UPDATE – The Service Canada information sessions regarding the Employment Insurance (EI) Program on Monday, February 15th and Tuesday, February 16th are 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.

Due to the overwhelming desire from many to join these sessions, we have reached out to request further English sessions and will advise when we have dates and times.

There are still some spots left for the session on Wednesday, February 17th at 12pm EST.  Please note that this session will be conducted in French.  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 17th French 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.

In solidarity,

Next week Service Canada will be holding three information sessions regarding the Employment Insurance (EI) Program.  The sessions will cover how to sign up for EI as well as a Q & A period.  Each session will be 1 hour in length and will take place at 12pm EST on Monday and Tuesday, in English, and at 12pm EST on Wednesday, in French.

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
Mon. Feb. 15, 2021	12 pm EST	English
Tues. Feb. 16, 2021	12 pm EST	English
Wed. Feb. 17, 2021	12 pm EST	French

 

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,

Based on member feedback we have resumed our weekly “Recall Update” but have unfortunately had to rename them “Seniority List Update” given the current situation. We will ensure to provide updates at least monthly and more frequently when recalls resume.

Updated Seniority List
Your Union has updated the seniority list with the most recent layoffs and retirements using information provided by Air Canada. As we cannot publish this privately, we have removed names and employee numbers. The list is still based on your 2020 Master Cabin Personnel Seniority number.

*** 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 February 2021 Block Month.

Retirements 
In addition, please see below the current retirement numbers which now include those for January and February 2021, you can also view full details over the past three years by clicking HERE.

 

Mitigations
This is just a reminder that the deadline to apply for SPLOA or RBP Mitigation is February 12, 2021 at 0800 EST. Further Details can be found by clicking HERE. The deadline to apply for Retirement or Resignation effective March 1, 2021 is February 14, 2021 at 1500 EST. Further Details can be found by clicking HERE.

In solidarity,

It is with heavy hearts that we must advise you that the Company let us know earlier this morning of a further staffing surplus. This is a due to the federal government’s introduction of a mandatory quarantine on arrival as well at the continued suspension of flights to Mexico and the Caribbean.  The approximate surplus is 900 mainline members, which includes both active and inactive members. This is in addition to the 80 Rouge members who were advised of a layoff last week.  The staff reductions will take effect with the start of the March 2021 block month.

The Company will be offering the Mitigation Options as outlined in LOU 60 of the Collective Agreement, which are:

• 2-month Special Leaves of Absence (March 2021 to April 2021 inclusive)
• 2-month Reduced Block Program (March 2021 to April 2021 inclusive)

The deadline to apply for these two options is February 12, 2021 at 0800 EST. Further Details can be found by clicking HERE.

In addition, the current “Universal Mitigation” package is available to all employees wishing to retire or resign. The deadline to apply for this program is February 14, 2021 at 1500 EST. Further Details can be found by clicking HERE.

All members are eligible to bid on the Mitigation Programs; however Special Leaves of Absences and Reduced Block Programs will be awarded by seniority to those who would otherwise not be placed on Layoff Status.  Meaning, you cannot hold an SPLOA or RBP program if you are not able to hold flying for March 2021.  In addition, if you are currently on a SPLOA or RBP and the layoff reaches your seniority, you will be removed from your SPLOA or RBP and placed on layoff status.

Once the mitigation programs are complete, award results and any resulting layoff notices will be sent to your Air Canada email by February 15, 2021 at 23:00 EST. The resulting layoffs will take place in reverse seniority order, system wide with no requirement to bump bases.

We understand this news is disheartening and incredibly difficult to bear as we watch our industry crumble around us. These further layoffs could result in a staggering 7,800 of our members being on layoff status.

We remind members that EAP remains available to all members at this time and that your Local and Component Officers are here to assist you.

In solidarity,

We were recently made aware that Crew Planning was removing January 2021 vacation days from some members who were laid-off effective January 31, 2021. This was due to the fact that those members had now taken more vacation than they would have earned.  To clarify, vacation allotment is taken in the year it is earned and is based on the vacation year running from May 1st to April 30th.

This would have had unintended consequences on your Insurable Earnings for EI and would have left members with a smaller than expected final paycheque with no means to “make-up” the hours that they had lost. The Company has confirmed this was done in error.  Earlier today they confirmed the vacation days and associated credit(s) will be added back to your schedule and paid on your February 17, 2021 paystub. Vacation Reconciliation will then take place at the end of the Vacation Year, which is consistent with past practise and the information contained in your layoff letter.

We appreciate all of you that have written in on this, allowing your Union to raise and bring the issue forward.

In solidarity,