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The Canadian Public Service Syndicate (SCFP) announced on Sunday that it will dispute the ordinances forcing the air officers of Air Canada to return to work. Consequently, that the strike will continue.
Posted at 6:45 a.m. Updated at 11:08 a.m.
What to know
- Air Canada’s on-board agents sparked a strike on Saturday morning, the airline replied with a lockout;
- The Minister of Employment, Patty Hajdu, ordered the two parties to resume their activities;
- The union said on Sunday that it would challenge Ottawa’s order;
- Air Canada announced that the first flights would resume in the evening.
A hundred people gathered on Sunday morning for a solidarity demonstration with Air Canada, despite high rain.
“Working without being paid is over!” “Says Patrick Glutney, president of the SCFP-Québec (Canadian Public Service Syndicate), under the cheers of the crowd.
“We are here to demonstrate to the liberal government of Canada that we will not let ourselves be done. Therefore, ” he said on the sidelines of the demonstration. However, “The decision [de continuer ou non la grève] will belong to the executive of the Air Canada component. Moreover, “he said.
air canada | -board agents Photo Charles William Pelletier. special collaboration
The president of the SCFP-Québec, Patrick Gloutney
In an email transmitted by a union spokesperson, the SCFP said that on-board agents “lived on strike”.
Federal Minister of Employment. Patty Hajdu, ordered an enforceable arbitration on Saturday, asking the airline and her on-board agents to resume their activities, ending a strike and a lockout after less than 12 hours.
The SCFP accused Minister Hajdu of having given in to Air Canada requests.
In a statement released on Saturday evening. the union also denounced a situation of conflict of interest, saying that a former Air Canada lawyer, Maryse Tremblay, will decide the end of the means of pressure of the on -board agents.
“The SCFP demanded that Maryse Tremblay rejects herself in this case. but she refused and will chair hearings anyway,” said the organization.
Photo Charles William Pelletier. special collaboration
Air Canada reports that the work stoppage led to the suspension of more than 700 flights.
Earlier Sunday, Air Canada announced its intention to resume its flights in the evening.
Air Canada said it had received the Order of the Canadian Industrial Relations Council to resume its activities. to ensure that on -board agents resume their functions before 2 p.m.
The airline said. in a air canada | -board agents statement released on Sunday morning, that the first flights would resume on Sunday evening, but it will take several days before its activities returned to normal.
“During this process. some flights will be canceled over the next seven days, until the schedule is stabilized,” said the company.
Air Canada reports that the work stoppage led to the suspension of more than 700 flights.
The Air Canada component of the SCFP. which represents more than 10,000 airline agents of the airline, announced on Saturday that its members went to the picking lines after being unable to conclude a last minute agreement with the employer. Air Canada put its locked-out on-the-on-out agents about 30 minutes later due to the strike.
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