Lisa Raymond, Author at AC Component

Happy Thanksgiving!

Lisa Raymond on October 11, 2019

We wanted to send out a message of gratitude to our members around the globe. Whether we are at a National Conference or in Collective Bargaining we never forget the reason that we are here. The job of a flight attendant may have some great aspects but overall it is very difficult and challenging and we will remember this when we are fighting for your rights. We would like to pause and say thank you for all that you do. In the spirit of remembering how far we have come we wanted to share a link to an article which shows the challenges that our sisters faced in the early days of aviation. Click “Here“ to view article.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families wherever you may be.

In solidarity,

The Weekly – Required Reading

Lisa Raymond on October 11, 2019

The Company is once again enforcing and requiring free labour. Rouge management releases a bulletin called The Weekly that they have designated as required reading. Just last week, there was a reminder sent out that reading The Weekly is mandatory. The Union has filed a grievance regarding this, (CLICK “HERE“ TO VIEW) as we consider members being expected to work on their own time without pay as contrary to the Collective Agreement and the Canada Labour Standards Regulations, C.R.C. c. 986. The Union has filed a similar grievance as the Move Me News is mandatory reading at mainline.

Each week after reading The Weekly, please email the payroll department at payroll@vacv.com requesting pay for the amount of time it took you to read. If the claim is denied, please forward the email to your Local at contact@cupe4098.ca.

In Solidarity,

Wesley Lesosky
President, Air Canada Component of CUPE

Rouge Policy Grievance for Contesting Not Honored

Lisa Raymond on October 10, 2019

Your Union was made aware following the October 2019 block award that the unstacking (“coverage”) for our Rouge Montreal Base had 100% of its members affected. Your Union immediately reached out to the Company and requested a re-run of the block awards. This was completed, and coverage again affected 100% of the base. We expected a contesting period to follow this re-run as per the Collective Agreement. A contesting period was not actioned, which is a gross violation of our members’ right to contest their award (L55.14.07.02).

Your Union filed the attached policy grievance, CHQ-rouge-19-65, today (click HERE to view).

In Solidarity,

Wesley Lesosky
President, Air Canada Component of CUPE

Official Reporting Educational FAQ

Lisa Raymond on October 10, 2019

Union Officials can’t make changes alone. We need you to let us know when things go wrong. We know complaining on social media makes us feel better in the moment but if you want to see change you need to send in an official report. We need details of the who, what, when, where, why and how. There are many forms available for various situations, such as ACF34-C, Crew Care, Health and Safety Forms, and AQD. In addition, you can always go directly to your Local Union Office.

Below are all the union contacts available to you for reporting purposes:

Component:
contact@accomponent.ca

Air Canada Mainline YUL Local 4091:
info@local4091.ca (514) 422-2235

Air Canada Mainline YYC Local 4095:
office@local4095.ca (403) 221-2625

Air Canada Mainline YVR Local 4094:
officers@local4094.ca (604) 295-4259

Air Canada Mainline YYZ Local 4092:
office@local4092.ca (905) 676-4293

Air Canada Rouge YTO 4098:
contact@cupe4098.ca (905) 676-6338

Air Canada Rouge YMQ 4098:
contact@cupe4098.ca (905) 676-6338

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*Correction to the CA and Reserve Handbook Appendix II of the Collective Agreement and page 6 (Duty Day) of the Reserve Handbook need to be revised due to an error: – Where duty periods end with a scheduled deadhead to home base Should read 16 HOURS AT CREW BASE and DOES NOT APPLY NOT AT CREW BASE.
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In Solidarity,

Victoria Primavera
Air Canada Component Education Committee Chair

Training Hotel – YUL Flow Through Update

Lisa Raymond on October 10, 2019

We are updating the membership regarding our current Rouge flow through members being housed at the EVO Student Residence in Montreal during their training program. The Company finally decided to act on our concerns and these members will soon be moved to traditional / full-service hotel accommodation over the next few days.

This was a concerted team effort by the Local 4098 President, Hotel Committee chairs and our Component President to bring forward our strong opposition to the company and ensure that our CUPE members would not accept anything less than what is provided for as standard layover accommodation as per the language of the Collective Agreement.

When we were initially advised of the training accommodation, we immediately requested a full site inspection, prior to any members staying at the EVO. The inspection took place on September 17, 2019. The CUPE Hotel Inspector attended the audit and reported back to the Team, with detailed notes related to the health, safety and security of the property. Together the team determined that the hotel was non-compliant with our standards and reported our concerns back to the company. We put the company on notice that we would not compromise our standards nor the safety and security of our members whether it be for training purposes or otherwise. Following the site inspection, the company sought concurrence from the Union of which it was subsequently denied. (Click HERE to view the denied Concurrence letter).

The Company chose to ignore our denial and continued with its plan to house our members in this accommodation. Following the denial, we continued to follow-up with our ongoing concerns. We remained unsatisfied and we proceeded, with the filing of a grievance on October 1, 2019 (Click HERE to view the grievance). The Hotel Committee continued to bring its concerns forward to Crew Administration, and we included Labour Relations.

When the Union raised our specific concerns, we were very clear that to continue to house our members at the EVO was not without risk to their health, safety, security and overall well-being while away from home base. Thanks to the efforts of many concerned parties and members we have been successful in convincing the company to re-locate the affected Rouge flow through members to a full-service Hotel property.

In Solidarity,

Wesley Lesosky
President, Air Canada Component of CUPE

Robyn Sharpe
President, Local 4098

Melinda Allen & Alex Habib
Co-Chairs, Component Hotel Committee

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