days until our Collective Agreement expires, we are preparing, we are united and we will make change.

Pay Committee Update

Last month we advised you of the newly created Pay Committee which is overseen by the Component President and is available to review your pay for the last 12 months. This service does not have a charge and will review the contractual pay requirements that you would be entitled to. We have advised Air Canada Rouge of the challenges in verifying pay when there is no pay statement breakdown, and at this time will try to work with them on a means to do this. Until we have a method to verify Air Canada Rouge members’ pay, we are saving the emails you have sent, and will reach out when we have a means to verify. At this time we are only able to confidently verify the pay for Mainline employees, including members from Rouge who have flowed over to Mainline.

For all months received, we will review:
– Expenses
– Hours Paid
– Aircraft-specific Service Director Rate of Pay
– Trip Hour Guarantees / Duty Period Guarantees
– Vacation Pay / Credits
– Minimum Monthly Guarantee Calculations
– Duty Overtime Credits
– Continuous Duty Day credits
– Federal Minimum Wage
– Pay protection vs Reassignment
– Shoe Allowance
– Passport Reimbursement (if applicable)

To allow us to fully go over your pay, you must ensure your globe schedule is unblocked and also select “All Activities” for all bases for all SDs and FAs. To do this follow the instructions below:

Sign into DESKTOP Globe:
Log into Aeronet, once in click “In-flight Service”, then click “Globe”
Then, click on ‘Settings’ at the top
Then, ‘Privacy’ policy on the left
Select all boxes for FA and SD in the ‘Flight Only’ AND ‘All Activities’
(You should have 16 checked boxes at minimum here)

As we have had a very large uptick in members reaching out, we would also like members to send in their individual Block Awards. Below is the ‘how to’ for finding your individual award:

Please log into Aeronet, once in click “In-flight Service”, then “Crew Scheduling and Planning”, then “Training Awards – Block Awards – Contesting”.
Then, sign into PBS AWARDS using your Aeronet password details
Select ‘PBS Award’ on the top left
Click on each link in the Award column pertaining to every month and save as PDF.

Please send the following information and documentation in one email:

  1. Name
  2. Employee Number
  3. Airline
  4. Base

Next, you need to download the following:

Mainline:

  1. Log into ACaeronet
  2. Click on “HR Connex”
  3. Under “$ Pay & Compensation” click on “Flight Summary”
  4. Download PDFs of your last 12 block months under “Flying Block Month”
  5. Return to HR Connex
  6. Under “$ Pay & Compensation” click on “Pay Statements”
  7. Download PDFs corresponding to last 12 months of paycheques under “View Paycheque”

Finally, please let us know:

  1. Do you have any pay issues / claims pertaining to the last 12 months that are pending?  YES/NO? (If yes, attach PDFs.)
  1. Have you filed for a passport renewal (if entitled) in your last 12 months?  YES/NO?

Once you have gathered all of the above information, please attach it to one email, and send to pay@accomponent.ca. Please do not include any passwords!

Please note, if you have made any pay claims to the company, and they have been approved or denied, please send a screen shot to us for documentation on the shortfalls of the current payroll system.

Once the committee has evaluated your pay documentation, we will advise you by email on how to process; you will need to complete all claims yourself. Once completed, please ensure you reply to the email and advise us of its completion.

As we mentioned above, we have seen a very large increase in the number of members reaching out to utilize this service. We are trying to get to each request as quickly as possible and appreciate your patience during this process.

Please reach out with any questions to pay@accomponent.ca.

In Solidarity,

Wesley Lesosky
President, Air Canada Component of CUPE

The Weekly Dispatch – Accommodation Issues

There may be times in your career in which there are issues preventing you from working in the same way in which you were once able. These reasons could include a health issue, a family status issue, or any other protected ground under Human Rights legislation. Employers have certain obligations to adjust rules, policies, or practices to enable you to maintain your employment in these scenarios. Generally, this arises in connection with needs that are related to the grounds of discrimination. This is where the employer’s duty to accommodate comes into play. Your Local Union representatives are well versed in accommodation issues, and should you ever have a question about accommodation, we encourage you to reach out to them.

LOU 61 – A330/A321XLR Crew Rest Seats – August 2024 Block Month

(This applies to AC Mainline only)

For the block month of August 2024, the following flights fall under LOU 61 and are scheduled for A330 aircraft. They will have 2 (two) dedicated crew rest seats:

– AC070 YUL-ALG
– AC071 ALG-YUL
– AC073 CMN-YUL
– AC811 LIS-YYZ
– AC813 LIS-YUL
– AC814 YUL-NCE
– AC815 NCE-YUL
– AC816 YYZ-VCE
– AC817 VCE-YYZ
– AC818 YUL-VCE
– AC819 VCE-YUL
– AC833 BRU-YUL
– AC836 YYZ-MUC
– AC837 MUC-YYZ
– AC840 YYZ-FRA
– AC841 FRA-YYZ
– AC847 FRA-YUL
– AC871 CDG-YUL
– AC877 LYS-YUL
– AC885 GVA-YUL
– AC886 YYZ-VIE
– AC887 VIE-YYZ
– AC894 YUL-MXP
– AC895 MXP-YUL
– AC906 YYZ-FCO

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

A Message From The Council Of Unions – 2009 Share Trust Agreement Update #7

The Company recently issued an update on the matter of the Share Trust. This communication announced that the Company has received a comfort letter from the federal Department of Finance confirming that it is prepared to recommend to the Minister of Finance that the Income Tax Regulations (ITR) be amended to allow all parties to pursue the remaining steps in the repurposing of the Share Trust.

As a refresher, the proposed repurposing of the Share Trust includes three main objectives:

  • An initial lump sum payment to retirees who have not had their pensions indexed in over 15 years;
  • Subsequent lump sum payments to retirees every three years for the next fifteen years; and
  • Three rounds of voluntary separation packages (VSP) offered to the five domestic unions over the same fifteen-year period

The Share Trust repurposing would also withhold a small amount of the shares, worth approximately $20 million, to be used for possible, but unlikely, pension deficit payments in the future. Members can find a FAQ issued April 2022 on the ACaéronet home page>News>Featured News.

We reiterate the guidance provided by the Company in their communication:  while this is a positive development, it is one of several steps still remaining before any funds from the Share Trust can be released for the purposes explained above. These steps are complex and will take significant time; the latest guidance is that no VSP or lump sum payments will be made before the fourth quarter of 2025.

We know that many of you have been waiting for an update and have perhaps been delaying an ultimate decision on choosing a retirement date because of this uncertainty. We hope this communication provides some clarity to help with such an important decision.

In solidarity,
Charlene Hudy, MEC Chair, Air Canada Pilots, ALPA
Ken Yakiwchuk, Council Chair, Canadian Airline Dispatchers Association (CALDA)
Wesley Lesosky, President, Air Canada Component of CUPE & President, Airline Division of CUPE
Dave Flowers, President & Directing General Chairperson District 140, IAMAW
Frances Galambosy, National Representative, UNIFOR