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Montreal Gazette
5 days ago
- Business
- Montreal Gazette
CUPE NL Stands in Solidarity with Air Canada Flight Attendants
CUPE NL Stands in Solidarity with Air Canada Flight Attendants For more information, please contact: Sherry Hillier President, CUPE Newfoundland & Labrador 709-765-2996 Taylor Johnston CUPE Atlantic Communications Representative tjohnston@ Haseena Manek CUPE Atlantic Communications Representative hmanek@ CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador stands in solidarity with flight attendants employed by Air Canada and demands the government respect their right to strike. "It's absolutely disgraceful that so much necessary and vital work flight attendants do before and after each and every flight is unpaid," said CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador President Sherry Hillier. "No one should be working for free. Full stop." Flight attendants are only paid when the plane is moving, and work as many as 35 unpaid hours a week performing vital duties that ensure the safe and smooth operation of each flight. Now, instead of paying flight attendants for the work they do, Air Canada is threatening to lock out their employees and disrupt the travel plans of thousands of Canadians. Our elected representatives must support workers' rights to free and fair negotiations and collective job action. These rights are protected under both federal and provincial legislation and have been affirmed by the Supreme Court of Canada. If our lawmakers at the highest level have determined the right to strike to be "indispensable," Air Canada must respect that. "Air Canada is manufacturing a crisis instead of coming to the table and bargaining in good faith," continued Hillier. "It's clear they hope the federal government will step in just like they did with Canada Post and force flight attendants back to work. We can't let that happen. We need to stand with flight attendants, as we do with all workers, and protect our Charter guaranteed right to strike." :so/cope491 This story was originally published August 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM.
National Post
5 days ago
- Business
- National Post
CUPE NL Stands in Solidarity with Air Canada Flight Attendants
Article content ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland and Labrador — CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador stands in solidarity with flight attendants employed by Air Canada and demands the government respect their right to strike. Article content 'It's absolutely disgraceful that so much necessary and vital work flight attendants do before and after each and every flight is unpaid,' said CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador President Sherry Hillier. 'No one should be working for free. Full stop.' Article content Flight attendants are only paid when the plane is moving, and work as many as 35 unpaid hours a week performing vital duties that ensure the safe and smooth operation of each flight. Now, instead of paying flight attendants for the work they do, Air Canada is threatening to lock out their employees and disrupt the travel plans of thousands of Canadians. Article content Our elected representatives must support workers' rights to free and fair negotiations and collective job action. These rights are protected under both federal and provincial legislation and have been affirmed by the Supreme Court of Canada. If our lawmakers at the highest level have determined the right to strike to be 'indispensable,' Air Canada must respect that. Article content 'Air Canada is manufacturing a crisis instead of coming to the table and bargaining in good faith,' continued Hillier. 'It's clear they hope the federal government will step in just like they did with Canada Post and force flight attendants back to work. We can't let that happen. We need to stand with flight attendants, as we do with all workers, and protect our Charter guaranteed right to strike.' Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content For more information, please contact: Article content Article content Sherry Hillier President, Article content Article content 709-765-2996 Article content
Business Wire
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
CUPE NL Stands in Solidarity with Air Canada Flight Attendants
ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland and Labrador--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador stands in solidarity with flight attendants employed by Air Canada and demands the government respect their right to strike. 'Air Canada is manufacturing a crisis instead of coming to the table and bargaining in good faith,' - Sherry Hillier CUPE NL President Share 'It's absolutely disgraceful that so much necessary and vital work flight attendants do before and after each and every flight is unpaid,' said CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador President Sherry Hillier. 'No one should be working for free. Full stop.' Flight attendants are only paid when the plane is moving, and work as many as 35 unpaid hours a week performing vital duties that ensure the safe and smooth operation of each flight. Now, instead of paying flight attendants for the work they do, Air Canada is threatening to lock out their employees and disrupt the travel plans of thousands of Canadians. Our elected representatives must support workers' rights to free and fair negotiations and collective job action. These rights are protected under both federal and provincial legislation and have been affirmed by the Supreme Court of Canada. If our lawmakers at the highest level have determined the right to strike to be 'indispensable,' Air Canada must respect that. 'Air Canada is manufacturing a crisis instead of coming to the table and bargaining in good faith,' continued Hillier. 'It's clear they hope the federal government will step in just like they did with Canada Post and force flight attendants back to work. We can't let that happen. We need to stand with flight attendants, as we do with all workers, and protect our Charter guaranteed right to strike.' :so/cope491
National Post
07-05-2025
- Business
- National Post
Sherry Hillier Re-Elected as CUPE NL President
Article content ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland and Labrador — CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador held their 51 st annual convention this week, hosting delegates from across the province. They came together to vote on resolutions on fighting privatization, supporting migrant workers, and lifting up young workers. Article content Article content This Wednesday, elections for several positions on the executive board were held, including the position of division president. Sherry Hillier was re-elected as president and will serve a two-year term. Article content 'It's an honour to be president of CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador and I am so thankful that my fellow members trust me to continue the work,' said Hillier. 'For the next two years, I will continue to fight for workers across the province, pushing for better wages, safer working conditions, and improved benefits for all.' Article content The positions of vice president, recording secretary, executive officer and 3-year trustee were also up for election. Article content 'Our new executive, a mix of old and newly elected delegates, will start our work in earnest,' finished Hillier, 'because that's what our fellow members deserve.' Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Article content
CBC
17-02-2025
- Business
- CBC
CUPE latest group to back out of N.L. Education Accord, warning of creeping privatization
A second organization says it will no longer be participating in the Newfoundland and Labrador government's team tasked with overhauling the province's education system. CUPE N.L. president Sherry Hillier says she will no longer sit on the Education Accord's advisory board, over worries the government is dismantling the province's public education system. Hillier said the decision stems from a recent interim report from the group. "You can see the writing on the wall. It's talking privatization and cutting back of public sector jobs. It's a little sprinkle of the Green report, which reeked of privatization similar to the Health Accord, Education Accord," Hillier told CBC Radio's The St. John's Morning Show. CUPE N.L.'s withdrawal from the group follows Memorial University's Faculty Association president Josh Lepawsky announcement in January that he was stepping away. "We did reach out to MUNFA and talked to them on their concerns — basically, same as ours. And after much deliberation and getting the interim report, we felt it was just very fitting that we walk away from this," said Hillier. CUPE N.L. also walked away from the Health Accord following an interim report. Threat of P3 model Hillier said she's worried government will build schools using a public-private partnership, known as a P3 model. She said the newly opened Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook, built with a P3 approach, should have had 200 beds but instead has 160 beds. She worries if the new Kenmount Terrace school is built on the P3 model, it won't be built to serve the necessary number of students. Her concerns over the future of N.L.'s education system go beyond just the K-12 education system and into post-secondary. She said CUPE N.L. would have given Memorial University a "failing grade" because of the hiring freeze announced late last year. "We know that the facility is falling down. There's actually a committee started up [at the] university called Fund MUN," said Hillier. She said MUN is eliminating jobs and people are retiring due to stress. "Is government going to look at making Memorial University a private university," she said. CBC News has asked Minister of Education Krista Lynn Howell for an interview. Voicing concerns violence in schools, and keeping jobs like driving school buses in the public sector. CUPE N.L. has approximately 1,000 members who work in the K-12 education system, in roles like custodians, secretaries and some bus drivers.
