{"id":4415,"date":"2020-10-01T11:38:19","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T15:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/?p=4415"},"modified":"2020-10-01T13:51:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T17:51:54","slug":"the-pandemic-cant-stop-us-iam-canada-continues-commitment-to-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/?p=4415","title":{"rendered":"The pandemic can\u2019t stop us! IAM Canada continues commitment to education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cThe pandemic is putting a halt to many things these days, but it can\u2019t stop the IAM\u2019s commitment to education,\u201d said Gord Falconer, Chief-of-Staff of IAM Canada. \u201cIt\u2019s how we get our strength,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approximately 50 members of IAM Local 2921, Screening Officers at Pearson International Airport, attended the Stewards Training conducted by Falconer \u2013 formerly the Education Representative for Canada. Airline Coordinator Keith Aiken, Research Director Ivana Saula and GLR Responsible for Organising Sam Jabbar were also present as resource people during the two sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Falconer MVI 8782\" width=\"675\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1dma4ZL5Cvs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>Gord Falconer, Chief-of-Staff of IAM Canada <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Steward Training generally includes an introduction to the IAM Constitution, an in-depth examination of the collective bargaining agreement, as well as overviews of the Human Rights and Health and Safety Codes. The trainings were held near the airport, in a banquet hall able to accommodate the various COVID-19 protocols around gatherings. Masks were provided to all participants to ensure the safety of all those present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canadian General Vice-President Stan Pickthall also addressed participants in both sessions. \u201cShop Stewards are the key to our success because you are the first people to become aware of a problem and have the ability to try and facilitate a solution. You are part of the solution that I see.\u201d Pickthall also reflected on his own experience while receiving training more than 30 years ago adding that \u201cIt\u2019s also a way of getting more involved in the unions and helping our members,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pickthall Stan LL2921 MVI 8769\" width=\"675\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lOGQ4WE7UHE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>Stan Pickthall, Canadian General Vice President<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Members attending the training included Tayeb Lharti, General Chairperson for IAM District 140, all three Chief Stewards, current Stewards, as well those who want to play a part in the IAM\u2019s vision of collective strength and solidarity with our members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iamaw.ca\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.iamaw.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IAM Canada<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Approximately 50 members of IAM Local 2921, Screening Officers at Pearson International Airport, attended the Stewards Training conducted by Falconer \u2013 formerly the Education Representative for Canada. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":4417,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,27,31],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4415"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4415"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4426,"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4415\/revisions\/4426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}