Air Canada Flight Attendants

• Air Canada looking to cut roughly 20,000 positions amid COVID-19 crisis

  An internal bulletin to members from the Canadian Union of Public Employees says Air Canada will ask workers to slash their schedules, go on leave for up to two years or resign with travel privileges.

  Economy

  May 15, 2020
  
• Air Canada to lay off over 5K flight attendants as coronavirus halts travel: union

  The layoffs, which the Air Canada Component of CUPE says will take effect over the next 48 hours, will include roughly 3,600 Air Canada members and all 1,549 Air Canada Rouge members, according to the union.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2020
  
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• Air Canada flight attendants say they were lined up, graded on appearance: union complaint

  The complaint states that flight staff were directed during initial training sessions to "strut their stuff" by walking down what the document described as a "runway with a spectator section." 

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2018
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• Air Canada flight attendants union files human rights complaint over discrimination, harassment

  The union says the airline's policies on uniforms and makeup are discriminatory towards female flight attendants on the basis of sex, sexual orientation and race.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2018