Pay Committee Update – October 2024
As previously communicated in June 2024, the Union established a committee to assist our members in reviewing pay summaries and statements for any errors or omissions in wages and expenses. Since that time, we have received 100s of members’ documents to review.
The committee consists of three members within the ranks, and they are working tirelessly to catch up with the demand. If you have submitted your documents, they will be reviewed and sent to the Company on your behalf to be verified and processed. You will also receive an email confirmation that your verification has been completed and submitted.
Please note, we will stop receiving new submissions as of November 8, 2024. As of that date, we will not be processing any new submissions received until further notice.
Please continue to copy pay@accomponent.ca on any and all communication with the company on pay challenges and delays in processing eclaims.
In Solidarity,
Wesley Lesosky
President, Air Canada Component of CUPE
Bargaining Committee Update – Bargaining Survey #2 – Finances and Communication Methods
Shortly you will receive the next survey from the Bargaining Committee. This survey will assist us in our communication structures as well as understanding your current financial position.
This is one of the ways we will be communicating with you as we get closer to our 2025 bargaining with Air Canada/Air Canada Rouge.
Please fill out the survey when you have a chance. The link you receive will be good for one use only, please do not share it with anyone.
This survey will close on November 4, 2024, at 1700EST.
In solidarity,
Your Bargaining Committee
Bill C-415 – The Unpaid Work Won’t Fly Act
It’s been just over a year since CUPE’s Airline Division launched our campaign, Unpaid Work Won’t Fly, to end the abuse of unpaid work in the airline sector in Canada. Yesterday, we reached a major milestone in our campaign when NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo tabled the Unpaid Work Won’t Fly Act (Bill C-415) in the House of Commons.
Bill C-415 will ensure airlines are required under the Canada Labour Code to pay flight attendants for all our work at our full negotiated rate of pay.
There is absolutely no doubt: we would not have made it this far without the incredible enthusiasm from flight attendants and the incredible support from our friends and allies. It has been a long road, with strong advocacy from all our Airline Division presidents, and the struggle continues. But today, we are celebrating this huge victory, which belongs to all you – our members.
To show your support for Bill C-415, sign a letter to your MP today at UnpaidWorkWontFly.ca and add your voice.
In Solidarity,
Wesley Lesosky
President, Air Canada Component of CUPE
LOU 61 – A330/A321XLR Crew Rest Seats – November 2024 Block Month
(This applies to AC Mainline only)
For the block month of November 2024, the following flights fall under LOU 61 and are scheduled for A330 aircraft. They will have 2 (two) dedicated crew rest seats:
| – AC823 BCN-YUL – AC833 BRU-YUL – AC835 MAD-YUL – AC840 YYZ-FRA – AC841 FRA-YYZ – AC845 FRA-YUL – AC855 LHR-YYZ – AC865 LHR-YUL – AC872 YYZ-CDG – AC873 CDG-YYZ |
– AC877 LYS-YUL – AC884 YUL-GVA – AC885 GVA-YUL – AC886 YYZ-VIE – AC890 YYZ-FCO – AC892 YUL-FCO – AC893 FCO-YUL – AC894 YUL-MXP – AC895 MXP-YUL |
What if these flights operate on B777/787 aircraft?
LOU 61 is specific to the A330/A321XLR aircraft, and not applicable to the B777/787. The B777/787 have crew bunks that may be used for crew rest/break purposes.
In Solidarity,
Your Component Grievance Committee