Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Air Canada

There was turbulence late last night in Montreal, where contract talks between Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants broke down.

CUPE claims both sides walked away from the table after an Air Canada spokesman insulted the union and a federal mediator.

Labour Minister Lisa Raitt says she still expects the two sides in the Air Canada dispute to get back together and come up with a collective agreement.

The flight attendants have threatened to walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow if their demands aren't met.
The key areas of dispute are wages, pensions, crew rest, working conditions and work rules.