Who Are We?


Local Lodge 1857 of The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union is based in Metro Vancouver, and its members work all over BC since 1958.
We are a part of District Lodge 250 along with Local Lodge 11, Local Lodge 456, Local Lodge 692, and Local Lodge 2711. We are governed by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Constitution as well as Local Lodge Bylaws.

Our office is located at 19005 94 Ave, Surrey, BC.
General meetings take place on the first Thursday of every month, at 7:00 pm. They are held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 133, located at 2675 Shaughnessy Street. There are no general meetings in July or August.

We acknowledge that our office is on the traditional territory of the Kwantlen and the Semiahmoo. Our monthly meetings take place on the traditional territory of the Kwikwetlem.

Our executive officers are:

President – Bill MacPherson
Vice president – Tracy Ormrod
Recording Secretary – Lewis McIntyre
Secretary Treasurer – Kelly Dressler
Trustees – Al Zavaglia, Simon Thomas, Siloam Miranda
Conductor Sentinel – Brent McCullough


[IAMAW Union in British Columbia] , Click to visit their sites

District 250                
Local Lodge 11              
Local Lodge 456           
Local Lodge 550           
Local Lodge 692           
Local Lodge 1857         
Local Lodge 2711         

District 140                
Local Lodge 16              
Local Lodge 764           


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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
– The official website of the Machinists Union.


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