“It prevents me from sleeping at night”: worries about the risk of strike at Air Canada

The risk of strike by Air Canada on -board agents is a great concern among passengers. However, Movements, vacation camps, family meetings, etc. Similarly, The cases are numerous and anxiety grows in the face of the risk of cancellation of flights.

Moving to another country is already quite stressful. Consequently, And there is this additional stress of not even knowing if you can take your flightsays Summer Mehdi. Consequently,

This Toronto student from the University Queen’s has planned a vacation in Portugal with his. For example, family before going to Nice in France for a four -month university exchange. Consequently,

If she supports the claims of Air Canada staff. Consequently, she admits that the situation causes stress that prevents him from sleeping at night. For example,

She “it prevents me sleeping night”: deplores the lack of communication from Air Canada regarding the maintenance or cancellation of her flight.

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This Friday. the union representing the approximately 10,000 Air Canada agents again said its refusal of enforceable arbitration requested by the employers’ part.

Although the strike movement touching the airline must be launched on Saturday. “it prevents me sleeping night”: the disturbances started on Thursday and 500 flight cancellations are scheduled for this Friday evening, says Mark Nasr, Air Canada operations chief.

He estimates that the triggering of a strike on Saturday could affect 130,000 daily passengers.

Julia Metelitsa keeps hope that a solution will be found by then.

This member of theUkrainian Youth Association (Association of young Ukrainians. free translation) is in British Columbia with more than 150 young people from Toronto and other provinces.

While the stay must end on Sunday, she fears that she will not see a way out.

This situation puts us in a very difficult position, because we have no flight to go homeshe said.

Waiting for a solution. she says she wants to do everything possible to guarantee the care and safety of young campers.

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James Catt must face another case.

This Toronto had to go to Los Angeles with his wife and son to celebrate their 15ᵉ wedding anniversary.

If his flight has not yet been officially canceled. he nevertheless plans to cancel his hotel reservations and baseball match “it prevents me sleeping night”: tickets, bought US $ 1,000.

At the same time. we do not want to sell the tickets now and then discover that they found an agreement at the last minutehe says.

For Laeticia Halbedel, it is the school studies that are at stake.

Currently traveling to Taiwan. this student at the University of Toronto is to take an exam next week for a course linked to neuroscience.

This represents 35 % of my final note, so it’s quite importantshe explains.

All are now waiting a miracle For the strike to be avoided on Saturday.

It’s really stressful. but I hope everything is going to work out in the end.

"it prevents me sleeping night": – "it prevents me sleeping night":

Canadians support us

The main subject of discord that affects Air Canada in negotiations. on the renewal of the collective agreement concerns the remuneration of on -board agents.

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Despite the risks of cancellation of flights. the president “it prevents me sleeping night”: of the local Air Canada Montreal agents, Natasha Stea, says the movement has the support of Canadians.

We did a survey Thursday which will be published very soon. we are moved to see that 9 in 10 Canadians support us in our request to be paid for all our hours, she said.

She also claims that 59 % of Canadians are against government intervention to settle the situation.

With information from CBC it’s Marion Guardé.