Air Canada, flight attendants reach temporary deal to end the strike
A temporary agreement has been signed to end the contract dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants, both the airline and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) both announced on Tuesday.
CUPE, which represents more than 10,000 air Canada flight attendants, said that after nine -hour conversation with the help of the main intermediary appointed by the federal government, the deal will be presented for its membership, which will have the opportunity to confirm it.
The Sangh gave some details on the agreement, but said it guarantees base salary For their members – something that is still a major affixed point in the conversation.
Ground pay is compensated for work, while the aircraft are on the ground, and the flight attendant is historically not paid for this time, which is spent in loading and unloading passengers, or when flights are canceled or delayed.
The Sangh said in a statement to CBC News, “Unpaid work is over. We have retrieved our voice and our power.”
Not compensating for ground pay is a common practice in the industry, but some progressive airlines have started paying flight attendants for this time in recent years.
CUPE advised its members to “resume operation and cooperate fully.”
It is expected to cancel something in the coming days
Air Canada also confirmed the temporary deal in a statement and said that the flights would start gradually from Tuesday evening.
Airline Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Rousseo advised customers to be patient as a complete restoration of service “may require a week or more,” but said that “everyone in Air Canada is making every effort to enable them to travel soon.”
With the strike by Air Canada flight attendants, passengers say they are disappointed at high cost of alternative arrangements.
In the statement, Russo said, “The suspension of our service is extremely difficult for our customers. We repeatedly regret and apologize for the impact of this labor disintegration.”
During the infection to resume the service, the airline hoped that some flights would still be canceled. Russo stated that the airline would provide options for customers in such a scenario, with a full corresponding, a credit for future travel and, if space is allowed, rebooking on other airlines.
Piercene Airport near Toronto advised passengers to examine their flight position in the coming days before the trignerous visit, and said that it deployed additional employees in terminals and luggage areas to help passengers and to support the startup operation.
Air Canada operates around 700 flights daily. The airline on Monday estimated that 500,000 customers would be affected by the cancellation of the flight.
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Aviation analytics firm Syrium said by Monday afternoon, Air Canada had discontinued at least 1,219 domestic flights and 1,339 international flights from last Thursday, when the carrier slowly began to suspend its operation before the strike and lockout.
The binding arbitration was rejected
The strike began in early Saturday, but a few hours later, the federal government called for a section in the Canadian Labor Code to order binding mediation through the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB). binding arbitration A third-party intermediary allows the terms to fix the terms of a new contract.
CUPE rejected the procedural step that accuses the job ministers Patty Hazdu and Air Canada of estimating such intervention and not bargaining in good beliefs. Labor leaders also objected to repeated use of a government law, which cuts the rights of workers’ strike and forces them into mediation, which they have taken with workers in ports, railways and other places in recent years.
Jobs Minister Patty Hazdu joined Power and Politics, defending his decision to implement Section 107 of Canada’s Labor Code and ordered the Air Canada flight attendant back to work. She says that ‘this was clear’ the airline and the union ‘union’ needed another tool to continue the conversation after going on strike.
CIRB depicted the disregard of the union of the back-to-work order in the weekend as “illegal”.
On Monday, Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was disappointed with the deadlock, but it was important that the flight attendants were “equally compensated at all times”.
The Sangh served a 72-hour notice of its intention to strike on Wednesday, failing to lead a new agreement after negotiations for the collective bargain agreement ending March 31. This was the first action of such a job by Air Canada flight attendant after the 1980s.
Both the Sangh and the airline agreed with the mediator, William Couple, who had first assisted in labor talks after Canada.
