Maritime Provinces

In Nova Scotia . The Leo MacKay Bursary in the amount of $1,000.00 per year through the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour.

We supply $1,000.00 each year to fund two $500.00 AIL Canada/New Brunswick Federation of Labour Solidarity Bursaries each year.

We also make a donation of $3,000.00 each year to the New Brunswick Federation of Labour to assit with their postage cost of communicating with their affiliates.

We also make regular donations both financial and otherwise to the New Democatic party of Nova Scotia.

AIL Canada was the lead sponsor for two consecutive years for the NDP Leader's Levee.

Various Labour Day Parades and picnics around the maritimes also recieve funding assistance from AIL Canada to help make the day a fun time for working families to enjoy their day of celibration.

Several donations of door prizes for the groups we work with are made on an annual basis.

AIL Canada is always open to the idea and request of all groups who are involved in the informing of their members about the existance of our company and its efforts to service working families.

Maine and New Hampshire

March, 2006, $250 - NH AFL-CIO Legislative Reception held in Concord, NH, for labor union lobbying against "Right To Work" legislation

March, 2006, $500 donation to the Southern Maine Central Labor Council for the establishment of an accredited labor studies course at the University of Southern Maine.

"Annual" donations:

$250 to NH AFL-CIO Scholarship Fund

$250 in Door Prizes for NH AFL-CIO State Convention

$250 in Door Prizes for ME AFL-CIO State Convention

Other donations:

$150 in Door Prizes every 6 months for Paperworkers (USW) Union (formerly known as UPIU & PACE)

June, 2004, $500 donation to IAMAW Local S/6, Strike Fund

The other way AIL helps considerably across both ME & NH is with our Food Bank, especially the last quarter of the year for Thanksgiving & Christmas / Holidays.