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Aviation workers take to streets of Toronto and Montreal to demand support

Lisa Raymond on October 27, 2020

Your Union leadership is sending out a call for action.  If you have the time, please join our brothers and sisters in a “demand for support” for our industry.  The details for the rallies in Toronto and Montreal can be found below.

We need to be heard! This is an important time to ensure that our members are shown the respect they deserve from the Federal Government.

Aviation workers take to streets of Toronto and Montreal to demand support

Aviation workers will hold a rally and distribute leaflets and two provinces on Friday, to urge the federal government to create a national aviation recovery strategy.

Media are invited to attend the events that will feature Unifor leadership and front line workers.

“Over the past seven months we have seen a transformation in the aviation sector like no other,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. “The facts are now clear. If we want to save our aviation industry from total collapse, we need the federal government to implement an aviation strategy that focuses on workers and building the sector as a whole.”

When:
Friday, October 30, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. ET

Where:
TORONTO: Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
– Employees who are working are able to parking in the terminal parking garage as per normal.
– For those who are currently laid off or are on a leave, the GTAA has made the following arrangements to provide complimentary parking – Rally members and supporters will enter the T1 parking facility on Level 4 and obtain a parking voucher from the parking kiosk. Complimentary facility parking will be valid only between 0900 and 1201 hours.  Vehicles must park on Level 4 at the South end of the facility. This voucher initially obtained will be required when leaving the facility. The participants will enter the Terminal facility via the South Bridge and proceed as directed.

MONTREAL: Minister of Transport Marc Garneau Constituency Office, 4060 Sainte-Catherine Street West, Westmount QC

In solidarity,

GoodLife Fitness Renewals for Toronto, Peel Region, York Region and Ottawa

Lisa Raymond on October 26, 2020

We recently received the following message from GoodLife Fitness regarding renewals for Toronto, Peel Region, York Region and Ottawa:

This is an important notice regarding your program renewal and rate increase that was to take place November 15, 2020.  Due to the recent club closures in Toronto, Peel Region, York Region and Ottawa, members in these regions are currently unable to register/renew!!  As such, your program renewal rates will not be increased on the original November 15, 2020 date.  The rate increase will be implemented 30 days post reopening. This will allow all of your members to register/renew at the current rates until the 30 day period has expired. 

The members affected by the closures were notified that their memberships were being placed on automatic freeze and dues suspended. They were not advised of the postponement of the renewal rate increase noted above.  We ask that you kindly let members/employees know about the extension so they do not go through unnecessary worry trying to register/renew prior to November 15th.   Please note that registrations/renewals can only be completed online when the clubs reopen for the closed regions.  GoodLife head office is not able to assist with manual registrations/renewals.  Members outside of the closed regions can still register/renew online as normal.

As a reminder the locations where clubs are currently closed and registrations are not being accepted include:
Toronto
Peel Region (Brampton, Etobicoke, Caledon)
York Region (Aurora, Markham, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Stouffville and Vaughan)
Ottawa

Thank you for your understanding and patience during this time.

GoodLife Fitness

Recall Update – October 24, 2020

Lisa Raymond on October 24, 2020

We wanted to provide a brief update on the recall process, as new notices for Rouge in YMQ (Montreal) went out yesterday. These new notices are still for the 60 positions we announced last week and are being sent due to members declining a recall to Rouge.

YMQ – Rouge Montreal Recalls

Of the 100 notices sent last week for 60 positions, three members have accepted.  These notices were sent to seniority 18215 to 18850. Acceptance was open until October 21, 2020.  If you did NOT accept your recall, you MUST decline by October 28, 2020.

New notices went out yesterday to seniority 18855 to 19760.  Acceptance is open until November 3, 2020.  If you do NOT wish to accept your recall, you MUST decline by November 10, 2020.

For these YMQ recalls, all members are expected to be available and start as of November 23, 2020.  You will be starting to accrue pay credits (MMG) at this time.

YTO – Rouge Toronto Recalls

The recall process for YTO – Rouge Toronto has finished.

Seniority 18215-21790 were all offered recalls to YTO.  Out of the 714 recalls issued 142 have accepted.

Air Canada Mainline Recalls

At this time there are no recalls in process for any mainline bases.

Updated Seniority List for Recall Purposes

We have requested the “Recall Seniority List” on ACaeronet be updated to reflect real time information from the original list posted. Currently the most junior member recalled to Mainline is seniority 18210.

Your Component Officers will maintain this update weekly, so that everyone is aware of where they are at for recalls.

In solidarity,

Coronavirus Update 29

Lisa Raymond on October 23, 2020

As you know, the Airline Division of CUPE and the Air Canada Component of CUPE continue to advocate for the Federal Government to implement a testing strategy that includes, but is not limited to, rapid pre-departure testing.  This is paramount to ensure our members, our priority, are looked after and placed in a more secure safe setting.  As the COVID-19 positive passengers continue to get on our flights, this is an additional measure to ensure the Government is doing all it can to ensure your right to a safe environment.

Every week, we have discussions with Transport Canada and the various other federal agencies and air travel sector Unions to discuss matters related to COVID-19. As recently as this Tuesday, October 20, 2020, your Union was advised that the medical branch of Transport Canada Civil Aviation is working on a draft document to facilitate coordination of a testing strategy, which would take time since it involves coordination with the provinces. On Tuesday, October 13, 2020 we were advised by the agencies that while work continues with regards to testing, we shouldn’t expect change soon since the bulk of resources have been devoted to getting the second wave under control in Canada.

It was therefore very surprising to find out, via the media none the less, that the Federal Government has, in partnership with the province of Alberta, decided to launch a pilot project at Calgary International Airport for arrival-based testing.

In the absence of further information, the Union cannot pronounce itself other than to say that the trial does not appear to reflect a pre-departure regimen that is needed to maintain a higher safety aspect in the cabin, YOUR work environment. It is the Union’s belief that proper testing, prior to departure, would provide greater confidence to customers about the in-flight portion of their journey and offer a superior level of safety to our members.

In Solidarity,

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