12 months ago
Air Canada Flight Attendants Reject Wage Deal, Flights Continue
Air Canada flight attendants rejected a wage deal.
Because of this the two sides will go to mediation to work things out.
If there is still no agreement, it will go to arbitration.
Despite the vote, there will be no strike, and flights will happen as usual.
Most parts of the original deal, except the wages, are still agreed upon and will be the basis of a new agreement.
Air Canada flight attendants rejected the wage offer.
The vote saw 99.1% against the proposal.
Mediation is the agreed-upon next step.
No strike or lockout will occur.
Flights will continue to operate.
- Who
- Air Canada flight attendants and Air Canada
- What
- Flight attendants voted down a wage offer.
- Where
- Canada
- When
- Voting concluded Saturday.
- Why
- Flight attendants deemed the proposed wage insufficient.
Flight Attendants' Stance
Air Canada's Stance
Wage Agreement
Flight Attendants' Stance
The offered wage was insufficient.
Air Canada's Stance
The agreed wage terms are under review via mediation.
Key facts
- Parties Involved
- Air Canada and CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees)
- Vote Result
- 99.1% against the wage offer
- Next Step
- Mediation and/or Arbitration
- Agreement on Non-Wage Terms
- Most terms of the tentative agreement remain
- Impact on Flights
- Flights will continue to operate
Timeline
Airlines, like SpiceJet, struggled financially and raised ticket prices.
Spirit and others restructured, pressuring employee compensation.
Air Canada flight attendants rejected wage terms, and a strike loomed.
In response, flight attendants initiated a strike over pay.
Now, the sides will enter mediation after rejecting the prior deal.
Quotes
Air Canada
The airline
“Air Canada and CUPE contemplated this potential outcome and mutually agreed that if the tentative agreement was not ratified, the wage portion would be referred to mediation and, if no agreement was reached at that stage, to arbitration.”
financialexpress.com
“About 130,000 customers will be impacted each day that the strike continues”
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Canadian Union of Public Employees
The union
“We are now officially on strike.”
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