This whole "Unpaid work won't fly" campaign has admittedly been strange from my point of view.
If they are fundamentally looking to change how they get paid, I can get behind that i guess. if they were to structure it a certain way it could be cost neutral to the company. But if they think its going to just magically double their salaries, I think its a poor strategy.
Its certainly a hybrid system, but flight crew are essentially salaried employees. They have minimum guaranteed hours per month. So to say that they are showing up to work and not getting paid is a bit of a red herring. In my opinion they are doing themselves a bit of a disservice by running this campaign because I'm seeing a lot of half truths and straight up misinformation being used for their cause.
I dont understand why they dont just do what every other bargaining unit has done and take their comparables , take the large increase in cost of living since the last agreement, tack on a swing for the fences percentages, and present their case at the table.
What they get paid and how they get paid are very different things, if they are able to capture these "Unpaid hours" then the hourly rate would likely have to come down to reflect what a typical raise would be.
Don't get me wrong, I'm far from
"Pro corporation " i applaud the fight they are putting up with potentially unconstitutional government interference. Air Canada can't always run to mommy and daddy when they have a problem with their workers. There is a troublesome trend in Canadian labour of corporations not bargaining in good faith and waiting for the government to step in. That needs to stop.
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