In recent days there have been reports coming from within the membership of conflict and difficult conversations happening in the workplace and beyond. We have also witnessed some of this on social media platforms. We understand that these times are incredibly challenging and that so many members have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in both their professional and personal lives. We encourage all members to reach out to EAP for resources if they find that they are overwhelmed.

Your EAP contact information is:

EAP National Coordinator – Mary Keough
office: 905-676-2088
24 Hr Cell (urgent calls): 647-285-7789
eap@accomponent.ca

Central Regional Coordinator – Mary-Rita Dunning
office: 905-676-2088
cell: 647-802-0895 (urgent calls only)
m.dunning@accomponent.ca

Western Regional Coordinator – Vicki Jensen
office: 604-270-5703
cell: 778-991-4112 (urgent calls only)
v.jensen@accomponent.ca

Homewood Health
1-800-663-1142 English
1-866-398-9505 French

In times like these we should remember that our greatest strength is in the power of our collective.  We understand that all members come from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. The key is to learn to find a common thread and to work to find a way forward through mutual respect.

There are many days ahead in which your executive will continue to put their own personal perspectives aside in order to do what is right for the membership as a whole.  We will always remember the importance of solidarity and though it seems like just a concept, it is a living and breathing thing that we will protect and draw strength from.

In solidarity,

Please see this month’s Seniority List Update. As previously mentioned, we will resume more regular updates when recalls resume, hopefully in the near future.

Updated Seniority List
Your Union has updated the seniority list with the most recent layoffs and retirements using information provided by Air Canada. We have added Employee numbers to the list based on membership feedback. The list is still based on your 2020 Master Cabin Personnel Seniority number, as the 2021 Seniority numbers are not final until the process outlined in Article 16.08 is complete.

*** Please note there may be errors or omissions, if you are aware of any please contact your union. You will also note that those members on leaves but senior enough to avoid layoff will be coded as Active ***

Click HERE for an Updated Seniority List as of the March 2021 Block Month.

Retirements 
In addition, please see the current retirement numbers below.  You can also view full details over the past three years by clicking HERE.

In solidarity,

The Company has advised the Union that they are in a position to rescind 129 layoff notices that were to take effect March 2, 2021. The cancellations of these layoffs will occur in seniority order and individuals will receive notice in their Air Canada emails.

Members whose layoff has been cancelled will fall into one of the four categories below:

1. Members who were already on a mitigation SPLOA or RBP will have their layoff cancelled and return to their mitigation SPLOA or RBP.
2. Members who bid on a mitigation SPLOA or RBP during the latest mitigation award will have their layoff cancelled and be awarded the mitigation option that they bid on.
3. Members who were on a COVID-19 leave or other leave will have their layoff cancelled and remain on their respective leave.
4. Members who otherwise would have been active for March 2021 will have their layoff cancelled and will receive information from Crew Planning on how to bid for a pre-built reserve block for the March 2021 block month.

For those members who have had their layoff cancelled you are also now eligible to be awarded vacation during the second bid period which closes on March 2, 2021 at 0800 EST.

As a result of these cancellations, the most junior member to remain active for March 2021 has seniority #10980, based on the posted 2020 Seniority Numbers on aeronet.

In solidarity,

UPDATE – The Service Canada information session regarding the Employment Insurance (EI) Program on Thursday, February 18th is now FULL.  Login information has already been sent out to those that have secured one of the available spots.  If you did not receive an email with the login information it unfortunately means that all of the spots were filled before we received your email.

There are still some spots left for the English session on Monday, February 22nd at 12pm EST.  The session will cover how to sign up for EI as well as a Q & A period and will be 1 hour in length.

To register for the February 22nd English session, please email contact@accomponent.ca with your full name, your base, and your employee number.  This session is open to all members, at all bases, of both Mainline and Rouge.

The session will be held via Zoom.  Login information will be sent to those who have registered.  There is a maximum of 125 participants and the spots will be given out on a first come, first served basis.

Due to the overwhelming desire from many members to join these sessions, Service Canada has scheduled two additional English information sessions regarding the Employment Insurance (EI) Program.  These sessions will cover how to sign up for EI as well as a Q & A period.  Each session will be 1 hour in length.

To register for one of the sessions please email contact@accomponent.ca with your full name, your base, your employee number, and the date of the session you want to attend.  The schedule is listed below.  These sessions are open to all members, at all bases, of both Mainline and Rouge.

DATE	TIME	LANGUAGE
Thurs. Feb. 18, 2021	12 pm EST	English
Mon. Feb. 22, 2021	12 pm EST	English

To allow as many members as possible to benefit from these sessions, if you have already registered for one of the previous sessions, you will be unable to register for these additional dates.

These sessions will be held via Zoom.  Login information for each session will be sent to those who have registered. There is a maximum of 125 participants per session and the spots will be given out on a first come, first serve basis.

In solidarity,