Members of IAMAW (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) in Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton, Quebec City, Calgary and Vancouver have ratified a new multi-year agreement with Air Transat.
The IAMAW is the largest union in Canada representing maintenance and airline service providers.
According to a release by the union, its members voted overwhelmingly to accept the new tentative agreement, which is effective immediately - and involved no concessions by the union.
“The agreement is the first of its kind with substantial wage increases and cost-of-living increases. Many of the increases and enhancements are over and above those prescribed in the labour code,” said Lou Pagrach, Grand Lodge Representative.
“We were able to negotiate a great deal,” said Peter Tsoukalas, General Chairperson for IAM Transportation District 140. “Although it was a long process, it was an agreement the members simply couldn’t turn down. We’re very proud of this deal.”
Highlights of the newly-ratified agreement include:
• A 5-year cost-of-living increase with major wage increases
• Wage increases from 4 per cent to 23 per cent at the date of signing
• Consumer Price Index protection for the length of the contract
• 30 per cent increases in shift premiums
• With the addition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, members now have 11 paid statutory holidays.
• Top-rate AMEs will now receive more than $50 per hour
• Up to extra 2 days of vacation depending on length of service
• Shift premium, Lead Hand premiums, Stores Certification Premiums, Structures Certification Premiums, Missed Rest Compensation Premiums, and Per Diem rates were all improved.
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