internet Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/12/18/a...anada-jobs.html The president of one of Air Canada's unions said Friday the airline has temporarily laid off 255 people in Winnipeg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AME Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I love some of the comments ... Biff the Spiff wrote: Posted 2009/12/18 at 11:15 AM ET It's about time layoffs started happening with this company. The share price is way to low, and it is unable to operate effectively. The unions need to be curbed back. Well done to the executives for this; keep up the good work.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagger Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I'd like to know the reason for layoffs. This is the A320 shop, I presume. Are these Air Canada employees or AVEOS employees? If the latter, the entire article is wrong since staffing levels would reflect third party as well as AC work, and I suspect there is very little third party work coming North with a 93-cent dollar. I know that the IAM employees have bumping rights, blah, blah, blah, but if Air Canada isn't the one laying them off then the story is incorrect. Now if we are talking about the finance department or line maintenance, that's different. Or if I missed the news that AC now runs its own maintenance ops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conehead Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Dagger; Air Canada has somehow gotten approval from Transport Canada to extend the period between heavy maintenance checks on the A320 family. Management has informed the Union that this will translate to approximately 850 layoffs system wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fido Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Getting rid of AVEOS and the people from AC cannot come soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagger Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Dagger; Air Canada has somehow gotten approval from Transport Canada to extend the period between heavy maintenance checks on the A320 family. Management has informed the Union that this will translate to approximately 850 layoffs system wide. I thought that was because Airbus told all A320 family operators that they could do this based on its now two decades-plus of experience with those models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AIP Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 If job cuts are needed, then so be it. I myself am getting tired of reduced block hours. btw, according to a source, all F/A leaves and job mitigation programs have been cancelled as of January 1. Perhaps things are turning up, or it might be that there has been more attrition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrlupin Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 about 300 more to go in Montreal and half the Vancouver base gets decimated (once again) is what I just heard from the union. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moeman Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 All FA's have been permanently recalled as of January 1st. No new LOA's are to be offered, so those who were to begin their voluntary LOA's or work sharing programs will no longer be required to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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