Air Canada ramp crews walked off the job and staged a demonstration at Terminal 1 at Pearson airport Thursday night.
“I can confirm that there has been illegal job action by a small number of ground handling employees at Pearson,” Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick said in an email.
“However, the majority of employees continue to do their jobs and take care of our customers. It is too soon to say what if any effect this activity will have on our schedule, however it has not resulted in any cancellations at this point.”
GTAA spokesman Scott Armstrong confirmed the late-night demonstration resulted in some delays. At least 12 planes leaving from Toronto between 9 p.m. and midnight were reported delayed on GTAA’s website.
Ramp attendants prepare planes for takeoff and landing on the ground and handle baggage.
Some passengers on board Air Canada flight 140, which landed at 9:49, said on Twitter they were stuck on their plane for nearly an hour and a half while the ground crews were striking.
“Customers shout #westjet as they leave #AC140 flight!” Lucia Conner, a marketing director at Yorkdale shopping centre, wrote. Half an hour later, Conner tweeted she was still waiting for her baggage.
More than a dozen Air Canada flights were cancelled last weekend after pilots called in sick. The airline suggested the pilots were engaging in illegal strike action after the federal government ordered no strikes or lockouts, but union officials blamed foggy weather for the cancellations.
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Source: Star
Author: Emily Jackson
“I can confirm that there has been illegal job action by a small number of ground handling employees at Pearson,” Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick said in an email.
“However, the majority of employees continue to do their jobs and take care of our customers. It is too soon to say what if any effect this activity will have on our schedule, however it has not resulted in any cancellations at this point.”
GTAA spokesman Scott Armstrong confirmed the late-night demonstration resulted in some delays. At least 12 planes leaving from Toronto between 9 p.m. and midnight were reported delayed on GTAA’s website.
Ramp attendants prepare planes for takeoff and landing on the ground and handle baggage.
Some passengers on board Air Canada flight 140, which landed at 9:49, said on Twitter they were stuck on their plane for nearly an hour and a half while the ground crews were striking.
“Customers shout #westjet as they leave #AC140 flight!” Lucia Conner, a marketing director at Yorkdale shopping centre, wrote. Half an hour later, Conner tweeted she was still waiting for her baggage.
More than a dozen Air Canada flights were cancelled last weekend after pilots called in sick. The airline suggested the pilots were engaging in illegal strike action after the federal government ordered no strikes or lockouts, but union officials blamed foggy weather for the cancellations.
Original Article
Source: Star
Author: Emily Jackson
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