CUPE issues major update
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Now that a mediated agreement has been reached, Air Canada is hoping for a smooth return to full capacity. However, reports of opposition to the deal raise the possibility of renewed disruptions, which could once again cripple operations and force the airline back to the negotiating table.
Canada’s biggest airline is hiding a secret,” warned unfaircanada.com, a website campaigning on behalf of Air Canada flight attendants and their union during recent contract negotiations. “Their cabin crew is being forced to work for free during the most critical moments of your flight experience.
In what is being called a “terrible precedent” by CUPE and a “blatant misuse” of the Labour Code by opposition MPs, federal Jobs minister Patty Hajdu has ordered Air Canada flight attendants back to work while the airline and union undergo binding arbitration.
Strategy used by the union representing 10,500 Air Canada flight attendants may ripple across the labour movement, experts say
What could CUPE’s defiance of Section 107 mean for future strikes in Canada? CTV’s Rachel Aiello has the latest.
During a press conference by CUPE, representatives issued an apology to the Canadian public saying their only goal is ‘to be paid for their time at work.’
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