IAM Local 2468 | IAM Section locale 2468

The June 2015-2016 IAM calendars have arrived!  Please drop by the LL2468 IAMAW office to pick yours up!

March 08th Shahira Azmy welcomed few of our sisters in her office to highlight the 2015 International Women’s Day. Much progress has been made, to protect and promote women’s rights in recent times. However, nowhere in the world can women claim to have all the same rights and opportunities as men, only this can explain, why, International Women’s Day and mobilization are still necessary .

The event protests of MAY DAY started very early yesterday morning to mark the International Worker’s Day and government austerity measures on public services, social programs, poor job creation, nearly ridiculous wage rises, slowdown in the economy activity, impoverishment of the population, our seniors,…

Nathalie Meunier, communicator

After 23 years, Christian Champagne who has been in our lodge for 22 years has taken his retirement he worked as a Customer Technical Reprenstative. He was the first to work on the AE engine when it first came to Rolls Royce Canada in 1998. Happy retirement Christian!

Nomination of Stewards and H&S Reps

The next General Meeting will take place on April 14 at 16:30.  Nominations will be held for the positions of five (5) stewards (3 for RRC and 2 for Siemens) and two (2) H&S representatives, one for each company.  In a nutshell, below are the descriptions of each position:

A union steward is the first point of contact for a member when an issue arises that concerns a lodge member or members within their group.  This may relate to the interpretation of the Collective Agreement that may involve other lodge members or non-lodge members.  Stewards may also be present in instances involving disputes between the company and a union member(s).  Stewards attempt to resolve issues at the ground level rather than having the issue escalated.  Other tasks include distribution of information, attending certain meetings and explaining the Collective Agreement.  Good communication skills are definitely an asset!

A Health and Safety Representative will be part of each company’s H&S Committee (Title will vary).  A H&S representative will always be on the watch for any unsafe working conditions and will seek to resolve these situations in a timely fashion.  Members will contact the H&S representative for any H&S concerns.  Attendance at H&S meetings is compulsory.  A background in H&S is beneficial but not essential.

For both these roles, attendance is required at the General Meetings  in order to share information with other members of the lodge.  Training will be provided in all cases.

For further information regarding either role, contact myself, Nathalie Meunier, Shahira Azmy or Matt McGinn.