District Bulletin 36 – AIR CANADA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (pension)

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…

Union Protein Project for NWDLC needs volunteers Sep 15th

LL 764 Brothers and Sisters,
Laura Sharp is organizing the next Union Protein Project community event for the New Westminster & District Labour Council , and the last one for 2018.
This event is going to be at Edmonds Community School , 7651 18th Ave, Burnaby, on Saturday, Sept 15th from 11:00 to 2:00 pm. Edmonds Community School. Edmonds Community School was chosen for a community forum for its diverse community. The over 280 students represent more than 48 countries . This is a FREE, fun event. There will be a live band , a barbecue, cotton candy, Dilly the Clown
and Bubblegum, facepainting and games for the kids.
Read PDF Union Protein Project

Air Canada Pionairs Pension sub-Committee

The Air Canada Pionairs retiree group are engaging their members in a coordinated political action campaign to try and bring legislative reform to protect pensions in bankruptcy and insolvency cases like Nortel and Sears to name just two high profile cases.

The link below will take you to a letter and the CARP online “email your MP” petition for members and retirees to complete and submit.
Link for letter and petition here…

Urgent need for blood donors

JUNE 18, 2018 -Canadian Blood Services is urging Canadians to help meet patients’ needs this summer by donating blood and by encouraging others to roll up their sleeves as well. With people away or busy with other activities, there tend to be fewer donations, making summer one of the most challenging times for Canada’s blood system. More than 23,000 donors are urgently needed by July 2 to ensure patients continue to have access to the blood and blood products they need.

“The summer is a time for family to relax and enjoy themselves. Yet, the need for blood and blood products is
constant. The need for blood does not take a holiday,” says Rick Prinzen, Canadian Blood Services’ chief supply
chain officer and vice-president of donor relations Read Bulletin here…

LOCAL LODGE 764 “Dreams Take Flight” Golf Tournament Ticket Winners

As an active supporter of the Dreams Take Flight charity, which provides the trip of a lifetime to children in need, for several years Local Lodge 764 purchased four (4) tickets to the 15th Annual Dreams Take Flight Golf Tournament which will be held at the Richmond Country Club onWednesday, July 4, 2018.
I am pleased to announce that the winning tickets were purchased by:
Sister Karoline Karpun – MTU
Brother Tim Johal – Air Canada
Brother Randy Elgin – Air Canada
Brother Neil Carter – MTU
Read Bulletin here…

General Meeting Notice for Sept 12, 2018

At the June General Meeting, the following Motion was passed; 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…

MTU NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE – JUNE 8, 2018

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 Bulletin 22 – TO ALL IAMAW MEMBERS & FORMER AVEOS MEMBERS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT

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…

Contract flip nets IAM new contract and new members!

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…

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…