{"id":919,"date":"2020-02-27T14:11:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T19:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iamaw2468.ca\/?p=919"},"modified":"2025-10-24T10:57:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:57:01","slug":"iamaw-leads-the-way-on-clc-lobby-day-in-ottawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/iamaw2468.ca\/?p=919","title":{"rendered":"IAMAW Leads the way on CLC Lobby Day in Ottawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, the IAMAW contributed the most participants from any one union in Canada: 84 of 400 union representatives for the CLC annual lobby day were Machinists!\u00a0 This marks the third time in as many years that the IAMAW led the way for lobbying efforts on Parliament Hill.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/iamaw2468.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IAM_CLC_Lobbying2020-e1582820121195.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-920 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/iamaw2468.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IAM_CLC_Lobbying2020-e1582820121195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"997\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"http:\/\/iamaw2468.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IAM_CLC_Lobbying2020-e1582820121195.jpg 997w, http:\/\/iamaw2468.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IAM_CLC_Lobbying2020-e1582820121195-300x106.jpg 300w, http:\/\/iamaw2468.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IAM_CLC_Lobbying2020-e1582820121195-768x271.jpg 768w, http:\/\/iamaw2468.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IAM_CLC_Lobbying2020-e1582820121195-150x53.jpg 150w, http:\/\/iamaw2468.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IAM_CLC_Lobbying2020-e1582820121195-400x141.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was another great opportunity to raise awareness and educate MPs on the issues currently facing many Canadian workers: Universal pharmacare, pension protection, contract-flipping, $15\/hour minimum wage, violence in the workplace and the IAMAW aerospace strategy.<\/p>\n<p>IAMAW representatives met with MPs from NDP, Liberal, Conservative and Bloq ridings.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-919 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/iamaw2468.ca\/?attachment_id=924'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/iamaw2468.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4539-e1582820768737-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" 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href=\"https:\/\/canadianlabour.ca\/\">canadianlabour.ca<\/a>\u00a0for more details!<\/p>\n<p>Keep tabs on your MPs here: <a href=\"https:\/\/openparliament.ca\/\">openparliament.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, the IAMAW contributed the most participants from any one union in Canada: 84 of 400 union representatives for the CLC annual lobby day were Machinists!\u00a0 This marks the third time in as many years that the IAMAW led the way for lobbying efforts on Parliament Hill. 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