On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 your Negotiating Committee met with Garda to discuss issues that needed to be addressed to achieve a successful agreement. We clearly heard your concerns in our meetings with you. As a result Garda will be meeting internally and will be contacting us on October 9, 2012. We will keep you informed of any future developments.    In solidarity, Your IAM Negotiating Committee Barry Barnett                       

Dear Brothers and Sisters: The Toronto Screeners have been asking questions about the status of negotiations with the company.  Since turning down the tentative agreement, you made it clear that we must resolve the shift issues before ratifying any new agreement (see the Stay Strong from 24 August, 2012 and on the website).  We told the company to address these issues before we restart negotiations. lt appears they are making an effort to resolve these shift problems.  We have also

Dear Brothers and Sisters; Please be advised that the new Collective Agreement was REJECTED by: 73.2% Larry Hutchinson,                        Sam Jabbar, Head Teller                                    Recording Secretary LL2323   We want to thank the members of the negotiating committee for their hard work and support. 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 Lou Pagrach  

IAM INFORMATION MEETINGS AND VOTE FOR YOUR NEW COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT DATE:                      AUGUST 21, 2012 LOCATION:          ISLAND HARBOURFRONT COMMUNITY CENTRE 627 QUEENS QUAY W., TORONTO IN THE DANCE STUDIO ROOM TIME:                          10:00 UNTIL 16:00 THIS MEETING IS VERY IMPORTANT AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND. MUST BRING PHOTO ID TO VOTE (RAIC, DRIVER’S LICENCE, ETC.) In Solidarity, Lou Pagrach General Chairperson I.A.M.A.W. District Lodge 140

IAM INFORMATION MEETINGS AND VOTE FOR YOUR NEW COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT DATE:                         AUGUST 21, 2012 LOCATION:               SHERATON GATEWAY HOTEL TERMINAL 3 (ZERMATT ROOM, GROUND LEVEL) TIME:                          06:00 UNTIL 22:00 THIS MEETING IS VERY IMPORTANT AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND.  MUST BRING PHOTO ID TO VOTE (RAIC, DRIVER’S LICENCE, ETC.) In Solidarity, Lou Pagrach General Chairperson I.A.M.A.W. District Lodge 140

During the evening of August 13, 2012 your Negotiating Committee and Garda agreed to a new collective agreement that will be brought to you to vote on. We unanimously recommend acceptance of this agreement. The following are a few highlights of the agreement which will be explained in detail at the ratification meetings on August 21, 2012. 1)    Vacations – up to 50% of vacation entitlement may be exchanged for cash out – vacation to begin after days off. 2)