{"id":1207,"date":"2026-02-12T15:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/?p=1207"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:20:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:20:19","slug":"major-contract-victory-for-iam-local-1120-members-at-kal-tire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/?p=1207","title":{"rendered":"Major Contract Victory for IAM Local 1120 Members at Kal Tire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0 C\/O <a href=\"https:\/\/iamaw.ca\/author\/vanessa\/\">IAM Union<\/a>\u00a0\u00a024 November, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rainy River, ON<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 IAM Union Local 1120 is celebrating a major victory as members at Kal Tire have officially ratified a groundbreaking new contract, one of the strongest agreements ever secured for this unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After dedicated work at the bargaining table, the IAM negotiating team delivered a transformative deal that significantly enhances working conditions, protections, and compensation for members. The newly ratified agreement includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Above-average wage increases that reflect the skill and dedication of the workforce.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Premium boosts to further strengthen overall earnings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved benefits, offering greater security and support for members and their families.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional paid vacation time, reinforcing the value of rest and work-life balance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhanced job protections to safeguard workers\u2019 rights on the job.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stronger scheduling provisions and expanded grievance rights, ensuring fairer processes and clearer expectations in the workplace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two substantial signing bonuses, awarded at key milestones throughout the agreement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This victory belongs to our bargaining team and our members. Their commitment made this exceptional agreement possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This contract is a powerful proof to the strength, unity, and determination of IAM members and their bargaining committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Posted in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iamaw.ca\/category\/news-releases-50\/\">News Releases<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 C\/O IAM Union\u00a0\u00a024 November, 2025 Rainy River, ON&nbsp;\u2014 IAM Union Local 1120 is celebrating a major victory as members at Kal Tire have officially ratified a groundbreaking new contract, one of the strongest agreements ever secured for this unit. After dedicated work at the bargaining table, the IAM negotiating team delivered a transformative deal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1208,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1207"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1210,"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207\/revisions\/1210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}