Air Canada’s Cabin Crew Members Vote to Reject Pay Package

(Bloomberg) – Almost all of Air Canada’s more than 10,000 flight officials voted to reject the company’s contract offer, and last month is a business dispute that led to a short closure.

The flight personnel went on strike for three days in August and caused the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights before the union and the airline reached a temporary agreement. However, according to a statement on Saturday, members of the union voted for 99.1% against it.

The two sides will now return to mediation, so strike or lockout is not expected.

The agreement submitted a compensation increase of approximately 40% for four years, including retirement and benefits, and added provisions for the floor fee tax, but the cabin crew was inadequate by members of the crew. The union said that 94.6% of its membership voted.

On August 29th, the airway said that if the agreement is not approved, the wage section would refer to mediation and then go to arbitration if necessary.

“Air Canada is completely dependent on the mediation and arbitration process,” he said. “There will be no strikes or locks and flights will continue to work.”

The four -year contract proposal included 8% to 12%, backward wage increases to April 1, and then 3% annually, 2.5% and 2.75% of the next year.

Currently, Air Canada flight officials are paid only when the aircraft movement is a widespread application in the sector, but when they want to finish. The recommended contract for the cabin team offered a fee of 60 minutes or 70 minutes before the flight depending on the size of the aircraft. This will eventually rise to 70% of the hourly rate.

In 2022, Delta Air Lines Inc. became the first US carrier to pay flight officials during the boarding period.

In the last 18 months, Major US Airlines negotiated multi -year contracts with their crews, and some officials provided boarding payments in new agreements. United Airlines Holdings Inc. He’s still negotiating.

Air Canada refused to comment on the value of the compensation proposal, but Bloomberg Intelligence Analyst Francois Duflot said the new contract would probably add $ 600 million ($ 434 million) to costs for the period. Last year, the airline paid $ 4.9 billion c $, salaries and benefits and represented approximately 23% of operating costs.

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