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Aviation
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds dismissal of worker’s claim against Sun Life, Transport Canada
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court’s decision to strike a former pilot’s lawsuit against Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, Transport Canada, and a federal manager, …
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A pilot who resigned from SkyLink Express before completing a 12-month employment term has been ordered to repay the airline $3,764.54 for breaching a training bond agreement, the Civil Resolution …
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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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Featured
WestJet ordered to pay $1,000 compensation after crew shortage cancellation deemed avoidable
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling requiring WestJet to pay $1,000 compensation to a passenger whose flight was cancelled due to a crew shortage, finding the airline …
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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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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
B.C. court upholds order blocking Gate Gourmet from using out-of-province workers during Vancouver airport strike
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld a labour relations board order that prevented Gate Gourmet Canada Inc. from using workers at its Alberta and Ontario operations to perform catering …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
Firing of two Manitoba pilots over refusal to comply with COVID vaccine policy upheld by arbitrator
An arbitrator has upheld the terminations of two pilots who refused to comply with Perimeter Aviation LP’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, rejecting their claims for religious exemptions and fi… To …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
B.C. court admonishes WestJet’s ‘potentially adversarial’ approach to producing documents in flight attendants’ class action
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered WestJet to disclose a wider range of harassment complaint files involving flight attendants, ruling that any allegations brought forward by class memb… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedUncategorized
Arbitrator upholds firing of pilot who made unsubstantiated claims of bribery, corruption against Jazz Aviation and his union
An arbitrator has upheld the termination of a pilot by Jazz Aviation LP, finding that he engaged in serious misconduct by making unsubstantiated allegations of bribery and corruption against the …


