It is with sadness that I report on the passing of our friend and co-worker, Walter Melnyk on October 12 2018. Here is a link to his obituary:
https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-259047/MELNYK_WALTER
IAMAW Scholarship Competition
The details of the 2019 IAMAW Scholarship Competition have been announced. Please take a look at the following bulletin for all the information:
Air Canada retirement health benefits
Dear Brothers and Sisters:
Air Canada is asking eligible retirees whether they will give up their life insurance and health benefits, both of which were guaranteed for life, for a one time cash payment for life insurance, and a health care spending account of $450 yearly for the retiree, and another $450 for eligible dependents for a total maximum of $900 for health benefits. The decision whether to take the Voluntary Buyout Program is a personal one, and we cannot make a recommendation about what to do. However, we suggest that our members consider the
following when making the decision:
Air Canada Life Insurance Company
“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.”
Read the full bulletin as issued by the IAMAW here:
APPENDIX XXXXIV – Memorandum of Agreement
Air Canada and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers have agreed to a re-look at the Collective Agreement under the above mentioned Appendix: the entire document of which is available for your viewing pleasure here:
Bulletin No. 036 – ACLI _EN Appendix XXXXIV – IAMAW_TMOS CBA 2016-2026-FINAL[1][1]
Class action lawsuit against Air Canada
Important Information
The law firm TJL was in Winnipeg on Monday June 25th to share information relating to the Class Action Lawsuit against Air Canada and their failure to abide by the Air Canada Public Participation Act.
The bulk of the discussion related to the why and how the lawsuit would proceed and for now the most important item of business is to ensure all ex-AVEOS employees are registered at their webiste http://tjl.quebec/en/class-action/aircanada/.
Please take a moment to register and pass this information along to all your friends.
Updates will be posted here as they become available.
IAM DL 140 Aveos lawsuit
DL 140 has issued a bulletin outlining the recent decision by the Quebec Supreme Court in respect of the class action lawsuit against Air Canada. Here is that bulletin:
LTD Termination Arbitration Update
Dear Brothers and Sisters:
Transportation District 140’s legal counsel is currently in the process of preparing for the first LTD termination arbitration hearing scheduled for April 20, 2018 before Arbitrator Mark Brown……….. Continue reading
>Important deposit dates for 2018<
You will want to know these important deposit dates contained in BULLETIN 073
DL 140 Bulletin # 69, changes to Employee travel passes
In 2013, Air Canada modified its Employee Travel Policy to reduce personal pass travel for employees off work for longer than one (1) year (365 Days), and further modified it in 2014, whereby Members who were absent from work for more than 365 days were only entitled to three (3) travel passes per year until such time as they returned back to work.
DL 140 Bulletin # 69. Changes to Air Canada Employee Travel Policy