Flight Attendant Union asked Job Minister not to intervene in Air Canada talks

More than 10,000 flight attendants are ready to get out of the job around ET at 1 pm on Saturday, followed by the lockout by the company if both sides cannot reach the eleventh hour deal.

Public employees of the Canadian Association issued a statement on Friday afternoon to request the federal job minister Patti Hazdu to interfere in the conversation by calling for Section 107 of the Canada Labor Code “,” allowed the collective bargaining and allowing parties to negotiate a proposal. “

Air Canada had earlier asked the CUPE to consider binding interest arbitration, which would bring a mediator in negotiations to decide on major agenda goods, on which both sides have not agreed.

Earlier this week, CUPE rejected the request, Air Canada then asked Hazu to make a referral under Section 107 that the conversation be sent for mediation. Hazdu gave to the cup by noon on Friday to respond.

“We thank the Sangh for their response. We firmly urge the parties to work with the federal mediators and make a deal. The precious and Canadians of the time are relying on you,” the press secretary of Hazdu said in a statement to CBC News.

Air Canada on Friday warned that it was canceling around 500 flights, which is already scheduled to fly today in anticipation of work stop, with a full stoppage looming on Saturday.

The airline said on X that by noon on Friday, 294 flights were canceled and over 55,000 passengers were affected.

It said that it would inform the customers of cancellation through email and text message, adding it to the airport until they have a confirmed booking and their flight still appears as operations.

An Angus Reid Institute Poll, released on Friday, suggested that five out of five Canadians – about 84 percent – assume that it is “unfair” that the air Canada flight attendants are paid only for work when the aircraft is in the air. This is an important sticky point in the dialogue that caused a deadlock.

Weighted survey came from a random sample of 1,507 Canadian adults, with a margin of +/- 2.0 error
Percent marks, 19 out of 20.