October 3, 2017 – Unions Target Westjet Regional Carrier, Encore

TOP STORY

WestJet facing more union drives as CUPE, ALPA target airline’s regional carrier

 

DECISIONS

  • Passenger Complaint – Failure to perform obligations – Gava c. Sunwing Airlines Voyages, 2017 QCCQ 10251
    Claim for $6,000 for failing to provide all-inclusive hotel package as advertised – Multiple defects with hotel and facilities – Sunwing failed to appear – Granted $6,000 in damages
  • Appeal – Ongoing compensation – Decision No. 1862/17, 2017 ONWSIAT 2085
    Aircraft catering employee injured while pushing galley carts – Failure to find underlying or pre-existing conditions – Allowed, ongoing entitlement found
  • Appeal – Chronic pain disability (CPD) – Decision No. 920/17, 2017 ONWSIAT 2032
    Airline lounge supervisor suffered workplace injury and received NEL – Request for CPD entitlement – Early Intervention Assessment – Finding of CPD – Appeal allowed
  • Application – Right to commence – Decision No. 2619/17, 2017 ONWSIAT 2760
    Worker at GTAA slipped and injured herself in employee cafeteria – Injured employee commenced civil action – Respondents in civil Claim commenced WSIA Application based on s.31 – Application allowed, WSIA removes right to commence civil Claim

 

 

CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY DECISIONS

  • Application – Premier Air, Inc. c.o.b. as Premier Private Jets –  Order No. 2017-A-152
    Exemption from subsection 84(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended
  • Application – Sept-Îles Aéro Service Inc. – Determination No. A-2017-143
    Application for suspension of Licence No. 140087
  • Suspension – Caris Air Services, LLCOrder No. 2017-A-151
    Licence No. 150028
  • Suspension – Air Liaison Inc. c.o.b. as Air LiaisonOrder No. 2017-A-153
    Licence No. 150070

 

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