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LOU 61 – A330/A321XLR Dedicated (Blocked off) Crew Rest Seats – October 2026 Block Month (October 2 to November 1, 2026)

Lisa Raymond on September 23, 2026

(This applies to AC Mainline only)

Letter of Understanding 61:  A330 and A321XLR Crew Rest Seats – New Language regarding last sold seats – Effective October 1st, 2025

On A330 and A321XLR non-crew bunk equipped aircraft operating flights which have a scheduled block to block flight time of greater than 7:30 hours but less than 11:30 hours, the Company will dedicate a bank of economy class seats for crew rest purposes. Additionally, on A330 non-crew bunk equipped aircraft operating flights which have a scheduled block to block flight time of greater than 7:30 hours but less than 11:30 hours, the Company will ensure that one additional bank of economy class seats is held as Last Sold Seats. Designated last sold seats will be 48HK on aircraft with Dream cabin configuration and 37HK on aircraft that have been reconfigured to the new cabin.
(**For clarity: Last Sold Seats are NOT dedicated/blocked off seats therefore they are not guaranteed.)

Cabin Personnel may sleep in the bank of dedicated economy class seats for a maximum of one (1) hour per crew member. The use of these seats to sleep shall not in any way interfere with cabin service.

No more than two (2) Cabin Personnel may sleep at any one time. On the A330 no more than four (4) Cabin Personnel may sleep at any one time when Last Sold Seats are available. The Company shall use best efforts to install a curtain for privacy around dedicated seats which, if installed, must be used by Cabin Personnel when the seats are in use. Signs or makeshift curtains are not permitted.

Letters of Understanding 27 and 28 shall not apply when dedicated crew rest seats have been provided in accordance with the foregoing.

NOTE: All A330s are now equipped with curtains. The Union was advised by Labour Relations in February 2026 that this was completed. If there are any issues, please advise your Local Union office and ensure an entry is made in the cabin defect log book.

For the block month of October 2026, the following flights fall under LOU 61 and are scheduled for A330 or A321XLR aircraft. They will have 2 (two) dedicated crew rest seats:

– AC73 CMN-YUL
– AC802 YUL-GVA (*Oct. 25 – Nov. 1 ONLY)
– AC803 GVA-YUL
– AC811 LIS-YYZ (*Oct. 25 – Nov. 1 ONLY)
– AC813 LIS-YUL (*A330 – T5226 on Oct. 30 ONLY, and A321XLR Oct. 25 – Nov. 1 ONLY)
– AC816 YYZ-VCE
– AC817 VCE-YYZ
– AC818 YUL-VCE
– AC819 VCE-YUL
– AC823 BCN-YUL (*Oct. 4 – 24 ONLY)
– AC824 YYZ-MAD
– AC825 MAD-YYZ
– AC828 YYZ-CPH (*Oct. 3 – 22 ONLY)
– AC829 CPH-YYZ (*Oct. 6 – 23 ONLY)
– AC835 MAD-YUL
– AC836 YYZ-MUC (*Oct. 2 – 23 ONLY)
– AC837 MUC-YYZ (*Oct. 4 – 24 ONLY)
– AC840 YYZ-FRA
– AC841 FRA-YYZ
– AC844 YUL-FRA (*Oct. 25 – Nov. 1 ONLY)
– AC845 FRA-YUL (*NOT Oct. 10)
– AC850 YYC-LHR
– AC851 LHR-YYC
– AC855 LHR-YYZ (*Oct. 24 – Nov. 1 ONLY)
– AC857 LHR-YYZ (*Oct. 4 – 23 ONLY)
– AC865 LHR-YUL (*NOT Oct. 24)
– AC872 YYZ-CDG (*Oct. 24 ONLY)
– AC873 CDG-YYZ (*Oct. 25 ONLY)
– AC875 CDG-YUL (*Oct. 26 – 31 ONLY)
– AC876 YUL-LYS (*Oct. 26 – 30 ONLY)
– AC877 LYS-YUL – (*A330 Oct. 27 – 31 ONLY, A321XLR Oct. 5 – 23 ONLY)
– AC879 TLS-YUL – A321XLR
– AC886 YYZ-VIE (*Oct. 2 – 10 ONLY)
– AC887 VIE-YYZ (*Oct. 4 – 11 ONLY)
– AC889 LHR-YOW
– AC894 YUL-MXP (*Oct. 24 – Nov. 1 ONLY)
– AC895 MXP-YUL (*Oct. 25 – Nov. 1 ONLY)
– AC927 NTE-YUL – A321XLR (*Oct. 5 – 12 ONLY)
– AC929 OPO-YUL – A321XLR
– AC934 YYZ-PRG
– AC935 PRG-YYZ
– AC955 TFS-YYZ – A321XLR (*Oct. 26, 30 ONLY)
– AC957 TFS-YUL – A321XLR (*Nov. 1 ONLY)

PLEASE NOTE: On a monthly basis, the Company provides the Union with LOU 61 flight numbers. The Union then verifies the information by searching through all the block packages to provide you with the most up to date list of flights and dates and does their best to ensure it is accurate each month. However, as always, members are encouraged to double check their own flights before operating them to ensure that the scheduled block to block flight time is greater than 7:30 hours but less than 11:30 hours and is operating on an A330 or A321XLR, in order to qualify for the LOU 61 entitlement. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your Union for clarification.

**The service specifications may need to be modified for crew to obtain their full 1-hour contractual break/rest times. In such cases, the SD should submit an eOBR simply stating that the service sequence was modified so that the crew can obtain their contractual break/rest times. Ensure to share this OBR with your local union office. If there is a manager onboard, report this service modification to them.

If you are told anything different in respect to contractual crew rest by an Air Canada manager, please share this information with your local union.

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.

For more information on onboard sleep entitlements, please CLICK HERE to see our August 30, 2024, bulletin.

In Solidarity,

Your Component Grievance Committee

Air Canada Component Trustees’ Audit Report & Secretary-Treasurer’s Response for the Audit Period July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020

Lisa Raymond on September 21, 2026

In conjunction with the Secretary-Treasurer report, this report is to create an awareness of the Component’s finances, so that all members can know and understand how their dues are spent and if any improvements could be made.

Every year, two audits must be conducted on the Component’s financial books.  One audit is done by professional auditors, who ensure accounting procedures are properly followed.  For this period, chartered accountants Resnick Partnership LLP were the auditors. (Please see attached Independent Auditors Report)

The other audit, done by Component Trustees, is to make sure the Secretary-Treasurer complies with the rules and responsibilities set out by the CUPE Constitution, the Airline Division Bylaws and the Component Bylaws. To be more specific, the most important duty of any Secretary-Treasurer is to ensure all income owed to the Local(s) or Component is collected and properly spent.

This means ensuring that:
∙ Funds are spent the way the members and the bylaws intended.
∙ Financial mismanagement can be detected and reported.

Everyone who is an Air Canada Mainline and Air Canada Rouge CUPE member pays union dues without exceptions.

Air Canada deducts our union dues (1.5% of gross income) every month from our pay, and hands over the funds to the Component.  In the fiscal year we are auditing, $5,006,812 million was collected in union dues. The Component Finance Administrator divides these funds into three parts: dues remitted to each local, a per capita to CUPE National and the remaining funds left at the Component. For each local, they received $3,250 base amount plus $8.00 per dues paying member.  For smaller Locals, with less than 1000 members, they were remitted an additional $3,000 a month.

CUPE National receives $18.09 from every member with the remainder going to the Component.  To illustrate this: if $60.00 is deducted in union dues from a member, $8.00 would go to their Local, $18.09625 would go to CUPE National, and the remainder, approximately $33.91, stays at Component.

The Component also sends $0.10 cents for every member to the Airline Division of CUPE Defense (strike) fund.

As well, Local 4091 requested and was approved through a motion, an augmentation of $50,368 for this fiscal year.

The Covid-19 pandemic began in March 2020, which resulted in layoffs.  Union dues for this fiscal year being audited, dropped by $935,575 compared to the previous fiscal year, which resulted in a budget deficit of $165,135.

Our role as Trustees is to make sure that each Local and CUPE National gets their portion of funds, and the dues used by the Component are spent by the guiding rules of the CUPE Constitution, the Component Bylaws, Component Expense Policy and by you, the membership.

We met July 13th to the 15th, 2026, to complete this audit.

To avoid confusion and provide greater clarity, we will state names when needed.  For the year we are auditing, Alex Habib was the Component Secretary-Treasurer.

QuickBooks was the accounting software used by the Component Secretary-Treasurer.

As in every report, we have recommendations which we hope ACCEX (Air Canada Component Executive) will consider and adopt.

Both Air Canada Mainline and Air Canada Rouge members will receive this report, and we hope that all members will take some time to read it. We are available to answer any questions regarding this report at any ACCEX or local meeting, if invited as Component Trustees.

Regards,

Ana Selke                            Nicole Brice                              Marc Roumy
ana@accomponent.ca     nicole@acccomponent.ca    marc@accomponent.ca

Click HERE to view the Trustees’ Report.

Click HERE to view the Secretary-Treasurer’s Response.

Your Health Benefits – Physiotherapy and Athletic Therapy

Lisa Raymond on September 17, 2026

As many of you are aware, coming out of bargaining the Union has raised many issues that the Company has, in our opinion, re-interpreted to their advantage, and as you know we have grieved.

The grievance process takes time.

Yesterday the Union concluded their monthly review with Chief Arbitrator William Kaplan and CHQ-25-134 the Physiotherapy Benefits grievance was mediated.

Our Collective Agreement provides coverage for physiotherapy, subject to an annual maximum of $4,000.

It also provides coverage for athletic therapy, which is not subject to an annual maximum under the Collective Agreement.

The distinction is significant. The $4,000 annual maximum applies specifically to physiotherapy benefits. The language of the Collective Agreement is clear:

22.02.04: Coverage will be provided for the services of a registered/licensed physiotherapist up to a maximum of four thousand dollars ($4,000) per calendar year.

In other words, physiotherapy and athletic therapy are separate benefits under the Collective Agreement. The $4,000 cap on physiotherapy does not create a $4,000 cap on athletic therapy.

The Company maintained a position that was not discussed, alluded to or changed in bargaining, and now we have no other means than to file for arbitration.

What this means for you
The two benefits should not be treated as one combined $4,000 limit. If you have questions about your coverage or a claim has been denied on this basis, please contact the Union via email at i.jovic@accomponent.ca.

We will continue to enforce the collective agreement and update you as we move through this process.

In solidarity,

Wesley Lesosky
President, Air Canada Component of CUPE

Collective Agreement – Paper Copies Now Available

Lisa Raymond on September 15, 2026

We are pleased to advise that paper copies of the Collective Agreement are now available at the Communications Centres for members.

We recognize that many members have been waiting for a printed copy, and we appreciate your patience. The process took longer than anticipated as there were several outstanding items that needed to be addressed and resolved before the final agreements could be issued.

For your convenience, the Collective Agreement is also available electronically through the following platforms:

Air Canada Component Website
View the Collective Agreement on the AC Component website

Air Canada Component Mobile App
The Collective Agreement can also be accessed directly through our mobile app. If you have not yet downloaded the app, you can do so here:

Apple App Store
Download the ACC CUPE Mobile App for Apple devices

Google Play Store
Download the ACC CUPE Mobile App for Android devices

You can also download the Air Canada Component mobile app to your company issued devices for quick reference.

We encourage all members to familiarize themselves with the Collective Agreement and to keep a copy readily accessible. The Collective Agreement is an important resource that outlines your rights, entitlements, and obligations as a member of the Air Canada Component of CUPE.

Thank you for your patience and continued support.

Govern yourselves accordingly,

Your ACCEX

The 25th Anniversary of 9/11

Lisa Raymond on September 11, 2026

For those of us in aviation, September 11 holds a particularly profound significance. We remember the passengers and crew members who boarded their flights that morning expecting an ordinary day. We honour the flight attendants and other aviation professionals who lost their lives, and we recognize the courage and professionalism demonstrated by airline crews during an unimaginable crisis.

Today, we also recognize the strength and solidarity shown throughout the aviation community in the days, months, and years that followed. September 11 changed our industry forever, but it also demonstrated the extraordinary commitment flight attendants have to one another, to our passengers, and to the work we do every day.

On this 25th anniversary, we encourage everyone to take a moment to remember those we lost, to honour their families and loved ones, and to reflect on the colleagues whose lives and careers were forever affected.

We will never forget.