Air Canada seems to be having labour issues, and was facing a strike from it’s 6,800 flight attendants.
This has been halted due to a “procedural move” by the Canadian Labour minister Lisa Raitt that prevents the crew from legally going on strike.
The strike action has been referred up to the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to determine if a strike disrupting Air Canadas flights would “threaten public health and safety.”
The strike action was due to commence on Thursday.
Canadian Law being the complex beast it is, states that the flight attendants will not be able to strike until the CIRB makes a determination on the matter. Time-spans are unknown, with some decisions taking up to 60 days to clear.
For Air Canada, it’s business as usual, with flights continuing, leaving the Unions, Air Canada and the rank and file workers to work out what to do next, and how to proceed forward – subject to the CIRB’s decisions.
The real reason they dI’d that is because the government isnt sitting this week. Next week they can introduce back to work legislation. Thayer had to find a way to make sure that the workers couldn’t strike. My company relies on AC but I’m not sure how I feel about what the government’s doing.