Some of the information contained in this bulletin is specific to ACRouge, but much of it is relevant to both carriers and includes the important refresher on the differences between the two crew ratios that many of you have requested. Incapacitated flight attendant SOP differences between 1:50 and 1:40 Under 1:40 regulations an option exists to …
On February 21st and 22nd, I attended the Federal Court in Toronto to listen to the hearing of (to simplify) the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) v the Gov’t of Canada, the MOT and Airline Respondents (court file number T-1175-15). In this case, CUPE was the applicant representing all Flight Attendants of its Canadian …
Your Air Canada Your Component Hotel and Occupational Health and Safety Committees have again decided to re-issue this information, given the recent surge of reports concerning bed bug and insect infestation. Bed bugs can be found anywhere from homeless shelters to five-star hotels. The ever-increasing number of travelers around the globe allows these bugs to …
Dear member, As the year draws to a close, we thought it would be timely to provide an update on some of the more important issues that the Union has worked on this past year to ensure a healthy and safe workplace for our members. Should you be interested in knowing more about an issue …
Dear Members, Your Component Uniform/Luggage and Health and Safety Committees have been very busy these past few months, working with the company to finalize both the new uniform and luggage. Many of you have written to us with questions and comments throughout this time. As your representatives, we needed to prioritize addressing these with the …
