A proposed class action alleging Air Canada systemically failed to provide accessibility services to passengers who use wheelchairs has been certified by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, coverin… Free …
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PREMIUM Air Canada cargo worker’s discharge upheld over last-chance breach
An Air Canada cargo worker bound by a last chance agreement has had his discharge upheld by a labour arbitrator after being found using a personal cell phone during a… …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator orders Air Canada to pay $125,000 in back pay to reinstated mechanic
An Air Canada mechanic whose dismissal was already found to be without just cause has been awarded $125,488.76 in lost earnings plus 12 months’ base salary in lieu of reinstatement,… …
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Air Canada ordered to compensate pilots denied religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine policy
An arbitrator has ruled that Air Canada wrongfully denied religious exemptions from its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy to seven pilots, ordering the airline to compensate them for lost income f… …
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Federal Court of Appeal upholds dismissal of Air Canada worker’s duty of fair representation complaint
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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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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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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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… Free Membership Required …
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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 …