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

Late Payment – CHQ-rouge-17-11 Settlement

We are aware that the deadline stipulated in the arbitrator’s award for this grievance has not been met. The Company has informed the Union that the settlement will be paid by direct deposit to our members on Tuesday, October 2, 2018. The Union is reviewing its options regarding the late payment. As per the award …

Happy Labour Day

This Labour Day your CUPE Air Canada Component Officers invite you to give a moment’s pause to celebrate the progress and many gains that the labour movement has historically made on behalf of all workers in Canada. We encourage you to “celebrate” but are nonetheless humbled by the realization of the many labour challenges that …

VP Communiqué – Sunwing Hearing

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 …

VP Communiqué – Time Bank

To All Air Canada Mainline Members: I recently asked the Locals to include a ‘reach-out’ in their respective base bulletins to inquire about your experiences with your Time Bank. As a result, you might have seen the request in your most recent Local bulletin. Component had received a couple of reports from members that were …

Commission Payments for Rouge to Mainline Flow Through

Dear Members, This bulletin is to inform all Rouge to Mainline Flow Through members that the Company has settled a grievance filed by your Union to ensure proper payment of the following: Duty Free Commission On Board Commission for Buy on Board products  The Company has confirmed that the retroactive payment was applied to all …