The IAM Union is proud to announce a major milestone for its newest bargaining unit at Air Transat Passenger Service in Montr\u00e9al (YUL). Following a ratification vote held from August 14 to August 15, 2025, members voted strongly in favour of their very first collective agreement, with 81% support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This ratification is an achievement. First contracts are often the most challenging to secure, as they establish the foundation for a fair and respectful working relationship between employees and the employer. The newly ratified agreement provides meaningful improvements and sets strong foundations for the years ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe success at the bargaining table is a proof to the determination and solidarity of our members,<\/em>\u201d said IAM General Chairperson (GC) Peter Tsoulakas. \u201cWe are proud to have secured important gains that will directly improve the quality of life for our members and their families<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The new contract will be in effect from August 16, 2025, to August 15, 2028, providing stability and clarity for the next three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n IAM leadership and the bargaining committee extended their gratitude to the membership for their engagement throughout the bargaining process. \u201cThis victory belongs to you, the members,<\/em>\u201d the committee noted. \u201cYour patience, support, and unity were essential in achieving this first agreement. Together, we\u2019ve just started making a difference; but it will take continued solidarity to build on this progress.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n With this ratification, IAM reaffirms its commitment to ensuring that Air Transat Passenger Service workers at YUL have a strong voice in the workplace, fair representation, and the tools they need to keep advancing their rights and protections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The IAM Union is proud to announce a major milestone for its newest bargaining unit at Air Transat Passenger Service in Montr\u00e9al (YUL). Following a ratification vote held from August 14 to August 15, 2025, members voted strongly in favour of their very first collective agreement, with 81% support. This ratification is an achievement. First […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":32431,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[63,61,62],"class_list":{"0":"post-32433","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-news","8":"tag-canada","9":"tag-iam","10":"tag-union","12":"post-with-thumbnail","13":"post-with-thumbnail-large"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32433"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32434,"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32433\/revisions\/32434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iam140.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}