CUPE says airline is cutting thousands of employees in a way that will prevent workers from accessing COVID-19 government aid
Air Canada will not continue to use the federal emergency wage subsidy and has instead given employees the option of unpaid leaves, reduced work hours or resigning, the union representing the airline’s flight attendants said Thursday.
The Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, said it’s disappointed the airline is cutting thousands of employees in a way that will prevent workers from accessing COVID-19 government aid.
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