48 h. ago Flight attendants have gone 50 years without ground pay. Here’s why

The practice has persisted for more than 60 years across the global aviation industry

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4 d. ago Air Canada flight attendants vote against agreement reached last month, but operations to continue

About 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants have voted down the the employer’s wage offer that the union and airline agreed to last month but another walkout is not expected

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7 d. ago US flight attendants push for boarding wages after Air Canada deal: ‘deserve to be paid’

Cabin crews across North America are not paid for work done before take-off, but a new Canada deal has sparked hopeAs you board the plane, the flight attendant welcomes you on board. They point you to your seat and help with your luggage, before giving the safety demonstration, and preparing the plane for take-off. And there’s a good chance they’ve done it all for free.But a tentative deal between Air Canada and thousands of flight attendants has sparked hope more airlines will end a little-known reality for many North American cabin crews – and pay flight attendants when planes are not moving. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago US flight attendants push for boarding wages after Air Canada deal

Cabin crews across North America are not paid for work done before takeoff, but a new Canada deal has raised hopeAs you board the plane, the flight attendant welcomes you on board. They point you to your seat and help with your luggage, before giving the safety demonstration, and preparing the plane for take-off. And there’s a good chance they’ve done it all for free.But a tentative deal between Air Canada and thousands of flight attendants has sparked hope more airlines will end a little-known reality for many North American cabin crews – and pay flight attendants when planes are not moving. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago US flight attendants push to be paid when planes aren’t in the air: ‘Most of our passengers have no idea’

Cabin crews across North America aren’t paid for work done before takeoff, but new Air Canada deal has raised hopeAs you board the plane, the flight attendant welcomes you on board. They point you to your seat and help with your luggage, before giving the safety demonstration, and preparing the plane for takeoff. And there’s a good chance they have done it all for free.But a tentative deal between Air Canada and thousands of flight attendants has sparked hope more airlines will end a little-known reality for many North American cabin crews – and pay flight attendants when planes are not moving. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US flight attendants are fed up like their Air Canada peers. Here's why they aren't likely to strike

Flight attendants at both regional and legacy airlines say they're frustrated by what they call low wages and long-standing airline practices of not paying them during the boarding process

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3 w. ago Air Canada flight attendants reach ‘tentative’ deal with airline to end strike

Strike over wages and ground work has cancelled travel for 500,000 people worldwideAir Canada flight attendants say they have reached a “tentative” deal with the airline to end a strike over wages and ground work that has cancelled travel for half a million people worldwide.Roughly 10,000 flight attendants walked off the job after midnight Saturday, insisting Air Canada had failed to address their demands for higher pay and compensation for unpaid ground work, including during boarding. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Air Canada strikes: Passenger rights as the cancellations continue

Passengers flying from Canada to the UK have far fewer rights than travellers heading in the opposite direction

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3 w. ago Air Canada and flight attendants’ union reach deal to end strike

The strike has impacted around 130,000 travelers daily

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3 w. ago Flight attendant union leaders ‘ready to go to jail’ as Air Canada strike outlawed

Arbitrator orders 10,000 striking staff back to work after government intervenes – unconstitutionally union saysUnion leaders representing 10,000 striking flight attendants have said they would be willing to go to jail rather than comply with an order to return to work, as Canada’s federal government seeks to end a bitter contract dispute that has halted hundreds of summer flights and stranded travellers around the world.Speaking to reporters on Monday, the national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees said members would remain on the picket lines as part of a work stoppage that has halted Air Canada’s national and international operations during its busiest season. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Air Canada flight attendants’ strike ruled illegal by industrial board

Arbitrator orders 10,000 striking staff back to work after government intervenes – unconstitutionally union saysCanada’s industrial relations board has declared a strike by 10,000 flight attendants illegal and ordered them back to work as the federal government seeks to end a bitter contract dispute that has halted hundreds of summer flights and stranded travellers around the world.Flight attendants with Air Canada went on strike on Saturday after months of failed negotiations with Canada’s flagship carrier over wages. Ahead of the work stoppage, Air Canada warned that a shutdown could affect 130,000 people a day. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Air Canada flight attendants’ strike declared illegal after planes grounded for days

The 10,000 striking workers are being ordered back on the job

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3 w. ago Strike by 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants declared illegal

The Canada Industrial Relations Board has declared a strike by 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants illegal and ordered them back on the job after they ignored an earlier order to return to work and submit to arbitration

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3 w. ago Air Canada strikes: Passenger rights as the shutdown continues

Passengers flying from Canada to the UK have far fewer rights than travellers heading in the opposite direction

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3 w. ago Government orders striking Air Canada flight attendants to return to work

Union criticises move less than 12 hours after start of action that has left more than 100,000 travellers strandedThe Canadian government has forced flight attendants at Air Canada back to work less than 12 hours after they began striking and ordered binding arbitration over a dispute that has left more than 100,000 travellers stranded around the world during the peak summer travel season.Since March, Canada’s largest airline and the union representing its flight attendants have been locked in an increasingly bitter dispute over what the union has described as “poverty wages” and unpaid labour. Flight attendants are not paid for any work before or after the plane takes off. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Air Canada faces possibility of having to shut down completely

A complete shutdown of Air Canada is looming if the union representing the flight attendants of the air carrier and the airline can’t strike a deal

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4 w. ago Air Canada cabin crew strike: Everything you need to know about the total shutdown

Airline warns ‘other carriers are already very full due to summer travel peak’, limiting travellers’ options for alternative flights

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4 w. ago Air Canada cancels flights during peak season ahead of flight attendant strike

Canada’s largest airline expects full shutdown as workers protests over claims of ‘poverty wages’ and unpaid labourCanada’s largest airline has started cancelling flights during the peak summer travel season ahead of a strike by more than 10,000 flight attendants over what they say are “poverty wages” and unpaid labour for work when planes are not in the air.Air Canada said it would start suspending flights on Thursday ahead of full shutdown on Saturday after the flagship carrier and the union representing the flight attendants failed to resolve a months-long dispute over pay and working conditions. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Air Canada to cancel flights ahead of possible flight attendants’ strike

Air Canada said it had reached an impasse with the union as the two sides remained far apart in contract talks

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4 w. ago Air Canada to begin cancelling flights ahead of possible strike by flight attendants

Air Canada says it will begin cancelling flights starting Thursday to allow an orderly shutdown of operations with a complete cessation of flights for the country’s largest airline by Saturday as it faces a potential work stoppage by its flight attendants

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