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If you need a union, you
came to the right place! The I.A.M.A.W.'s mission
is Service to the Community and Justice on the Job.
Justice on the Job starts with organizing a
union.
The I.A.M.A.W.
Organizing Department can help you in many ways.
We have experienced and motivated organizers to lead you
through your campaign. These people work very hard
to maintain our winning record. All contacts are treated
as strictly confidential, with no obligation.
You can contact the I.A.M.A.W. Canadian
Organizing Department Directly at
http://iamaw.ca/join_e.html
or
You can contact the I.A.M.A.W. International
Organizing Department Directly at
http://www.goiam.org/join.cfm
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Getting a
Union with the IAMAW
When it comes to the
process of becoming organized, many workers do not know
what is involved, what their rights are, or even how to
get started. These ten steps are not offered as a final
or exhaustive list of how the process works, but as a
brief guide on how to get organized in
Ontario.
Prospective
members should be aware that their right to Union
representation is guaranteed under the law, and that it
is illegal for a Company to take action against an
employee for seeking to form a Union.
The 10 Steps of
the Certification Process are as
follows:
- Initial contact
with the Union results in a meeting between some of
the employees seeking certification and the
Union's representatives.
- Employees sign
Application For Membership cards. Please note that all
Applications for Membership are treated in the
strictest confidence - your employer will never see
these cards!
- Once a majority of
employees have signed cards, the I.A.M.A.W. applies to
the Labour board for certification.
- A vote will be
held, usually within 5 days, to determine the wishes
of the majority of employees
- Assuming the
employees vote for the union, the Labour Board will
grant the certification to the I.A.M.A.W..
- The Union holds
meetings with the employees to get proposals / demands
for collective bargaining.
- The workers elect
their own Shop Stewards and negotiating committee
representative's.
- Collective
Bargaining sessions are held between the Company and
the Union.
- Settlement of your
Collective Agreement is always determined by a
majority vote of the employees.
- Only upon
ratification of a collective agreement does the
I.A.M.A.W. begin collecting dues from its new
members.
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