Union illustration as Communicate Stall for Air Canada’s flight attendant information
The Sangh, who represents the Air Canadian flight attendants, says it has filed a reconciliation with the federal labor minister after reaching a deadlock with the airline.
The CUPE Air Canada component, which represents 10,000 Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flight attendants, stated that its top priority is promoting compensation, taking into account an entry level full -time salary is about $ 1,951 per month.
Its previous contract with the airline, which was effective since 2015, ended in March.
“Everything has changed since 2015, but the company has refused to accept the reality,” Union President Wesley Lesoski said in a press release.
“Our workloads have increased, the cost of life has touched the sky beyond confidence, and our working conditions are happening
Worse than day. The status quo will not be deducted. ,
The Sangh also wants to discontinue what it calls Luppols in the Canadian Labor Code that says that the airlines allowed the flight attendants to work on an average of 35 hours without salary.
It said that its members complete some tasks without compensation, such as boarding and deeplancing, assisting passengers with dynamics issues, and pre-objective safety checks.
The CUPE 10,000 air Canada and Air Canada represents a rose flight attendant, insisting on ending unpaid work as part of the ongoing labor talks with the airline, as their contract is ending today. Currently, the attendants are paid only for the time when the aircraft is in the air.
In a statement, Air Canada Spocner Peter Fitzpatrick said that the airline plans to work with federal arbitration and reconciliation service, which is to reach a deal, which “recognizes the valuable contribution of our flight attendants in Air Canada.”
“Air Canada has a long history of successful labor relations and fruitful interactions with its employees, as is again
Dismissed in recent times, “he said.
“The coming months will be federally essentially brief process, so customers may continue to book and travel on Air Canada with full confidence.”
Fitzpatrick refused to comment on the nuances related to the ongoing conversation regarding compensation, but said that most of the models are currently in line with the global carrier.
“He said, we are definitely open to discuss this item with the union as part of the overall more general interaction.
Compensation in our contract negotiations, “he said.
Once a federal reconciliation officer is appointed, he will have a 60-day period to work with the airline and the union, followed by a three-week cooling period.
The Sangh said that if no agreement is reached until then, it can give notice of 72-hour job action after taking votes of the strike.
