Dear YYZ Screener, Pending Steward elections, your Interim Stewards are Gigi Najam and Barry Barnett. Please contact them if you have any workplace issues. Gigi Najam Terminal 1 (647) 764-4582 Barrington (Barry) Barnett Terminal 3 (647) 296-8970   In solidarity Rober Savoie District 140 Organiser

Shop Steward nominations closed at 1700 hrs on 27 March, 2012. We will be reviewing all the nomination forms submitted by the members to determine if elections are required for each of the 3 locations (Terminal 1, Terminal 3 and Toronto Island). If an election is required at a particular location, members from that location only will be voting for the shop stewards nominated from that location. Once the 24 shop stewards are trained and in place, each group of

During the week of March 19, 2012, a number of issues have been concluded. The IAM met with Garda, and agreed to the following: Establish a process to handle all outstanding grievances and arbitrations. Start the bargaining process for a new collective agreement by issuing our letter of intent to begin bargaining to GARDA. Having the company recognise 24 shop stewards rather than the 12 presently specified in the current collective agreement under Article 3, section 3.1. We began the

Download the Ballot to nominate and elect your Stewards. Nominations are from 20 March, 2012 – 27 March, 2012

A lot has happened since the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) intervened and you selected the IAM as your Union. Here are some of the highlights: 1. THE IAM WILL BE HOLDING ELECTIONS FOR SHOP STEWARDS AS FOLLOWS: A) Nominations for Shop Steward – open from March 20 to March 27 at 17:00 hours B) TERMINAL 1 AM (shifts ending at 14:00 hrs (2:00 pm) ***TOTAL 5 Shop Stewards*** PM (shift starting after 11:00 am) ***TOTAL 5 Shop Stewards*** Midnight

Dear Sisters and Brothers, My name is Rick Singh. I am President of IAM Local 16 in British Columbia and have been a screener for almost eight years. Local 16 represents approximately 1200 Screening Officers in the Pacific Region, as well as many other smaller groups which are based mainly at airports. In August 2011, fellow screeners/shop stewards, Brother Derek Rose, Sister Zaineb Ghlayem and I visited Toronto Island and Pearson Airports to share our experiences with you, and to