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Arbitrator Upholds Employer’s Minimum Workplace Attendance Requirement
June 26, 2025
In a decision released on May 16, 2025, involving the International Development Research Centre (“IDRC”) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (“PSAC”), Arbitrator Kathleen
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Competition Bureau Makes Recommendations to Improve Competition in Canada’s Airline Industry
June 25, 2025
TOP STORY The cost of flying is a major concern for Canadians. For many, particularly those in northern and remote communities, air travel is not
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Canada Labour Code Amendments on the Use of Replacement Workers During Strikes and Lockouts Come into Force on June 20, 2025
June 16, 2025
Employers should take note that amendments to federal legislation addressing strikes and lockouts will come into force on June 20, 2025. Bill C-58, An Act
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Air Passengers Rights Group Files Court Challenge to ‘Unconstitutional’ Rules it Says Muzzle Travellers
June 9, 2025
TOP STORY Jill Rorabeck says she wishes she’d never turned to Canada’s airline regulator to settle her dispute with Swoop Airlines. Not only did the
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If Air Passengers Don’t Pay Fees, Canadian Taxpayers Will, Experts Respond to WestJet CEO
June 9, 2025
TOP STORY A speech by WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech is reigniting the conversation about air travel costs in Canada — a conversation he stands
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Air Canada Flight Attendants Contracts: Here’s What You Need to Know
June 2, 2025
TOP STORY The union representing 10,400 Air Canada flight attendants and the company will soon sit down with a conciliator to try to work out
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Union Representing Air Canada’s Flight Attendants Files for Conciliation as Talks Stall
June 2, 2025
TOP STORY The union representing Air Canada flight attendants says it has filed for conciliation with the federal labour minister after reaching an impasse in
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CIRB Authorizes Representation Vote for Air Canada AMEs and Skilled Trade Groups
May 12, 2025
TOP STORY The Canada Industrial Relations Board (“the Board”) authorized a representation vote for approximately 2,250 maintenance employees at Air Canada. As part of its
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Air Transat Pilots Call for a Modern Contract as Decade-Old Agreement Expires
May 5, 2025
TOP STORY MONTREAL — Today marks the expiration of the Air Transat pilots’ collective agreement that had been in place for over 10 years. Over
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Air Canada Ordered to Pay Passengers $10M in Damages After Class Action Over Ticket Prices
May 5, 2025
TOP STORY The Quebec Court of Appeal is ordering Air Canada to pay passengers more than $10 million in damages in a class-action lawsuit that
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