Air Canada IAM workers ratify 10-year agreement

Air Canada workers, represented by the IAMAW, ratified a new 10-year collective agreement. The IAMAW represents 7,500 Air Canada employees who work as technical, maintenance and operational support employees in the airline’s airport, maintenance and Air Canada Cargo operations. The agreement has been approved by the Air Canada board of directors. This agreement with the IAMAW is the sixth agreement reached by Air Canada and its unions, following the conclusion of new agreements on collective agreement terms for 10 years with Air Canada Pilots Association representing the airline’s 3,000 pilots and CUPE representing its 6,500 flight attendants, as well as new agreements with Unifor representing the airline’s 4,000 customer service and sales agents in Canada, the IBT representing its US unionised workforce and UNITE representing its UK unionised workforce.<br/>