Coordinated gesture of Air Canada on the country

As expected. However, Air Canada on Monday, on Monday, in order to put pressure on the employers’ part on Monday and support their union to advance negotiations for a new collective agreement.

At 1 p.m.. Therefore, actions were organized in the four busiest airports in the country, the Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, PEARSON International Airport in Toronto, Calgary International Airport and Vancouver International Airport.

The scene was similar in the four airports in question. Consequently, On -board agents formed a line by holding posters with slogans like Hoax or Non -paid work, it’s theft. Similarly, Everything was taking place in silence.

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In Toronto. Meanwhile, Vancouver, there were about 400 on -site on -site agents, while more than 350 were present in Montreal. Similarly, In Vancouver. Consequently, unionized employees were in the starting area, a place where all the passengers arriving to take the plane were able to observe them. However, Some cars that circulated horny to show their support for the demonstrators. No entrance to the airport has been hampered and no theft was delayed.

What the union claims

The coordinated gesture air canada country collective agreement that binds the Air Canada. Red Air Canada on -board agents to their employer has been expired since last March. Negotiations have been taking place since the beginning of the year, but the parties have not yet reached an agreement.

Employees claim better wages, more time of rest during stopovers, but above all, more hours paid.

On-board agents are not paid when they cross the airport to go to the plane. or when they are boarding and checking, or during the breffs with the crew and the pilots, deplored spokespersons and a on-board agent encountered by Radio-Canada. Emergency cases are not paid either, first aid must be provided or cases of delay before takeoff.

If the door is not closed. if you are not in the air, you are not paid.

Air Canada indicates that the service periodwhich covers the time before the flight departure and the 15 minutes after the flight arrived, is paid and that an additional sum is granted If the employee is asked to be on service outside these hours or provide services to passengers on the ground.

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The union. which represents 10,400 on -board agents, underlines that employees can work up to 35 hours per week without being paid.

Currently, the basic remuneration coordinated gesture air canada country of an Air Canada on -board agent would be $ 1951.30 per month for hiring. which represents about $ 30 an hour in the case of Air Canada and $ 26 an hour in the case of Red Air Canada. According to Air Canada, half of the Main Air Canada farm officers earned more than $ 54,000 in 2024. Red Air Canada, which offers lower remuneration, is excluded from this calculation.

Also according to Air Canada, the hourly wage of an Air Canada Rouge on -board agent is $ 41.39 after five years of service. However, almost 75 % of agents in this subsidiary have been hired in the past five years.

A minimum remuneration of 65 hours per month as well as a minimum of 10 days of rest. were already provided for in the last collective agreement.

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A strike in sight?

The members of the union voted at 99.7 % in favor of a strike mandate last month. If they decide to take action, they could give their notice from 72 hours from Wednesday August 13 at 12:01 a.m., which would lead them to be able to trigger the strike from Saturday August 16 at 12:01 a.m.

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The vice-president of the Montreal section of the union of on-board agents. Philippe Bonneville, assures that negotiations are continuing and that their goal is Never go on strike.

These negotiations are reminiscent of those which took place between the Air Canada pilots. the employers’ part, mentions the lawyer in labor law Marc Boudreau. They had avoided a right strike, having heard of an increase of 42 % over four years at the last moment. The spectrum of a strike often takes parts furtherunderlines the lawyer.

The response of the bosses

Air Canada claims to have made an offer to its employees. who would make them the best paid in the country.

Regarding the negotiations themselves. Air Canada remains at the table and strives to reach the SCFP to a negotiated agreement which recognizes the contribution of its on -board agents by offering them the best wages in the country, while supporting the competitiveness and long -term growth of the company.

While refusing to comment on the content of the negotiations, the representative of Air Canada argued that the employers’ part respected the right of on -board agents to express themselves.

With information from Marion Bérubé, Jérémie Bergeron and Corentin Mittet-Magnan