The Air Canada Component of CUPE, the union representing 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, has filed for conciliation with the federal minister of labour, citing an impasse with the airline.
“We’ve made fair, reasonable, and long overdue proposals, but the company appears to be dragging their feet and not taking the process seriously,” said Wesley Lesosky, a flight attendant with 24 years experience and President of the Air Canada Component of CUPE.
The contract, which has been in effect since 2015, expired on March 31, 2025. “Everything has changed since 2015, but the company refuses to acknowledge reality,” said Lesosky. “Our workloads have soared, the cost of…
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