District Bulletin 03 – AIR CANADA TMOS NEW SICK LEAVE

Members are advised that the new sick leave provisions of the CLC have been integrated into the legacy
sick leave provisions contained in our Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

Under the CLC, federally regulated employees are entitled to accrue up to ten (10) paid sick days per
calendar year. As of January 1, 2023, employees were allocated three (3) paid sick days and will further accrue one (1) day of paid sick leave per month up to a maximum of ten (10) days per calendar year. Read Bulletin here…

GENERAL MEETING NOTICE for feb 8, 2023

LL764 Budget 2023 – Second reading, discussion and vote

Nominations for Delegates to DL 140 2023 Convention, October 2023 (dates to be determined) in
Montreal, QC. Elections to be held at the General Meeting, April 12, 2023. Attendance provisions
under Local Lodge Bylaw Article 3, Section L, Sub-section (b) apply.

absentee ballot attached to the bulletin  Read here…

LOCAL LODGE 764 EMAIL ADDRESS FORMAT CHANGE

This Bulletin is to advise all members that Local Lodge 764 has changed the format of our email
account addresses effective January 1, 2023. Local Lodge 764 has made this change in the email
address format to coincide with the newly elected Executive and Officers term of office that was also
effective beginning January 1, 2023.  Read Bulletin here…

2023 IAM Scholarship Competition

This scholarship competition is open each year to members of the IAM and their children throughout the United States and Canada under the procedures and rules of eligibility explained in this Announcement. The IAM Scholarship Fund, which is used exclusively to make possible these awards, was established by the delegates of the 1960 IAM Grand Lodge Convention. Read Bulletin here…

District Bulletin 44 – AIR CANADA MAINTENANCE & TECHNICAL SERVICES JOINT TRAINING & LICENSING COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT

We are seeking one (1) representative from each region West, Central and East/Atlantic for a total of three (3) to form this Committee.

If you are in Maintenance or Technical Services, and are interested in applying for this
position, please send an email of interest to the President and Directing General
Chairperson, Dave Flowers at dflowers@iam140.ca by Friday, Decembers 30th, 2022. Read Bulletin here..

LOCAL LODGE 764 BYLAW ANNUAL REVIEW – 2023

In April 2013 the Local Lodge Bylaws were amended (Article XII – Section B – Amendments) to provide for an annual review of the Bylaws in each New Year by the Bylaws Committee with input from the Membership at any time.

This Notice is to alert all Members in good standing that the Bylaws Committee of Local Lodge 764 will receive submissions on changes to the Bylaws of Local Lodge 764 until 10:00 on January 6, 2023 at the address above. Submissions must be in writing and signed by the Member in good standing, along with his/her Union Card number.  Read Bulletin here…

UNION DUES AND PER CAPITA TAX

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 2023, the Grand Lodge per capita tax will be $41.17 per member per month. This is a monthly increase of $3.21 from 2022. Read Bulletin here…

Chris Wagoner

The IAM is mourning the passing of Chris Wagoner, who recently retired as Director of the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center. Wagoner, 60, with his family by his side, passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, November 20, 2022.

Over his 33-year IAM career, Wagoner dedicated his life to training and educating union activists at the Winpisinger Center, a campus in Hollywood, MD that many call the IAM’s “crown jewel. Read here…

Bulletin # 042 – All IAMAW Members – Legislation Update – 10 Paid Sick Days – November 16, 2022

Throughout the pandemic, one of key issues workers across Canada faced were lack of paid sick days. Paid sick days made it possible for those who were sick with COVID-19 to stay at home and recover, in turn, limiting the spread of COVID-19 in workplaces. IAMAW members, along with many others either lacked paid sick days, or were limited to a few days, while some were limited in how they could access sick days…. Read Bulletin Here