Air Canada flight attendants wrap up voting on wage agreement

As a result of the vote of the Union Saturday expected after 15:00 (1900 GMT)

Several flight officials are not satisfied with the payment agreement, some will oppose it

Deal’s rejection of fortifications can lead to long -term disputes

By Allison Lampert and Rajesh Gambling Singh

Montreal/Chicago September 6 (Reuters) – Air Canada flight officials are expected on Saturday for a vote for a fee agreement, and more than half a dozen, they did not expect the temporary agreement to be approved by the Certificate Member Reuters.

Negotiators said that more than 10,000 flight officials challenged them to return to work and forced the country’s largest carrier back to the bargaining table, and they hit the temporary agreement to make a four -day strike on August 19.

If the officials reject the wage section of the temporary agreement, which is subject to voting, they cannot take more legal strikes. Instead, he would go to arbitration by extending negotiations in a disagreement that caused Air Canada to withdraw financial guidance for 2025.

Union, the outcome of the vote on Saturday at 15:00 (1900 GMT) until the aftermath of the unknown, he added.

The strike gave a spotlight to be paid for hours to pay for hours for hours for hours to pay for hours. More than one US carrier, such as flight officials in Air Canada and United Airlines, challenges a compensation structure that often pays to the cabin crew while a plane is on the move.

Sara Nelson, President of the Flight Officials Association, said Reuters also helped US members for Air Canada strike. AFA represents United’s flight officials, who recently rejected a temporary agreement on ground wage demands.

“Air Canada Flight Officers are useful and acceleration.” He said.

While flight officials succeeded in achieving some critical gains in Air Canada’s proposed agreement, many of them said that the general agreement was inadequate about unpaid labor and some would vote against it.

The proposed four -year agreement will roughly increase to 20% wage increase for entry -level officials and 16% for more experienced cabin crew.

The crew would also rise to 70% of the 60 -minute fee and wide body jets on narrow body aircraft, starting from 50% of the hourly rate of flight officials in the first year to 70% until the fourth year.

Flight officials told Reuters that the rise did not meet the increasing living costs in high -cost cities such as Toronto, and many of them do two or three jobs to be passed.

Mark Hancock, President of the Canadian Public Employees Association, said the agreement was made under the threat of accusing a mediator at a Toronto Airport hotel between Air Canada and Union.

“My understanding was the next day, if there was no agreement, they would have gone to the courts, and they would have been criminal, then accusations and fines,” Hancock said. “He would rise to the next level.” (Regulation by Allison Lampert in Montreal and Rajesh Casin Singh; Edmund Klamann in Chicago)