The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a labour board decision finding that a union did not breach its duty of fair representation when it negotiated a settlement for a …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Air Canada retirees’ class action over flight passes partly blocked by Quebec appeal court
The Quebec Court of Appeal has ruled that a class action by Air Canada retirees over reduced-priority flight passes must proceed through grievance arbitration for former unionized employees, even thou… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Air Canada violated labour code with blanket medical note policy: Arbitator
An arbitrator has ruled that Air Canada breached the Canada Labour Code and its collective agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) by requiring all employees to provide …
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Opinion/Commentary
Flight attendants have gone 50 years without ground pay — here’s the reason behind it
By Isabelle Dostaler, Université de l’Ontario français The recent labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants pulled back the curtain on one of the airline industry’s longest-standing injustices: …
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FeaturedWorkplace News
Ottawa probes unpaid work allegations against airlines in wake of Air Canada strike
The federal government launched consultations Monday to investigate whether airlines are violating labour laws by not paying flight attendants for all work performed. Employment and Social Development… To continue reading, …
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A Federal Court judge has dismissed an application for judicial review after the Canadian Human Rights Commission refused to hear a discrimination complaint filed nearly two years after the alleged …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSexual HarassmentSubscriber Content
🔒Flight attendant’s dismissal for sexual harassment reduced to suspension after 34 years of service
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Air Canada’s vaccine accommodation process scrutinized in pilot grievances arbitration
An arbitrator has dismissed a union motion that sought to limit the scope of proceedings in multiple grievances related to Air Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, ruling that compensation claims for… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Air Canada flight attendant barred from intervening in colleague’s discharge arbitration
A flight attendant who accused a colleague of sexual harassment has been denied the right to intervene in the arbitration over his dismissal, a ruling that puts into focus the …
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FeaturedMental Health
Air Canada flight attendant partially granted confidentiality in discrimination case
A former Air Canada flight attendant has been partially granted a confidentiality order by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal in her ongoing discrimination case against the airline. The attendant, wh… …

