Flight Attendants
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WestJet debuts new gender-neutral uniforms with name tag space for pronounsThe Calgary-based carrier says the new blue pantsuits, skirts and dresses with teal accents are meant to be gender neutral, so workers can select whatever is most comfortable.CanadaSep 7, 2022
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U.S. flight attendants facing high frequency of unruly passengers, survey findsSome said they were cursed or yelled at, and some said they were followed through the airport and harassed after the flight ended, according to a union that carried the survey.EconomyJul 29, 2021
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Air Canada to lay off over 5K flight attendants as coronavirus halts travel: unionThe 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.CanadaMar 19, 2020
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‘Toxic cowboy culture’: Sexual harassment claims spike in Canada’s airline industryFired in 2016 after eight years with WestJet, a flight attendant has spoken out publicly about the "toxic" relations and "cowboy culture" at airlines.CanadaJul 19, 2019
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Flight attendants with Swoop Airlines certified to be represented by CUPEThe Canadian Union of Public Employees says it has been certified to represent 170 flight attendants at Swoop, the low-cost subsidiary of WestJet Airlines.MoneyJun 11, 2019
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It’s not all globetrotting, jet-setting and peanuts: Flight attendants dispel mythsOn May 31, flight crew members celebrate International Flight Attendant Day to recognize the work, time and patience that goes into providing comfort, care and safety to travellers.CanadaMay 31, 2019
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CUPE certified to represent hundreds of flight attendants at WestJet EncoreThe Canadian Union of Public Employees says it has been certified to represent hundreds of flight attendants at WestJet Encore.MoneyMay 3, 2019
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CUPE has become certified bargaining agent for WestJet cabin crew membersThe cabin crew members from one of Canada's two major airlines will be represented by the country's most high-profile unions, WestJet said in a news release issued Tuesday night.ConsumerJul 31, 2018
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Air Canada flight attendants say they were lined up, graded on appearance: union complaintThe 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."CanadaMar 31, 2018
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WestJet union drive helped by dissatisfaction with pay formula, says flight attendantGrowing anger among WestJet flight attendants about a compensation model that restricts hourly wages to time actually spent in the sky bodes well for a unionization drive at the airline, according to one employee who backs labour organization.MoneyMar 16, 2018
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