A tentative agreement has been reached between Air Canada and its flight attendants ending a strike that halted travel for half a million individuals. About 10,000 attendants walked off due to inadequate wage increases and uncompensated ground work. The union defied regulatory return-to-work orders, prompting Air Canada to delay service restoration. Following renewed negotiations, the union announced a potential deal that promotes changes in industry standards, particularly regarding unpaid work. Full operations are expected to resume gradually after the tentative agreement is presented to union members for approval.
We have a tentative agreement we will bring forward to you, the Canadian Union of Public Employees' (Cupe) Air Canada branch said in a statement. We are required to advise our membership that we must fully cooperate with resumption of operations, the statement said.
Air Canada said in a statement that it would gradually restart its operations after reaching an agreement with Cupe through a mediator, William Kaplan. It said the first flights were scheduled for Tuesday evening but warned that full service may not return for seven to 10 days.
Cupe said the deal achieves transformational change for our industry after a historic fight. Unpaid work is over, it added, a reference to a key demand throughout the talks that flight attendants also be compensated for time not spent in the air.
When our rights were taken away, we stood strong, we fought back and we secured a tentative agreement that our members can vote on, Cupe further said.
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