We have been receiving many reports of Short Crewing Issues, Drafting and Last Sold Seat Violations.  To date, for the month of April 2021, we have tracked the following:

– 35 Short Crewed Flights
– 127 Drafts

These numbers are system wide, and in the view of the Union, are not acceptable when there are members on layoff.  We have raised the concerns this week with the company, and will continue to bring this forward and push for recalls to start.  We should not be in the position to have members being forced into drafts and having to work faster on board to complete the tasks at hand with limited crews.

Knowing this is a strong concern for all members, we are happy to announce some new forms that have been added to both the Air Canada Component App and the Component Website to make it easier for you to report issues to the Union in a timely manner.

The new forms are:
1. Short Crewing Report
2. Draft Reports
3. Last Sold Seat Violation

These forms can be found on the Component App under Resources > Member Resources > Forms, or on the Component Website under Resources > Forms.  They can be easily filled out in the app or on the website and immediately received by your Local Union office and Component.

If you have not done so already, you can download the App here:
IOS (Apple) download
Android download

Your login information for the Air Canada Component App is the same as your login for the website, www.accomponent.ca.  If you have not signed into the website since we updated it in 2019 you will need a password, which can be obtained by clicking on the “Forgot Your Password” link at the bottom of the website’s sign in section. If you have not received your password reset in 24 hours check your junk email folder. Please do not submit multiple requests in the 24 hour time frame.

In solidarity,

In 2017, the Union filed a grievance on behalf of our Air Canada Rouge members when it became clear that our members were receiving vacation pay amounts that were below the minimums set out in the Canada Labour Code. This grievance was successfully mediated in June 2018, with the creation of an annual reconciliation process for vacation pay to ensure the applicable minimum percentages were met and paid accordingly to our members.

Vacation pay is calculated as a percentage of your gross wages earned during the vacation year.  Where the vacation entitlement in the Code is two weeks, vacation pay must be at minimum 4% of earnings in the vacation year. Where the entitlement in the Code is 3 weeks, vacation pay must be at minimum 6% of earnings in the vacation year. Where the entitlement in the Code is 4 weeks, vacation pay must be at minimum 8% of earnings in the vacation year.

After the settlement of the Air Canada Rouge grievance, the Union filed grievance CHQ-18-56 to cover potential vacation pay violations at Air Canada Mainline.  The grievance was again successfully mediated with an agreement for a similar annual reconciliation process. Mainline Payrolls and Crew Planning have spent a great deal of time creating a tool to process this annual reconciliation.

We are happy to announce that the reconciliation tool is finally complete, and payroll has begun to process any underpayments. The underpayments mainly affect junior employees, as they receive less vacation days so are more likely to not meet the Code minimums.

The reconciliation of the 2018-19 Vacation Year was processed for the March 17, 2021 pay cycle. For those active, any amount owed to you was included on your paycheque. For those inactive, the amount owed to you was placed into staging and will be paid to you once reconciliation of all outstanding vacation years are complete. The total value of the 2018-19 reconciliation was approximately $376,000.

Payroll has now moved onto the 2019-20 Vacation Year which will be completed for the April 16, 2021 pay cycle. They will then move onto the 2020-21 Vacation Year once the vacation year ends at the end of the month. This will then become an annual process completed at the end of each vacation year.

In solidarity,

We were advised earlier this morning that Air Canada and Air Transat have mutually agreed to terminate the agreement on the proposed acquisition of Transat by Air Canada. Full details can be found in a company communication in your Air Canada email or by clicking HERE to see the official press release.

In our opinion this is a good news story for our members at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, as it will allow Air Canada to focus on recovering our business and bring our members back to work as market demand increases.

In solidarity,