GSE (Ground Servicing Equipment)
• James Ainscow – AME (Aircraft Maintenance Engineer)
• * Patrick Olsheskie – Part Time Station Attendant
• * John McDonald – Stores / Logistics   Read Bulletin here…

Following the close of nominations the following members have been acclaimed to their respective sub-committee:
• Harkamal Mahil – CSA (Customer Service Agent)
• Jesse Funk – CSCA (Cabin Service Cleaning Attendant)
• Vincent Moisan – Trainer (Trainer 1 or Trainer 2)
• Harry Bohan – GSE (Ground Servicing Equipment)
• James Ainscow – AME (Aircraft Maintenance Engineer)
• * Patrick Olsheskie – Part Time Station Attendant
• * John McDonald – Stores / Logistics
The following members will stand for election in the Sub-committee – Full Time Station Attendant
• Jas Toor
• Jerry Senghera
• Lisa Banta
• Raj Takhar
• Robert Croteau
• Trevor Fox
• William Walker
The election will take place online via Simply Voting, and in order to vote for Full Time Station Attendant sub-committee nominee, you will be required to register. Only Full time Station Attendants will be voting
Registration must be completed by December 2nd, 2024, the vote will take place on December 4th, 2024, from 6am to 8pm local time.
Please register at https://forms.gle/pRjx5wmcxif4JaBq9 or scan the QR code below. If there are any ties, we will communicate it to the membership and the runoff vote will take place on December 10th, 2024.
  Read Bulletin here…

Thank you for your participation at the information sessions today. If you were not able to attend, we will share the frequently asked questions and details from the information session next week. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.
Please be advised on November 21, 2024, the IAM filed an Application for a Mediator with the BC Labour Relations Board, pursuant to Section 74 of the Labour Relations Code and filed a Notice of Dispute and Request for Conciliation Assistance under the Canada Labour Code, Part 1, Section 71. We were advised by legal counsel to file under both the Provincial and Federal legislation due to the ongoing judicial review proceeding before the Federal Courts concerning the jurisdiction of MTU.  Read Bulletin here…

-BYLAW Amendments (Second Reading and Vote):
-Seventh Annual Local Lodge 764 ‘Turkey Draw’.

**PLEASE BRING A DONATION FOR THE FOOD BANK**   Read Bulletin here…

The Nov issue of the Snag Sheet is now online at: https://www.iam764.ca/snag-sheets/

Following our communication on Friday, November 8, 2024, many members took the time to write to the Bargaining Committee to voice their frustration and concern regarding the lack of progress in our negotiations with MTU and expressed their desire to take a strike vote.
If you have not already done so, please provide your personal (non-work related) email directly to ChristyS@iam764.ca including your legal first and last name, cell #, city, and postal code. This information will be utilized for any strike or contract vote.  Read Bulletin here…

The parties met in direct negotiations on October 28, 2024 – November 8, 2024. Discussions continued on non-monetary proposals, including Article 7 Qualifications, Article 9 Filling of Vacancies, and Article 17 Grievance Procedure. Your Committee advanced proposals on subcontracting, technological change, and electronic surveillance.  Read Bulletin here…

A Celebration of Dave Moir’s life will be at the Milltown Pub in Marpole on: Wednesday, November 20th between 2:15 and 5:00 pm. Read here…

The parties resumed direct negotiations on October 28, 2024, and are scheduled to meet through to November 8, 2024. Discussions continued on non-monetary proposals, including Article 9, where the Committee is addressing the memberships concerns around filling of vacancies in a fair and transparent process. Other topics include the grievance procedure, and Article 7 qualifications.  Read Bulletin here…

– Elections for Local 764 Auditor
– BYLAW Amendment (Second Reading and Vote):
Proposed By-law amendment: Article VIII – Fees, Allowance and Expenses – Section 1 – Dues and Fees
– sub-section (c) – page 17 to read as follows…
Current By-law: (c) Effective January 1, 2005 the Local Lodge will pay the unemployment dues of those
members who qualify under Official Grand Lodge Circular 826.
Amend to read : (c) Effective January 1, 2024 the Local Lodge will pay the unemployment dues of those
members who qualify under Official Grand Lodge Circular 889.
Intent : Update sub-section (c) to reflect new rules for unemployment dues as specified in Official Grand
Lodge Circular 898
– Bylaws First Readings (2) (no discussion no vote)   Read Bulletin here…