Canadians leaving Toronto Pearson International Airport could soon be without food and beverage on their flight due to a potential strike.
More than 800 workers at Gate Gourmet, an airline catering and logistics company, could go on strike as early as Tuesday, with the union representing them saying they’re paid “well below industry standards.”
“We are in a cost-of-living crisis, but Gate Gourmet is ignoring their employees’ families’ basic needs and won’t agree to pay workers a living wage,” said lead union negotiator and president of Teamsters Local Union 647, Martin Cerqua, in a“We’re going on strike unless this company steps up to the plate and finally acknowledges how expensive life has gotten.
Wage issues aside, Teamsters Local Union 647, which represents roughly 3,000 food industry workers across Ontario, said Gate Gourmet has also slashed staffing levels since the COVID-19 pandemic. The union claimed that move has led to a rise in workplace accidents, including seven hi-lift truck drivers who have been injured in the past three months.Gate Gourmet did not return Global News Toronto’s comment request by publication time.
Pearson is Canada’s largest and busiest international airport, and sees millions of passengers travel through it yearly.
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