The Air Canada airline management has until midnight from the night from Friday to Saturday to find an agreement with its navigation staff if you want to avoid a strike that paralyzes its activity in the middle of a tourist season. The union, which represents 10,000 Air Canada navigation personnel, had presented a 72 -hour strike notice on Wednesday. The company offers trips for 180 cities around the world and transports around 130,000 passengers every day.
On Friday, almost 300 flights have already been canceled, the company announced on its social networks. Beyond a salary increase, its navigation staff also claims to be paid for work hours, even in the approach, which was not the case until now.
“Who will give the first”
Air Canada detailed a new offer on Thursday that the union rejected, judging it “below inflation (and) of the market price.” “It’s the peak of the season,” said Rafael Gómez. “The airline does not want to lose hundreds of millions of dollars in income (…) that plays almost who will yield to the browser staff.” The vice president and the main operations of Air Canada, Mark Nasr, said Thursday that without agreement, all flights would be “suspended on Saturday morning.”
In the social network X, the Canadian Employment Minister Patty Hajdu, promised Thursday to want to provide “all the necessary resources” to help the parties reach an agreement. “I urge the two parties to set aside their disputes, to return to the negotiating table and to conclude an agreement now for the many travelers who have you,” he wrote. Passengers assigned by this conflict can change their flight at no cost or get a complete refund, the airline said.
Source: BFM TV
