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The workers of the flagship carrier of Canada challenge the order of return to work while they organize the first strike in 40 years.
Air Canada on -board agents said they would be on strike despite government -supported labor council In order to return to work At 2 p.m. he (6:00 p.m. GMT), which they described as unconstitutional.
The Canadian Public Employee Union said in a statement on Sunday that members would remain on strike And invited Air Canada to the table to “negotiate a fair agreement”.
The largest airline in Canada now indicates that it will take flights on Monday evening. The strike already affected around 130,000 travelers around the world per day during the tip of summer trips.
The Canadian government has decided to end a strike of more than 10,000 on -board agents in the country’s largest carrier by asking Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to command binding arbitration.
The Canada Labor Code gives the government the power to ask the CIRB to impose binding arbitration in the interest of protecting the economy. The CIRB issued the prescription, which Canada had sought and opposed the on -board agents.
It is unusual for a union to challenge a CIRB order. It was not immediately clear what options the government has if the union continues its strike.
Air Canada’s on -board agents left the job on Saturday for the first time since 1985, after months of negotiations on a new contract.
Natasha Stea, an Air Canada on -board agent and president of the Local Union, told Reuters that other unions had joined the picking line of on -board agents in Toronto on Sunday.
“They support here today because they see our rights be eroded,” said Stea.
The most controversial question was the request for remuneration of the union of time spent on the ground between flights and to help passengers on board. The attendants are only largely paid when their plane moves.
Workers are also unhappy with the wage increases offered by Air Canada and other remuneration conditions, which they consider insufficient to keep the pace of inflation or correspond to the federal minimum wage.
