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As A Matter Of Fact – Tip Of The Week – Work Related Claims – WIP/WSIB

Lisa Raymond on January 4, 2021

This is a reminder to all active members about the importance of simultaneously filing a Work-Related Claim and a WIP Claim. If your disability arose out of, or in the course of your employment, you MUST apply for Workers’ Compensation (CNESST in Quebec). However, you MUST also apply for Weekly Indemnity benefits (WIP) in the interim to ensure that there are not any unnecessary delays.

To create a seamless process, we strongly recommend that you fill out the Wage Indemnity (WIP) Claimants’ Statement along with either the WIP applications Attending Physician Statement (APS) or the initial Workers Compensation Attending Physician Statement (APS) and submit the completed APS to Manion. Additionally, and to avoid duplicate medical report costs, please ensure to provide Manion with copies of all detailed medical records going forward that you send to Workers’ Compensation/CNESST. This will avoid out-of-pocket medical report costs to you and Manion will continue to adjudicate your claim in the event that your WSIB/CNESST claim is denied. This will be an important step in establishing/determining your ongoing eligibility for WIP benefits.

As a reminder, Work Related claims (WSIB claims) may also be entitled to a Top-Up should the WIP benefit rate be higher, however as noted above the claim needs to be registered with Manion.

NOTE: If a member contracts COVID-19 due to onboard contact or becomes ill while on removal during the 14 days elimination period please ensure to inform the Union and to apply for Workers’ Compensation/CNESST as well as your initial WIP application.

The following is a link to a WSIB Committee Bulletin which was sent previously. It has valuable contact information in the event that you need to file a claim:

https://mailchi.mp/eca0237b6428/covid-19-filing-a-workplace-insurance-claim-covid-19-dposer-une-demande-dindemnisation-dassurance-au-travail?e=2008c96150

In addition, please see the following link which will take you to our most recent WIP bulletin. It contains valuable information which you will want to have handy:

https://mailchi.mp/b121a7c3a8bd/effective-january-2-2021-wip-changesmodifications-apportes-au-pas-compter-du-2-janvier-2021?e=5318069517

Coronavirus Update 33

Lisa Raymond on December 28, 2020

As you all know there have been many changes regarding hotels and testing with the current COVID situation.

We understand that getting information while on reassignment, reserve or in general can be somewhat challenging so we wanted to highlight the more prominent destinations:

Hong Kong (HKG)
All crew who are awarded an HKG flight will be scheduled by Crew Scheduling to have a COVID-19 test completed 48 hours prior to their YYZ/YVR-HKG departure. Crew will be contacted by Crew Scheduling and advised of the testing appointment time. The appointment will take approximately 15 min. All affected crew will receive 3 hours pay for the testing.

All cabin crew must now receive a negative result from their nasal and throat swab test prior to departure from HKG.

Travel from or through United Kingdom in the last 21 days is not permitted
• Any crew or customers who are coming from or have passed through the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the last 21 days are not permitted to enter Hong Kong
• If you operated a flight to/from LHR in the last 21 days, you’ll be removed from your HKG pairing, pay-protected and subject to reassignment.

This destination does offer you the ability to “OPT OUT”. To do so, please contact crew scheduling, you will be released from the pairing and able to do makeup or voluntary extension.

Doha (DOH)
Due to local regulations, please be advised that airline crew are currently not permitted to enter the country. During this time, crew will be accommodated at the in-terminal, airside hotel during layovers. The hotel is located airside within walking distance to the gates, so crew will not be required to clear customs and immigration to check in. You will also not be subject to submit to a COVID-19 test upon arrival or present arrival documents. Once checked in, there are no self-quarantine measures in place at the hotel, so you’ll be able to walk around the facilities and terminal, and take advantage of the amenities, such as the gym and pool, with limited capacity and physical distancing measures. This destination does not offer you the ability to “OPT OUT”.

Sao Paulo (GRU)
Crew and Customers must present the following to airport agents before boarding :

– Medical Certificate of COVID-19 RT-PCR Test

The certificate must demonstrate a negative/non-reactive/undetected result from a RT-PCR COVID-19 test.
The test must be conducted 72 hours prior to departure of the flight to Brazil.

If you’ve already been awarded a YYZ-GRU pairing for January and do not wish to do a COVID-19 test, you have the option to be made unavailable for duty with no fault (519) and have the opportunity for makeup. When submitting your bids for February, if you are awarded a GRU flight, you’ll be expected to operate as per normal protocol.

London (LHR)
Effective December 23, please be advised that all layovers for crew operating outbound flights to London (LHR) from Toronto (YYZ) will be relocated to the airport location, regardless of pairing length, in accordance with updated travel regulations. Additionally, all crew are required to self-isolate in the hotel room upon arrival for the duration of the layover.

Until further notice, all layovers in LHR will be accommodated by:

Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel
Bath Road, Hounslow TW6 2AQ

Seoul (ICN)
The Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) has mandated that crew members remain within the hotel’s property while on layover. To ensure the safety, comfort, and security of our crews, layovers in Seoul (ICN) starting December 21, 2020 will be accommodated at:

Grand Hyatt Incheon
208 Yeongjonghaeannam-Ro,
321 Baekbeom-ro 910 beon-gil, Jung-gu,
Incheon, South Korea

Shanghai/Vancouver to Seoul – All crew members must complete the following 2 forms prior to arrival in Seoul (ICN).
1. Health Declaration Form
2. Special Quarantine Declaration on the Self Diagnosis Mobile App

Seoul to Shanghai – Crew members are not required to complete the Entry & Exit Health Declaration for PVG. PVG staff will meet crew on arrival of each flight and be available to assist with any documentation should the need arise.

As there are updates, we will attempt to get you the information you need, however, please always feel free to reach out to your local management or crew scheduling on any of the above or new COVID processes that may come into effect.

Be safe, and please continue to report your concerns through Crew Care and the Health and Safety Reporting tools available.

In solidarity,

As A Matter Of Fact – Tip Of The Week – Canadian Union of Public Employees

Lisa Raymond on December 28, 2020

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), founded in 1963 with 86,000 members, is a merger of the National Union of Public Employees and the National Union of Public Service Employees. CUPE members are employed mainly in municipal and provincial governments and their agencies, and in schools, universities, hospitals, nursing homes, electrical utilities, libraries, social service agencies and airlines. CUPE’s main function has been to bargain collectively for improved working conditions and to press for progressive labour and social legislation. It is Canada’s largest labour union, with 460,000 members, of whom 55% are women.

CHQ-rouge-17-46 – Reporting for Duty

Lisa Raymond on December 24, 2020

In 2017 the Union filed grievance CHQ-rouge-17-46 – Reporting for Duty, based on Air Canada Rouge requiring Cabin Personnel to be at the aircraft or gate at their check-in time, which is 1-hour before departure. This requirement failed to recognize the pre-flight duties and time required to go through security. The grievance was scheduled to proceed to arbitration last month, however the parties were mutually able to agree to a settlement prior to the hearing. A Memorandum of Settlement (MOS) was reached earlier this month and effective immediately, the time Rouge Cabin Personnel are expected to be at the aircraft has been adjusted to provide for a minimum of 10 minutes between check-in time and the time crew are expected to be at the aircraft. This is subject to a trial period of 24 months.

For our Rouge Cabin Crew Members your check-in time now remains at the one-hour mark before departure, however you are not required to be at the aircraft/gate until 50 minutes before departure. This information will also be communicated in The Weekly and we believe ePub will be updated at a later date. This change will also align with the Mainline reporting for duty times. We are pleased that this reasonable expectation is now extended to our Rouge members, and we will continue to evaluate throughout the trial period through the membership.

Happy Holidays,

Wesley Lesosky
President, Air Canada Component of CUPE

Robyn Sharpe
President, Local 4098 – Rouge

Season’s Greetings!

Lisa Raymond on December 23, 2020

Someday soon we all will be together
If the fates allow
Until then, we’ll have to muddle through somehow
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now

Every day of every week of every month of every year our members make personal sacrifices in their role as Flight Attendants. This has never been more true than in 2020. This year brought with it a whole host of challenges, the likes of which we have never seen in our lifetime, and you did not back down.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, our members have performed essential work under extremely trying circumstances. At the outset, Flight Attendants answered the government’s call to bring Canadians home from abroad, in spite of the personal risks involved. Canada is a large country, and throughout the pandemic, Canadians have continued to depend on air travel to connect communities and commerce alike. Flight attendants have performed a vital role in keeping this critical industry in the air.

While the holidays might look very different this year, their meaning remains the same. The Christmas message, even in a time of pandemic, is one that is primarily about hope.

Although 2020 may see the cancellation of some holiday festivities, it will never cancel holiday cheer! Wherever you are and however you are celebrating, we send you our warmest wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season and we look forward to a brighter 2021!

In solidarity,

As A Matter Of Fact – Tip Of The Week – Work Related Claims – WIP/WSIB

Coronavirus Update 33

As A Matter Of Fact – Tip Of The Week – Canadian Union of Public Employees

CHQ-rouge-17-46 – Reporting for Duty

Season’s Greetings!

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