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)   

The HRSDC has advised today that Mr. Buck Reed has been chosen as the Conciliation Officer/Mediator to finalize the outstanding issues of the Collective Agreement. We are pleased to announce that we will be returning to the bargaining table next Wednesday, August 8, 2012. 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 Lou

During the week of July 9th, 2012 your Negotiating Committee met to discuss money issues with Garda. Unfortunately, your Negotiating Committee was unable to reach an agreement as Garda was not prepared to offer a wage and benefit package that we felt would satisfy the needs and requirements for you and your family’s future. As a result, we have requested that the Federal Government provide conciliation assistance. We are now in the busy peak summer flying season.  We encourage everyone