Bringing Respect to Toronto Airport Screeners
The CWIA is an organization that represents Canadian Women In Aviation. It was an honour to be selected and to be invited to be participate in the 2021 symposium. The symposium was conducted on October 19, 21 & 24 2022. The CWIA originally started in 1991 with 3 females and today it has grown to about 1400 women meeting approximately every 2 years. It continues to be a network of discussion by strong opinionated women all over Canada in aviation
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Chief Steward and Shop Steward Elections June 3, 2021 It’s an exciting time at Local Lodge 2921. The terms of office for Chief Stewards and Shop Stewards have come to an end and it is time to hold elections for the next three year term. Local Lodge 2921 will be holding elections for Chief Stewards and Shop Stewards on June 3, 2021. To qualify to be a candidate, members must be in good standing, are free from delinquencies, must not
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Volume 2, Issue 617 March, 2021 The IAM will hold an election for General Secretary-Treasurer on Saturday, April 24, 2021. All members in good standing are encouraged to vote either in person or by absentee ballot. Local Lodge 2921 will be holding the election on April 24, 2021 at the following location: IAM 23232580 Drew RoadMississauga, Ont L4T 3M5Polling Hours are:06:00am — 08:00am and 18:00—20:00 VOTE ABSENTEEIt is critical that members are aware of their right to request an absentee
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March 10, 2021 Negotiations Update #3Over the last six months, we have been attempting to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement. Negotiations have been very tough but your committee continues to fight. Driven by our mandate from our members and the survey results, we have been negotiating non – monetary items such as but not limited to recall, job security, technological change and improved language around Health and Safety and Human Rights. On the monetary side, we have been attempting
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During the month of January, your negotiations committee continued meeting with Garda in an attempt to attain a collective bargaining agreement. The focal point depicted on improving the benefits and working conditions for all screening officers and their families. That being said, the union has submitted a proposed package to the company with relevance in achieving a satisfactory deal. An overall review of the entire collective bargaining agreement has been concurrent during the negotiations. In conclusion, we can only achieve
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Harassment Issues Tackled: Survey of 2921 membership begins The IAMAW is launching a survey of harassment and bullying in the workplace on Sept.23, 2020. We are asking all interested members to fill out the brief survey. You may contact a steward, or Chief Steward for a copy of the survey, which will be submitted back to the Chief Steward at your terminal. Members of the Women and Human Rights Committee, Occupational Health and Safety Committee, and the Educator will have
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