New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh and President of CUPE 407 Alia Hussain look on as President of Air Component CUPE Wesley Lesosky speaks about unpaid work for flight attendants during a news conference, Thursday, May 30, 2024 in Ottawa.
Flight attendants say they aren't paid for boarding and other duties — and they want that changed | CBC News LoadedUnions representing flight attendants are calling for legislative changes to end “rampant abuse of unpaid work.”New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh and President of CUPE 407 Alia Hussain look on as President of Air Component CUPE Wesley Lesosky speaks about unpaid work for flight attendants during a news conference on Thursday, May 30, 2024 in Ottawa.
Wesley Lesosky, a flight attendant and president of the CUPE air division, said flight attendants don't start getting paid until the plane is in motion and their compensation ends when the plane stops at the gate after landing. "Many of my members are working grueling full-time schedules but still making less than $30,000 a year. That's simply unconscionable."
"I can't think of another line of work where this would be acceptable, but for Canada's multi-billion dollar airlines it's business as usual," he said.
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