Once again, Air Canada has demonstrated its inability to treat its employees with the dignity and respect we deserve. The Company has just announced that they failed to properly process September’s pay advance for both flight attendants and pilots. As a result, thousands of you who live pay cheque to pay cheque will now face unnecessary financial strain, forced to wait until after the long weekend to access the money you rightfully earned and should have had paid prior to the holiday Monday.
For many of our members, this is not an inconvenience, it is a crisis. Rent, bills, groceries, and other essentials do not wait because of “human error.” We all know that had this mistake affected shareholders or executives, it would have been corrected immediately.
This is not an isolated problem. It is part of a larger pattern of disrespect which includes the failure to agree to pay fair wages and full compensation for unpaid work in this most recent round of negotiations.
Air Canada claims to care about “employee engagement,” but their actions tell a very different story. They fall short of where it matters most: in fair wages, in respect for our labour, and in ensuring that every pay cheque is accurate and on time.
We want you to know that your Union sees and understands the hardship this causes. You deserve stability, respect, and fair compensation for the critical work you do every single day. We will continue to hold the employer accountable for every failure to meet those basic obligations.
Please click [HERE] for the update from the Company on this matter. As far as we know this is only affecting Air Canada Mainline members. It’s also important to note that once again, there is no one to actually contact in the event you have questions or concerns regarding this. The Union will update when we have more information on this, if it becomes available. We were just advised this evening of this error, after we reached out to the Company due to many questions coming in.