CUPE presenting mediators’ recommendations to Air Transat members

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has announced that a recommendation from the mediators has been received by the bargaining committees of both parties, after an impasse to renew the collective agreement of 2,100 flight attendants at Air Transat.

The Air Transat Component of CUPE will present it to members during upcoming information meetings, followed by a voting period. This process rules out all possibility of strike action. Until then, CUPE will not issue any comments on the subject.

The collective agreement for these flight attendants, based at airports in Montreal (YUL) and Toronto (YYZ), expired on Oct. 31, 2022. Negotiations began officially on April 17, 2023.

A first tentative agreement between the parties was reached on Dec. 14. After general meetings, the flight attendants voted 98.1 per cent to reject it, with 87 per cent of members participating.

On Jan. 7, a second tentative agreement was reached, also turned down by members on Feb. 1 by a vote of 81.9 per cent.