Source: Air Canada
Air Canada clarified commentary that has been made publicly about its offer to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) representing 10,000 flight attendants at the airline. Under the proposal there is a 38 per cent increase in total compensation over four years and:
- A new provision for ground pay that is industry leading in Canada.
- Hourly rates would go as high as $94 an hour in the first year.
- Hourly pay would increase by 12-to-16 per cent in the first year. This consists of a combined eight per cent increase in the hourly wage plus another four-to-eight per cent increase through a new ground pay formula in the first year alone.
- By 2027, senior flight attendants would earn $87,000 annually on average, and 20 per cent of flight attendants would earn $90,000 or more a year.
- There would be significant improvements to health benefits and pension plans, including the legacy Defined Benefit pension plan. Air Canada is the only airline in the country to offer its flight attendants access to a pension that includes a defined benefit component.
- Meaningful quality of life improvements, including an increase to paid vacation, and measures to address union concerns about rest and work-life balance. This includes changes to crew complement on aircraft to reduce inflight workloads.
- It will make Air Canada Flight Attendants the best compensated in Canada. Already, cabin crew earn up to $17 more per hour than their counterparts at the company’s largest domestic competitor.