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Flight attendants union urges government to reject airlines' claims on unpaid work
The union says airline self-audits use a narrow definition of work and miss unpaid tasks that leave junior crew below minimum wage.
- In MONTREAL, Canada's main flight attendants union is challenging industry self-audits regarding unpaid work, with Wesley Lesosky calling the submissions "misleading."
- Ottawa launched the sector-wide investigation in August 2025 after strike action grounded Air Canada planes, with initial Findings published in February flagging concerns for entry-level staff.
- Lesosky claims airlines exclude hours spent boarding passengers, passing through security, and conducting pre-flight checks; Air Canada reports no instances of flight attendants earning below minimum wage.
- The union is calling on Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu to reject the airline submissions, arguing they rely on a narrow and "misleading" definition of work.
- National Airlines Council CEO Jeff Morrison maintains current practices comply with labor laws, asserting Companies appropriately compensate flight attendants for their work.
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Flight attendants union urges government to reject airlines' claims on unpaid work
Canada's main flight attendants union is crying foul on airline submissions to the federal government for its probe into unpaid work in the sector. In a letter, the head of the union's airline division says the self-audits on wages that airlines provided to authorities this month rely on a narrow an...
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Wesley Lesosky asks the Minister of Employment, Patty Hajdu, to reject these reports. The post The flight attendants union denounces the report of the airlines appeared first on Les Affaires.
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