Black History Month
Every February, people across Canada participate in Black History month. This is a time for celebration and a clear recognition of the legacy of black people in Canada. This month and each month throughout the year, we can all reflect on this history and commit to maintaining an awareness and to foster meaningful change. It is also a time in which we must reflect on the fact that discrimination still exists. We must all do our part to stand up against racism and hatred in its overt and subtle forms.
Now is the time to shine a light and educate ourselves, our friends and family and move towards an enlightened future. The following links we hope, will highlight the many accomplishments of black Canadians and celebrate their contributions. Together we can create a world of inclusion and diversity and respect for all peoples.
https://www.rcinet.ca/en/podcasts/portraits-of-black-canadians/
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history-month.html
In Solidarity,
Your Component Diversity Committee
Seniority Lists – Mainline and Rouge / Listes d’ancienneté – Exploitation principale et Rouge
We wanted to advise that the seniority lists are now posted. You can access this from home or on layover at In-Flight Service > Crew Scheduling & Planning > Seniority Numbers.
Seniority Lists – Mainline and Rouge
Please note the following language is applicable to both Mainline and Rouge. We always advise you to take a quick look to ensure your seniority is correct on the published list. If you see an error or omission, please ensure you contact Wesley Lesosky immediately via email at w.lesosky@accomponent.ca so it can be reviewed, the applicable language for this is below:
16.08.04 Prior to February 1st in any year, Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge shall post, at each Air Canada Mainline Cabin Personnel Base and at each Air Canada Rouge Base, a copy of the Flight Attendant and In-Charge seniority lists applicable to Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge indicating the respective seniority of each employee within his/her classification as of January 1st in that year, as well as a copy of the Master Cabin Personnel Seniority List.
16.08.05 Prior to March 1st in that year, an employee may protest, in writing, to Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge (as applicable) any error or omission affecting his/her seniority.
16.08.06 Prior to April 1st, the revised lists indicating any changes resulting from any protest found valid shall be posted.
16.08.07 Prior to May 1st, any employee whose seniority was affected by any change made to the initial seniority list may protest, in writing, to the Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge (as applicable) with a copy to the Component President of the Union.
16.08.08 Prior to June 1st, the final seniority lists, which will be conclusive of Cabin Personnel seniority as of January 1st in that year shall be posted.
In solidarity,
Local 4092 Trustee Vacancy Election – 2023 – RESULTS
The voting closed at 12:00 pm EST today for the Air Canada Component of CUPE Local 4092 Trustee Vacancy Election. The candidate elected to fill the the one (1) vacant Local 4092 Trustee position is:
Grace Park
If you participated in this election, you were issued an anonymous voting receipt code (accessible only online for 14 days after the vote closes). The results & breakdown will be published to the Air Canada Component of CUPE voting website https://accomponent.simplyvoting.com for viewing, and a spreadsheet of vote data will be made available for download to track your receipt.
We thank all of the members who exercised their right to vote.
In Solidarity,
Your Component Tabulating Committee
Health and Safety Committee
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE
Co-Chair: Jordan Bray-Stone
Co-Chair: Nicola Schnell
What is the role of the Component Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Committee?
The Component OHS Committee is an internal group comprised solely of Union representatives which strives to improve the health and safety of all members by:
- Ensuring the sharing of Health and Safety information and issues between the Locals
- Liaising and providing counsel to the Executive officers of the Component on matters affecting occupational health and safety.
- Organize meetings between Component OHS committee members to ensure consistency.
- Providing a national structure to support and assist local OHS committees big and small, including access to legal support.
- Working to ensure that all legislative requirements contained in Part II of the Canada Labour Code, the Aviation Occupational Safety and Health (AOSH) Regulations and the Canada Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) Regulations, as well as other relevant flight attendant related legislation such as the CARS are upheld and implemented by the Employer system-wide.
Who is on the Component OHS Committee?
Anyone who holds a union representative position on a joint health and safety committee at the company is automatically a member of the Component OHS Committee.
What are joint health and safety committees?
There are two types of joint health and safety committees that are required by law at large federally regulated companies like ours. The Union appoints members to each type to represent you, the worker. They work alongside management who are appointed by the company to address OHS issues affecting the workplace.
Policy Health and Safety Committees (PC):
A very simple way of understand the PC is that it addresses hazards, policies, programs and other things affecting the health and safety of employees on a system-wide level.
Workplace Health and Safety Committees (WPC’s):
A very simple way of understanding what a WPC does is that they address hazards and workplace injuries/illnesses occurring at the worksite level (your base).
CONTACT US (including emergency line):
Email contact@accomponent.ca. We make every effort to reply within two days.
Do we have your contact info?
Did you know that the Air Canada Component of CUPE maintains its own contact list, separate from that of the company and the local Union offices? If you aren’t getting our bulletins you’re probably not on our list! This also means we may not be able to reach out to you in a time of need following an incident.
Send your most recent contact information to contact@accomponent.ca Ensure to provide your employee number, base, phone number, address, and email address.
APPS:
The following mobile application has been designed for a wide audience by a reputable organization. It may be useful as a general guide, but should never replace official SOP’s, consulting the Union, or seeking support from a qualified professional.
NIOSH Sound Meter App – https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/noise/app.html
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO THE RESOURCE SECTION UNDER HEALTH AND SAFTEY ON THIS WEBSITE.
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