Please be advised that the IAM will be holding an information meeting on July 11, 2012 We will discuss general information and negotiations update. Members are encouraged to drop by in order to discuss any current issues in the workplace. This meeting will take place in the Pyramid Room on the upper level of Terminal 3. The times are listed below: – 07:00 to 08:00 – 10:00 to 11:00 – 13:00 to 14:00 – 15:00 to 16:00 Lou Pagrach General

Your elected Bargaining Committee met with Garda in direct negotiations during the weeks of June 18 and 25, 2012. Both the Union and the company presented their proposals with very productive discussions taking place. We presented our monetary proposals which Garda is going to cost out with their financial department. We have agreed to have further meetings in the near future to continue the negotiations. Your Bargaining Committee will keep you informed of any future developments. In solidarity,

As we mentioned earlier this week, the IAM had its first two arbitration hearings this week to present GARDA screener grievances dealing with screeners who had been terminated by GARDA dating back as far as 2010. There were 12 grievances for ten grievors presented on June 11 and 14, 2012. The arbitrator will be mailing the final and binding decisions within the next two weeks.  Once we receive them, we will contact each grievor and explain the final decision.  We

Tuesday June 12, 2012 For Immediate Release Toronto, ON – The IAM  presented five termination grievances on behalf of Garda airport screeners at arbitration hearings held June 11, 2012. This is the first time the IAM has presented grievances on behalf of Pearson Airport security screeners since taking over as their official representatives in March of this year. Since March 14, 2012, the IAM took over 250 unresolved grievances from the CAWU dating as far back as 2010. “This is

During the weeks of May 21 and May 28 your Bargaining Committee met with Garda. During this period we focused our discussions on: Increasing full time positions Job functions Grievance, Discipline and Arbitration process Union representation We are scheduled to meet again on June 18th.  We will keep you informed of any further developments. In solidarity, Your IAM Bargaining Committee Barry Barnett Pearlet Browne Robert Craig Paul Cuprys Farooq Hamid Colin Husbands Gigi Najam Nathan Paramanathan Surjit Singh Sasha Sukunda

During the past week the IAMAW has been meeting with Garda to resolve the wearing of ties between May 15 to September 15. We are happy to report that the company has agreed to remove the bulletin and allow as SOPs, that no ties are required. Lou Pagrach General Chairperson IAMAW District 140