Tag: Flight Attendants

The three-day flight attendant strike concluded August 19th with the assistance of a federal mediator after disrupting the travel plans of thousand of customers.

The union did not give out many details on the agreement, but said it does guarantee ground pay for their members — something that's been a major sticking point in talks.

Air Canada added the gap between its contract offer and the demands of the Canadian Union of Public Employees is “huge.” A strike would begin at 10pm Pacific on Friday.

The move comes after Air Canada declared talks with the union “at an impasse,” with what the airline describes as a “huge gap” between the two sides. It has suggested binding arbitration, a move the union has rejected.

Since 2000, inflation has increased 169% and average full-time wages have increased 210% in Canada. But entry-level Air Canada flight attendants’ wages have increased only 10% – just $3 per hour – in the past 25 years according to the union.