G4S – PRE-BOARD SCREENING PERSONNEL LOCAL LODGE 16 – VANCOUVER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING SURVEYS

Click Here : Bargaining Survey Link

or Use this link : http://www.expertscan.autodata.com/default.aspx?webid=470B0E8D-0B7A-4C29-919C-546CCB147FAC.

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

We are pleased to advise the Membership that preparations for our upcoming round of Collective Bargaining with G4S are well underway. Your elected Committee will be meeting in Vancouver the week of October 16 – 20, 2017 to review the results of the Collective Bargaining Surveys in order to prepare/prioritize our Bargaining Agenda. Your Negotiations Committee Representatives are:
• Brother Brian Jan – Island Bases
• Sister Gwenna Humphreys – Interior Bases
• Brother Vic Greco – Northern Bases
• Brother Neil Chia – Vancouver
• Brother Rick Singh – Vancouver
• Chris Thompson – Vancouver
• Brother John Vincent – Vancouver
• Sister Millice Wong – Vancouver

An electronic Collective Bargaining Survey is now available on the Local Lodge 16 website at iamaw16.ca and Members are encouraged to complete the survey on-line. A limited number of paper surveys are available from your Negotiations Committee Representative and from the Local Lodge 16, at the Level 4 offices at YVR.

Survey drop-in sessions have been scheduled at the Local Lodge 16 offices, as follows:
Please note: Attendance is on your own time either, during a break or before/after shift.
Monday, September 25, 2017: 09:00 – 21:00
Wednesday, September 27, 2017: 09:00 – 21:00
Saturday, September 30, 2017: 09:00 – 15:00

Surveys must be completed on-line or returned to your respective Negotiations Committee
Representative, or the Local Lodge 16 offices, no later than the end of your shift on Friday, October 6, 2017.

Your participation and input is greatly appreciated.

In Solidarity,

Tania Canniff, General Chairperson
Transportation District 140, IAMAW

G4S – PRE-BOARD SCREENING PERSONNEL LOCAL LODGE 16 – REGIONAL BASES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING SURVEYS

Click Here : Bargaining Survey Link

or Use this link : http://www.expertscan.autodata.com/default.aspx?webid=470B0E8D-0B7A-4C29-919C-546CCB147FAC.

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

We are pleased to advise the Membership that preparations for our upcoming round of Collective Bargaining with G4S are well underway. Your elected Committee will be meeting in Vancouver the week of October 16 – 20, 2017 for formal training and to review the results of the Collective Bargaining Surveys in order to prepare/prioritize our Bargaining Agenda. Your Negotiations Committee Representatives are:
• Brother Brian Jan – Island Bases
• Sister Gwenna Humphreys – Interior Bases
• Brother Vic Greco – Northern Bases
• Brother Neil Chia – Vancouver
• Brother Rick Singh – Vancouver
• Chris Thompson – Vancouver
• Brother John Vincent – Vancouver
• Sister Millice Wong – Vancouver

An electronic Collective Bargaining Survey is now available on the Local Lodge 16 website at iamaw16.ca and Members are encouraged to complete the survey on-line. A limited number of paper surveys are available from your Chief Shop Steward or Negotiations Committee Representative.

Surveys must be completed on-line or returned to your respective Chief Shop Steward or
Negotiations Committee Representative no later than the end of your shift on Friday, October 6, 2017.

Your participation and input is greatly appreciated.

In Solidarity,

Tania Canniff, General Chairperson
Transportation District 140, IAMAW

GENERAL MEETING

OCTOBER 17th, 2017 TUESDAY
15:30 PM Doors open at 15:00PM
7980 RIVER ROAD, RICHMOND, BC

AGENDA ITEMS

• Financial Report
• Chief and District Reports
• Notice of Nomination: Securiguard Airside Escort Negotiations Committee Nomination of two (2) candidates will be called at the Local Lodge 16

General Meeting on OCTOBER.17TH, 2017.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The General Meeting is open to all bargaining units and the members of Local Lodge 16. It is encouraged for all members to attend and participate. Please note that the quorum requirement, as per ARTICLE D SECTION 3 of the IAMAW Constitution, is set at 20 members. 

Join us on October 17th 2017 for Coffee and Doughnuts.

In solidarity,

Daniel Zamorano

Recording Secretary IAM & AW

SECURIGUARD AIRSIDE ESCORT NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE NOMINATION NOTICE 

ELECTION – NOVEMBER 21ST, 2017
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September 14, 2017

Nominations will be called at the OCTOBER.17TH, 2017 General Meeting of Local Lodge 16 for the positions listed below:

POLLS WILL BE OPEN: NOVEMBER.17TH, 2017
LOCATION: To Be Communicated

(2) Candidates for the Securiguard Airside Escort NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE

All Nomination forms MUST be in the hands of the Local Lodge Recording Secretary No Later than 3:30 pm on October.17th, 2017.

NOMINATIONS for the above office may be offered at the Regular Local Lodge 16 meeting on October.17th, 2017. Nominations will state the name of the person being nominated, the office the nomination is for, and the name of the nominator.

Both the NOMINEE and NOMINATOR must be “Members in Good Standing” of the Local Lodge for the nomination to be accepted. Nominees must be a “member in good standing” for at least one (1) year at the time of nomination for the nomination to be accepted and have attended at least fifty percent (50%) of the regular Local Lodge monthly meetings in the preceding twelve (12) months of their nomination, pursuant to Article 2, Section H and I of the Local Lodge Bylaws.

Please fill out the attached Nomination form and mail by Canada Post, hand deliver or FAX to the Local Lodge Recording Secretary. More forms may be obtained from the Local Lodge offices.

IAMAW CONSTITUTION – ARTICLE II – SECTION 3 – ABSENTEE BALLOTS
Members who reside in outlying Districts more than 25 miles from the designated balloting place, members who are either confined because of a verified illness or on leave qualifying under U.S. and Canadian family leave laws, or on vacation, or on official I.A.M. business approved by the Local Lodge or District Lodge or Grand Lodge, or on an employer travel assignment, or reserve military leave, as the case may be, shall be furnished absentee ballots. Members applying for an absentee ballot on the basis of residing in an outlying district more than 25 miles from the designated balloting place, shall have their eligibility to vote by absentee ballot determined by the Recording

Secretary and the Secretary Treasurer before the ballot is mailed. Members found not to be eligible to vote by absentee ballot will be so notified within 10 days of the receipt of their application.

Please fill out the attached Absentee Ballot Request Form and mail by Canada Post or hand delivered (Faxes not accepted) to the Recording Secretary of Local Lodge 16 no later than OCTOBER.16, 2017. More forms may be obtained from the Local Lodge offices.

In solidarity,

Daniel Zamorano, Recording Secretary, Local Lodge 16, IAM & AW

BC NDP budget update brings relief for working families

NEWS RELEASE
**For Immediate Release**
September 11, 2017

Victoria – Working families will see some relief and new opportunities based on the priorities set by the new NDP government’s budget update, says the BC Federation of Labour.

“Finally we see a government ready to invest in vital public services,” said BCFED President Irene Lanzinger. “After 16 years of underfunding and neglect, this budget takes the first steps to address the affordability crisis and support working families.” 

“It’s a big job to fix the mess created by the BC Liberals, and this budget is a good start.”

Lanzinger said she is pleased that the NDP government is following through with budget update funding for key election commitments, including:
• almost $500 million for a $100 per month increase in social assistance rates;
• funding to restore free Adult Basic Education and English as an Additional Language
training to help British Columbians develop job skills;
• increasing taxes for high income earners and corporations; and
• maintaining the previous government’s undertaking to help the resource sector
maintain jobs by phasing out the PST on electricity.

Part of the BCFED’s ongoing Fight for $15 minimum wage campaign is the call for a poverty reduction strategy. And Lanzinger says she’s pleased to see a number of spending
commitments that underpin a poverty reduction plan reflected in the budget.

“In a province as wealthy as BC, our poverty levels are unacceptable. We’ve been calling on
government for years to establish a poverty reduction plan. Many of the initiatives proposed today by the new government—including the Fair Wages Commission—will help advance this important work,” said Lanzinger.

On the employment front, Lanzinger says a three-year commitment of $15 billion in capital funding to build schools, health facilities, housing and transit will create good-paying construction jobs and build much needed infrastructure.

“There are many areas that need attention if the government is really going to support working families, but this budget update is a step in the right direction to address affordability, create jobs and build an economy that works for everyone,” said Lanzinger.

For more information, contact BCFED Communications Director Jaime Matten, 604 430 1421.

AIRPORT PRE-BOARD SCREENERS CONFERENCE

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The Executive Board of Local Lodge 16 would like to thank the members who submitted letters of interest. The Screeners attending the Airport Screeners Conference are as follows: 

Two (2) Screeners from the Region
Brother Sean Christie
Sister Cheryl Oskaboose

Four (4) Screeners from the Mainland
Brother Imran Khan
Sister Susan Alarca
Sister Roselle Diolata
Brother Ed Castro

This will be a great opportunity to communicate the issues and concerns facing Screening Officers and we are confident that our Brothers and Sisters participating will do so.

In Solidarity,

Daniel Zamorano
Recording Secretary LL16

LOCAL LODGE 16 BBQ

SEPTEMBER 4TH 2017
11:00am – 08:00pm

Local Lodge 16 will be having a BBQ at the TEMPLETON PARKING LOT on Monday September 4th 2017. Stop by for food and beverages. There will be IAMAW apparel giveaways. All Local Lodge 16 members are welcome! 

In solidarity,

Daniel Zamorano,
Recording Secretary

GENERAL MEETING

SEPTEMBER 19th, 2017 TUESDAY
15:30 PM Doors open at 15:00PM
7980 RIVER ROAD, RICHMOND, BC

AGENDA ITEMS

• Financial Report
• Chief and District Reports

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The General Meeting is open to all bargaining units and the members of Local Lodge 16. It is encouraged for all members to attend and participate. Please note that the quorum requirement, as per ARTICLE D SECTION 3 of the IAMAW Constitution, is set at 20 members. 

Join us on September 19th 2017 for Coffee and Doughnuts.

In solidarity,

Daniel Zamorano

Recording Secretary IAM & AW

SUPERVISION, DIRECTION AND CONTROL

Dear Members:

Please be advised that International President, Robert Martinez, Jr., has advised
that the conditions which prompted the supervision, direction and control of Local
Lodge 16, have been corrected and that effective July 6, 2017, the supervision,
direction and control has been lifted. 

The Local Lodge may now be run as an autonomous Local Lodge in accordance
with our Constitutional Law and Policy.

I would personally like to take this opportunity to thank the membership and
leadership of Local Lodge 16 for the opportunity to serve as the Trustee and
Supervisor and for your commitment and support during this transition.

In Solidarity,

Tania Canniff
General Chairperson
Transportation District 140
IAMAW

Labour Day 2017