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For many weeks now, your shop stewards, maintenance members and myself have been working hard to have the maintenance checks on our parked aircrafts in Mirabel done by our members to keep many of them at work. Read Bulletin here…

Pursuant to Article G, Section 3 of the IAM Constitution, members who are laid off and wish to retain their membership rights normally request an unemployment stamp from their local. Read Bulletin here..

The General Chairpersons and the IAMAW Canadian office have been working tirelessly in an effort to secure the information needed to answer many important questions coming from our membership regarding the application of Article 20.14 “Off-Duty Status” (ODS). Unfortunately, despite continued attempts to obtain accurate information it has proven to be difficult to obtain this information from the Company. Read Bulletin here…

Members from Air Canada YUL TMOS group have been contacting the Union at all levels to discuss their concerns with protection against COVID-19 in the workplace now that some of our colleagues have confirmed cases of COVID-19.
We believe that these concerns and worries are completely justifiable given the current context. The main questions that keep coming up is “what rights do we have?” and “what is being done to protect us in our workplace” Read Bulletin here…

To apply for the new Canada Emergency Response Benefit in April (Apr 6 is the target date) you will need a “MyAccount” with the Canada Revenue Agency. Before you apply for the CERB benefit: Read Bulletin here…

The Canada Emergency Response Benefit will be available April 6, 2020, and for 16 weeks all new claims will be processed through the CERB, after which benefits will be paid under regular EI benefits.
To apply, a person must meet the following criteria; Read Bulletin here…

General Vice President of IAMAW Stan Pickthall writing to Calin Rovinescu urging him to take advantage of the newly announced Federal Wage Subsidy Program. Read Letter here…

This District Bulletin #16 is an Off-Duty Status (ODS) Pension Buyback Q&A: Read Bulletin here…

Please be advised that the IAM has created a Covid-19 resource page on the IAM Canada website. Below is the link to this website page. Please ensure to check this page often as it is updated regularly.

http://www.iamaw.ca/covid-19-news/

The following list is comprised of some, but certainly not all, of the resources at your disposal throughout the county. I will list counselling first, followed by the financial resources. Read Bulletin here…

Financial Tips and Resources.pdf from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Read Bulletin here…

“Given the confusion over the application process, and members selecting the option “natural disaster”, please tell your members that when applying they are not to select the “natural disaster” option as they’ll be asked for a 16 digit code, which is not being provided. See the email below from Service Canada about why that reference code will not be issued.

Members will only need A00. A few members have done it this way and have not had issues applying.”
Ivana Saula
“Prior to the advent of claims automation, reference codes served as useful workload management and statistical information gathering tools. While reference codes provide access to applications for benefits that are tailored to specific situations, they do not result in faster claims processing. Most claims will automate almost immediately whether or not they were filed under a reference code.
In addition, the use of reference codes is limited to regular benefits only. As a result, clients applying for special benefits sickness (including quarantine), maternity and/or parental benefits would not be able to do so with a reference code.
For these reasons, it is the position of the department that reference codes will not be issued”

government of canada instructions

In the coming days and weeks, we can expect some of our IAM members within District 140 at Air Canada to be put on “Off-Duty Status”. The EFAP has compiled a list of helpful links to ease the stress of applying for the assistance you may need. Read Bulletin here…

We write to you on behalf of over 50,000 airline employees in Canada.
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is taking an extraordinary toll on the lives of Canadians Read Letter here…

After significant deliberation, the decision has been made that the IAM must suspend all programs at the Winpisinger Education Centre at Placid Harbor: Hollywood, MD.
Winpisinger Centre suspends 2020 Programs Link