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CBC
an hour ago
- Business
- CBC
Tentative Air Canada deal to include pay increases, at least 60 minutes ground pay
CBC News has learned the tentative deal between Air Canada and its flight attendants secures at least 60 minutes of ground pay for their time before each flight. The airline is also proposing immediate pay increases of 12 per cent for flight attendants with five years or less of service with Air Canada, and eight per cent for those who have worked at the airline longer than that.
Globe and Mail
6 hours ago
- Business
- Globe and Mail
How the Air Canada strike tested Canada's labour laws
A national strike by Air Canada flight attendants ended on Tuesday morning, three days after it began. One of the key issues that Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees were fighting over was "ground pay," the amount flight attendants are paid for their work before takeoff and after landing. Jason Kirby is a business reporter for The Globe and Mail. He's on the show to talk about what we know about the deal so far, and what impact this strike could have on future labour disputes. Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at thedecibel@
CBC
12 hours ago
- Business
- CBC
Former KLM flight attendant 'appalled' that Air Canada colleagues don't get ground pay
Air Canada flight attendants scored a major victory with the inclusion of ground pay in the tentative agreement that ended their strike. Manon van Wamel, a former flight attendant for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, said it's hard work being a flight attendant, and she was surprised to hear that her colleagues in Air Canada weren't getting compensated for all of it.
CBC
17 hours ago
- Business
- CBC
Will the Air Canada deal lead to a change in industry standards?
Rod Mickelburgh, a labour journalist and host of the 'On The Line' podcast, says companies not issuing ground pay to flight attendants has been accepted for years and with the new deal, the unions achieved a breakthrough against the practice. With BC Today host Dan Burritt, Mickleburgh responds to callers' experiences with Air Canada and what they make of the strike's end.
CBC
18 hours ago
- Business
- CBC
What signals did the Air Canada strike send to other labour unions?
Air Canada and the CUPE division representing Air Canada flight attendants reached a tentative deal Tuesday morning after nine hours of negotiations. The new agreement promises "ground pay" for flight attendants, a key demand of theirs, and came about after the flight attendants defied a back-to-work order made under s.107 of the Canada Labour Code. What message does this send to other unions? Executive vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress Siobhán Vipond joins Power & Politics to discuss.
