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Ottawa Citizen
2 days ago
- Business
- Ottawa Citizen
Air Canada has suspended return to service until Monday
Article content Air Canada said on Sunday that the CIRB has ordered the terms of the collective agreement between the union and the airline that expired on March 31 be extended until a new agreement is reached. Article content The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents more than 10,000 flight attendants, has accused federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu of caving to Air Canada's demands. Article content CUPE says it is inviting Air Canada back to the table to negotiate a fair deal. Article content The union called for a 'day of action' on Sunday, with demonstrations planned outside of the Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary airports. Article content Natasha Stea, the president of the local 4091 for flight attendants based in Montreal, said the workers supported defying the back-to-work order. Article content 'I want to be very clear, Air Canada is choosing to do this to our passengers, to our company, because we are the face of the company, and they're trying to blame us for all this and getting together with their friends in the government to kind of circumvent all our rights,' she said at a demonstration outside the Toronto airport. Article content Article content She said workers are 'done being abused and exploited.' Article content 'Where you have a multi-billion dollar company that's refusing to pay living wages to their employees, I just don't know.' Article content CUPE originally announced its members were heading to the picket lines after being unable to reach an eleventh-hour deal with the airline, while Air Canada locked out its agents about 30 minutes later due to the strike action. Article content The union has said its main sticking points revolve around wages that have been outpaced by inflation during its previous 10-year contract, along with unpaid labour when planes aren't in the air. Article content Air Canada had previously asked Hajdu to order the parties to enter a binding arbitration process — a power granted to the minister through Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code.
CTV News
4 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Air Canada relying on government to ‘swoop in and save the day for them': Local 4091 President
Watch President of Local 4091 Natasha Stea on the status of negotiations between the union and Air Canada.
National Post
4 days ago
- Business
- National Post
CUPE: Air Canada is Reinforcing the Gender Wage Gap – And They Want the Government to Help Them Do It
Article content TORONTO — Air Canada wants to reinforce the gender wage gap by forcing Air Canada flight attendants – 70% of whom identify as women – to accept a wage offer less than one-third what Air Canada offered its pilots less than a year ago. Article content 'Air Canada's male-dominated workforce received a significant cost-of-living wage increase. Why not the flight attendants, who are 70% women?' said Natasha Stea, President of CUPE 4091 representing Air Canada flight attendants based in Montreal. Article content Article content In 2024, Air Canada gave pilots – a male-dominated profession – a 26% wage increase in year one of their new contract. Article content However, in 2025, Air Canada is offering flight attendants just 8% in year one of their new contract, and just a 17.2% wage increase overall over the life of a four-year deal. Article content Air Canada gave pilots a better wage increase in on year than flight attendants will get over the entire life of their four-year contract if Air Canada gets its way. Article content Now, Air Canada has threatened to lock out Air Canada flight attendants, calling flight attendant wage proposals 'exorbitant' – and they want Employment Minister Patty Hajdu to impose a deal on flight attendants through forced arbitration. Article content Since 2015, compensation growth for female-dominated occupations in the airline industry has fallen flat while wages and compensation for pilots and maintenance personnel have increased by 31% and 14%. Air Canada wants the federal government to help them keep the trend alive. Article content Article content Article content
