• Three separate tentative agreements reached on June 12 and previously announced cover more than 11,000 employees in Finance, Clerical, Maintenance, Airport Airside Operations
• Two of the contracts ratified; ratification in progress for third agreement

MONTRÉAL, June 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Air Canada’s employees represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), voted on two of the three tentative agreements reached on June 12, 2026. The IAMAW announced that those two tentative agreements for 170 Finance people and for 115 Clerical people at Air Canada have been ratified. Ratification is in progress for the third tentative agreement covering the balance or approximately 11,000 Maintenance, Airport Airside Operations, Cargo, and Cabin Services employees.

The IAMAW represents more than 11,000 employees in Maintenance, Airport Airside Operations, Cabin Services, and Cargo, plus Finance and Clerical at Air Canada, through three separate contracts.

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