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TSB 2022-23 Annual Report: Highlighting significant safety issues in Canadian transportation

DECISIONS

Application, decertification – Certain Employees of Sky Café Ltd., 2023 BCLRB 98
Application for decertification – union objected on grounds that the employer had committed an unfair labour practice (ULP) and that the results of the representation vote would be unlikely to disclose the true wishes of employees – union also argued application was barred by the Labour Relations Code – ULP application allowed – representation vote not to be counted – decertification application dismissed

CIRB DECISIONS

Bargaining unit order – Saskatoon Airport Authority – Order No. 11827-U

Application to amend certification order by updating the bargaining unit description to reflect changes to the organizational structure and position titles – Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) not opposed – bargaining unit description amended to the following: “all employees of Saskatoon Airport Authority, excluding the President and Chief Executive Officer, Vice-President Corporate Administration and CFO, Vice-President Operational Excellence, Vice-President Business Development and Service Quality, Vice-President Airport Development, Manager Facilities, Manager Operations, Manager Customer & Terminal Services, Manager Information Technology, Manager People and Culture, Human Resources Administrator, Executive Assistants and Students”

Bargaining unit order – Air Canada – Order No. 11826-U

Application for declaration that, as a result of a merger, the Air Line Pilots Association, International, (“ALPA”) succeeds the Air Canada Pilots Association as the bargaining agent for the bargaining unit comprising: “all pilots employed by Air Canada except permanent management pilots and those above” – employer not opposed – ALPA declared successor bargaining agent for the above-mentioned bargaining unit

CTA DECISIONS

Consumer Complaint – Louise Nadeau, Caroline Bordeleau, Édith Campbell, Jennifer Gohier, José Paquin, Martine Couture and Nathalie Labelle against ABC Aerolineas, S.A. de C.V. (Interjet) – Decision No. 98-C-A-2023

Complaint regarding flight cancellation – applicants purchased round-trip tickets to travel from Montréal, Quebec to Cancun Mexico in the summer of 2020 – flight cancelled due to the4 COVID-19 pandemic – applicants received travel vouchers, except for one of the applicants who had an individual booking – applicants seeking refund for tickets in the amount of $3,082.16 – respondent did not file answer to application – applicant’s claim accepted as undisputed – respondent failed to properly apply its Tariff when it did not provide applicants with a refund – compensation ordered

Suspension – Frontier Airlines, Inc. – Order No. 2023-A-S-126

License nos. 060009 and 060008 – licenses reinstated effective June 19, 2023

Suspension – Business Jet Services, Ltd. – Order No. 2023-A-S-127

License no. 040008

Suspension – G C Aviation, Inc. c.o.b. Gulf Coast Aviation, Inc. – Order No. 2023-A-S-130

License no. 100120

Suspension – M.B. Airways, Inc. – Determination No. A-2023-128

License no. 160069 – suspension continued

Cancellation – Florida Wings, Inc. – Determination No. A-2023-130

License no. 967478

Application – Wisconsin Aviation, Inc. c.o.b. Air Watertown, Dodgeland Aviation, Wisconsin Aviation – Four Lakes – Determination No. A-2023-129

Application for license to operate a non scheduled international service in accordance with Annex III of the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America – license issued, subject to conditions

Suspension – Florida Jet Service, Inc. – Order No. 2023-A-S-131

License no. 967473

Application – Air Canada also c.o.b. Air Canda Rouge and Air Canada Cargo (Air Canada) – Determination No. A-2023-134

Application for approval to permit Air Canada to offer an additional capacity of 1,150 seats per week while operating its scheduled international service between Canada and Argentina, for a period of one year or such period as may be authorized by the Agency beginning on July 30, 2023 – approval granted

Application – South China Airlines Cargo Co., Ltd. – Determination No. A-2023-132

Application for license to operate a non scheduled international service to transport goods on a charter basis between China and Canada – license issued, subject to conditions

Application – Cargojet Airways Ltd. c.o.b. Cargojet Regional and Prime Air (Cargojet) – Determination No. A-2023-133

Application for extrabilateral authority to permit Cargojet to operate its scheduled international service, all-cargo aircraft, six flights per week, between Canada and Panama, for a period of one year – authority granted – license varied for a period of one year beginning on October 21, 2023

TC/TSB NEWS

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS

CAC – Canadian airports react to new air sector legislation
CBAA – CBAA AGM Recap: New board members and more!
CBAA – C-SAF joint letter to Government of Canada
CBAA – Member Services – June 22, 2023
CBAA – Type Rating Exemption Extension
NACC – Government of Canada moves on shared transparency but accountability is required

UNION NEWS

ALPA – Perimeter Aviation and Bearskin Airlines pilots ratify tentative agreement
IAMAW – Winnipeg hangar reopens – jobs return to YWG!
PSAC – FB bargaining: PSAC-CIU tables wage demands
PSAC – PSAC members ratify tentative agreements for over 155,000 workers
Unifor – CATCA and NAV Canada reach tentative agreement
Unifor – Transport Canada’s Air Transportation Accountability Act forgets working conditions – again
Unifor – Unifor Local 2169 members ratify new three-year deal with Boeing

TSB 2022-23 Annual Report: Highlighting significant safety issues in Canadian transportation

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