Salaries and work-life balance are the main points of contention between Swissport and its Montreal-area workers, who have been without a contract since August
MONTREAL — The union representing employees who refuel the planes at two Montreal airports will return to the negotiating table Thursday morning after a second straight day on the picket lines, though there was uncertainly late Wednesday around the timeline for relaunching formal talks.
Richer, reached late Wednesday, said “the negotiation process is relaunched.” He said the union would meet the mediators in the morning ahead of the expected resumption of talks with Swissport. The company has been successfully maintaining fuelling service at both airports with a team of trained managers from around the country, and said there had been no flight delays because of the strike.
While the departures board at Trudeau airport showed a number of delayed planes, the airport confirmed they were due to weather conditions over the past few days and not the strike.Swissport employees rejected a tentative contract deal in a 90 per cent vote last Friday.
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