The airline company stated it has actually been working out for 8 months, used binding arbitration and recently proposed an offer consisting of a 38 percent pay increase over 4 years. The deal was declined and the union released a strike notification
Air Canada states it will lock out its flight attendants this weekend after their union served notification of a strike, setting the phase for a complete shutdown of operations if the conflict is not solved.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents the airline company’s 9,500 flight attendants, stated 99.7 percent of members voted to strike. The union has actually pushed for pay throughout all hours worked, cost-of-living securities and wage increases it states remain in line with market requirements.
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One significant point of contention in between the union and the airline company is overdue work hours. Personnel is presently compensated at a per hour rate, however just for the time that the airplane is in the air, viz. from liftoff to landing.
The flight attendants invest a lot of time throughout boarding security checks and deplaning that they are not paid for. CUPE desires this to alter.
“If you consider the overall time worked, you’re basically making less than federal base pay if you’re a junior flight attendant,” CUPE representative Pouliot informed The Globe and Mail.
“For the previous 9 months, we have actually advanced strong, data-driven propositions on earnings and overdue work,” CNN priced estimate Wesley Lesosky, president of CUPE’s Air Canada Component, as stating. “Air Canada’s action makes one thing clear: they are not thinking about fixing these vital concerns.”
The airline company stated it has actually been working out for 8 months, provided binding arbitration and recently proposed an offer consisting of a 38 percent pay increase over 4 years. The deal was turned down and the union provided a strike notification, triggering Air Canada to react with a 72-hour lockout notification reliable 16 August.
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Flights might start being cancelled as early as Wednesday, with more cancellations Thursday and a complete shutdown by Saturday. Air Canada runs almost 430 day-to-day flights in between Canada and the United States, serving over 50 United States airports, and states it flies about 130,000 travelers a day.
Labour minister Patty Hajdu stated she has actually satisfied both sides and prompted them to remain at the table with federal arbitrators “till an offer is discovered.”
The conflict comes as boarding pay and settlement for all hours worked stay controversial concerns throughout the airline company market, with comparable disputes playing out in the United States.