Arbitrator Rejects CUPE’s Grievance, Finding Air Canada Meets Bilingual Staffing Requirements

Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have reached an agreement to ensure the airline can effectively service its customers in both official languages, while respecting the right for unionised cabin crew employees to bid on their work schedules based on their seniority, reports the law firm, Fasken.

Under the agreement, Air Canada will have provisions regarding the maximum number of bilingual cabin crew assigned to flights and will consider factors such as aircraft type and the points of origin, termination or transit.

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