Air Canada approves 10-year contract with IAMAW

Air Canada’s technical maintenance, airport ramp and cargo personnel have ratified a new contract on collective agreement terms for ten years.

The agreement, which was announced Jan. 22, 2016, was approved by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW).

The new 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 ten years with ACPA 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 International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) representing its US unionized workforce and UNITE representing its UK unionized workforce.

The new agreement has also been approved by the Air Canada Board of Directors.

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