Air Canada Talks with Unions Continue; Deadline Extended to 9:00 p.m. EDT
Tonight
MONTREAL, May 27 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada announced today that Mr.
Justice Warren Winkler has extended the deadline for the company and its
unions to reach negotiated agreements on labour cost realignment relating to
CCAA until 9:00 p.m. EDT tonight. The deadline had been previously set for
5:00 p.m. EDT today.
Progress has been made and talks continue between Air Canada and the Air
Canada Pilots Association (ACPA) representing 3,150 pilots, the International
Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) representing Air
Canada's 11,000 machinists, CUPE representing 6,700 flight attendants, and
CALDA representing the airline's 100 flight dispatchers.
Air Canada announced yesterday that it had reached a tentative agreement
with the CAW Airline Division, representing 6,000 customer sales and service
agents and crew schedulers at the mainline carrier. Agreements have since been
reached with all unions at Air Canada Jazz.
Mr. Justice Warren Winkler was appointed on May 9, 2003 by Mr. Justice
James Farley of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to facilitate Air
Canada's labour cost restructuring under CCAA. On May 21, at Justice Winkler's
request, Air Canada presented comprehensive proposals to its unions outlining
the specific cost reductions required by each labour group at Air Canada and
Air Canada Jazz.
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