The Air Canada-TMOS contract negotiations have begun and are in the initial stages with the exchange of agendas. The full detail of which can be read in this bulletin:
IAM Canada Aerospace Strategy
The IAM has published a comprehensive overview of the Canada Aerospace Industry covering all aspects of the national and global aerospace sector. The full report can be found in the following document:
LL714 regular monthly meeting
The next monthly meeting is coming up on Tuesday March 12 2019. Full details in the following bulletin:
Political Action Committee
An opportunity has arisen for two LL714 members to attend the 2019 Political Action Symposium in Maryland, USA at the end of April. All the details, including how to apply will be found in the following bulletin:
Notice of Election and Absentee Ballots
The election for delegates to the DL 140 Annual Convention will be held on April 9 2019 at the LL714 Union office. Absentee ballots for those unable to attend are also available. Full details in the following bulletins:
Transportation District 140 Bulletin # 5, 2019 Annual Convention
The Transportation District 140 Annual Convention will be held in October 2019 in British Columbia. Full details here in the following bulletins:
English: Bulletin No. 005_EN
French: Bulletin No. 005_FR
IAMAW-Air Canada TMOS negotiation update
This recent bulletin #04 from DL 140 speaks to the progress being made by the TMOS Negotiations group in preparation toward a face to face meeting with Air Canada. All the details found here:
Not Myself Today
If I were to ask you: “how are you doing today”, your answer would likely be the usual response of “fine” or “okay”. But how are you really doing? An initiative is being launched to encourage a mentally healthy workplace. The following video will help explain the program being promoted by the Canadian Mental Health Association and the IAM EAP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qau7f9kpR5U&feature=youtu.be
The IAM Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is available for all employees and encourages workers to seek help with not only mental health issues but any issue of a personal nature.
For more details contact your local rep for login information. Contact information is available in the EAP section from the home page.
So, how are you doing today?
Manitoba Pionairs
For those that may not know there is a fairly active Canada wide community of Air Canada and Aveos workers, some current but mainly retired, who are involved in the Pionairs, a group established to encourage keeping in touch with friendships made during our working years.
Other activities see the Pionair group providing information on pension and health benefit changes and giving voice to our collective concerns at a national level. As well they hold organized social gatherings throughout the year to provide members a way to stay in touch or to meet new friends.
The following document will share some of what has been going on in Manitoba:
Air Canada-TMOS 2019 bargaining update
The following bulletin contains information on some pre-negotiations training for our members: