Union History
The Machinists’ Fitters & Helpers Industrial Union Local 3 (Machinists Local 3) held its’ first union meeting in November 1941. We are a Canadian Union and were affiliated to the Shipyard General Workers’ Federation of BC in 1949 which is also a Canadian Federation.
Machinists Local 3 operates on Vancouver Island and is affiliated with the Victoria Labour Council, Nanaimo, Duncan and District Labour Council, BC Federation of Labour and the Dockyard Trades & Labour Council. We are also affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress through the Shipyard General Workers’ Federation.
We represent workers on Vancouver Island at the Department of National Defence – Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton, Victoria Shipyards Co. Ltd., Nicholson Manufacturing Ltd. and Air Liquide Canada.
Machinists Local 3 currently has just under 400 members.