MONTREAL, Oct. 23, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada
today announced it had been advised by the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), the union representing the
airline's 700 US-based employees, that its members have ratified a
new 10-year collective agreement reached July 17, 2019. The new agreement is in
effect until 2029.
"We are very pleased that our US-based employees have ratified
a new, 10-year collective agreement. This outcome underscores
the IBT's and our employees' alignment with Air Canada's successful
business strategy to continue building a sustainably profitable,
global business," said Craig Landry,
Executive Vice President, Operations at Air Canada. "I commend
the bargaining committees and our employee colleagues for
concluding this outstanding result, which provides long term
stability for our US-based employees in this highly competitive and
transforming industry."
The IBT represents approximately 700 Air Canada customer service
representatives, concierge and premium agents, reservation agents,
air cargo workers and other employees based across the United States.
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international
airline serving nearly 220 airports on six continents. Canada's flag carrier is among the 20 largest
airlines in the world and in 2018 served nearly 51 million
customers. Air Canada provides
scheduled passenger service directly to 62 airports in Canada, 54 in the
United States and 101 in Europe, the Middle
East, Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central
America and South America.
Air Canada is a founding member of
Star Alliance, the world's most
comprehensive air transportation network serving 1,250 airports in
195 countries. Air Canada is the
only international network carrier in North America to receive a Four-Star ranking
according to independent U.K. research firm Skytrax, which also
named Air Canada the 2019 Best Airline in North America. For more information, please
visit: aircanada.com/media, follow @AirCanada on Twitter and
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