{"id":11881,"date":"2026-11-01T14:23:55","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T22:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/?p=11881"},"modified":"2026-11-01T14:23:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T22:23:55","slug":"iam-canada-keep-canadas-airports-public-protect-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/?p=11881","title":{"rendered":"IAM Canada &#8211; Keep Canada\u2019s Airports Public. Protect Workers."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The IAM Union is calling on MPs and Senators to oppose long-term private concessions at Canada\u2019s largest airports and protect workers, good union jobs and the public interest.<\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s airports are critical public infrastructure, connecting communities, supporting jobs and keeping people and goods moving across the country. Decisions about how these essential facilities are operated must prioritize the public interest, not just private returns.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed long-term private concessions at Toronto Pearson, Montr\u00e9al-Trudeau, Vancouver International and Calgary International airports raise important concerns about the future of Canada\u2019s airport system.<\/p>\n<p>The IAM Union warns that privatizing airport operations could put pressure on fees, services and good union jobs. Workers who keep our airports running every day must have a meaningful voice in decisions that affect their workplaces, livelihoods and the services Canadians rely on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take Action: Make Your Voice Heard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The IAM Union is urging members, workers and concerned Canadians to contact their Members of Parliament and Senators and ask them to oppose long-term private concessions at Canada\u2019s largest airports.<\/p>\n<p>Your voice matters. By sending a letter to your elected representatives, you can help raise awareness of what is at stake and call for decisions that protect workers, maintain accountability and keep Canada\u2019s airports serving the public interest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/letters\/keep-canadas-airports-public?source=direct_link&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Take action today. Send a letter to your MP and Senators by clicking here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Together, we can stand up for workers, protect good union jobs and defend Canada\u2019s public interest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to learn more by reading \u201cPublic Runways, Private Profits: Why Airport Privatization Would Be Risky and Costly for Canadians\u201d report prepared by the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC).<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IAM Union is calling on MPs and Senators to oppose long-term private concessions at Canada\u2019s largest airports and protect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[107,86,106,232,91,224,105,79],"class_list":["post-11881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-events","tag-bcpoli","tag-canada","tag-cdnpoli","tag-d140","tag-iam","tag-l16","tag-labour","tag-union"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11881"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11883,"href":"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11881\/revisions\/11883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}