Three Thousand And Eight Hundred Employees Of The Airline Yesterday Struck &Nbsp, And Domestic And Foreign Flights Were Delayed.

Following the launch of a nationwide strike action by Canada Post workers, 3800 customer service workers and airport staff members of Air Canada launched another wave of work. Unable to deal with key issues such as pensions and salaries, the Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW), representing flight attendant and airport staff, announced that strikes began at 0 a.m. 1 hours yesterday (14). The inconvenience caused by actions to people's travel, such as flight delays, slow processing of boarding procedures, and extension of waiting time, appeared on the first day of the strike. The airline suggested that passengers who travel by air should pay special attention to flight information and adequate reserve. Handle procedures Time.

Differences between salaries and Pensions Breakdown of negotiations

Airline employees Strike
The focus of the negotiations between employers and employees is on wages and retirement benefits. The current retirement benefits scheme is a stable pension for retirees, regardless of airline performance, which has brought additional burden to the company, resulting in the application of government protection from April 2003 to September 2004.

According to reports, there are 26000 staff members and 29000 retirees in the airline. If the current retirement benefits plan is applied, the fund will have to pay 13 billion yuan pension for the labour force. In January this year, there will be a shortfall of 2 billion 100 million yuan in the pension plan. In view of this, the airline intends to implement the new retirement benefits scheme, that is, the pension paid to retirees depends on the company's operating conditions. However, the union is firmly opposed to retaining the existing retirement benefits plan. Earlier, the Canadian Auto Workers union chairman Liu Wenzha (Ken Lewenza) said that members had been sacrificed for 10 years, so the trade union had to fight for retirement protection and raise salaries for its members. When the airline was on the verge of bankruptcy, its trade unions made concessions of one billion yuan to help the company escape misfortune. Therefore, the trade union thinks that the company should raise the employees' remuneration so as to save the loss of the salary cut in the past. He said that in the past 10 years, employees actually cut their salaries by 10%, while at the same time, the top executives of the airlines were receiving generous rewards.

Liu Wenzha said that he has made a lot of efforts to promote negotiations, and he hopes to reach a consensus, but there are "great differences" between the two sides in the two key projects. Dii, chief operating officer of Duncan Dee, issued a statement that the company was "very disappointed to be unable to reach a new contract".

Emergency tips for shipping

The company said that for the labor strike, the company had contingency plans, which would maintain comprehensive services and minimize the impact on passengers. More than 1700 air traffic controllers were deployed yesterday to assist passengers at the airport and the telephone center. The airline also provides the following tips for tourists:

24 hours before boarding, online or mobile phone for Check in procedures;
If possible, avoid checked baggage as far as possible.
Check in at the airport earlier than usual.
Limited manpower will help passengers to check in on their own (self-service check-in).
Do your homework ahead of time and know how to check in on your own (Tutorial).
 

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3 days before take-off, check the flight information (status) and avoid telephone inquiries.

Vancouver Airport flight delays

After the start of the strike action, the ground crew of the trade union set up pickup lines outside the Vancouver International Airport yesterday morning. The flight management staff sent more than 30 management personnel to assist passengers in boarding and baggage handling procedures in the departure area of domestic and international flights. The operation was generally normal but relatively slow. The international passengers had to wait for more than 1 hours to complete the more than 10 minute boarding procedure. At that time, about 80 people were waiting in line.

On international flights, flights from 3 flights to Hongkong, Beijing and Korea in were slightly delayed, ranging from 15 minutes to 2 hours. In addition, 3 domestic flights also delayed 15 minutes to take off.

The impact on Canada's tourism industry is enormous.

Canadian Tourism expert Phu Jia Kos (Gabor Forgacs) pointed out that the strike of migrant workers will bring great impact on their tourism industry, whether from exit or entry.

From the point of view of exit, many travelers have already fixed their travel plans, and now they are faced with many uncertainties. From the point of view of inbound passengers, the Asian and South American markets are the most affected, and these two markets are precisely the fastest growing markets in Canada's tourism industry, where tourists can only travel through aviation. On the other hand, the US market has been in a state of decline for its country and has not seen any improvement. Therefore, overseas markets bring more hope to its tourism industry.

As for the aviation industry, Phu Jia Kos said that although the country has a protective policy for the aviation industry and does not allow foreign competition, however, it faces fierce domestic competition, such as West Jet and Porter Airlines, which is particularly competitive on some high profit routes. Therefore, the strike is also a great pressure on the profitability of the airline itself.

Sa Rich Ki Saretsky, chief executive officer of WestJet, the number one rival, said that any strike action would be rather short. At present, the company has no plans to increase the number of flights, but if the market does have demand, it will definitely work overtime. "(Gregg)

Lisa Rait, the Federal Labor Secretary of Canada, has expressed concern about the impact of the Canadian strike on Canadians and Canada's economic recovery. Industry observers believe the Harper administration will intervene quickly to end the strike.