June 19, 2008 at 12:00 AM
On Tuesday June 17th Air Canada announced
restructuring plans in an effort to combat rising fuel costs. The airline plans
to reduce domestic flight capacity by 2 per cent, trans-border capacity by 13
per cent and international capacity by 7 per cent, resulting in significant
staff reductions across Canada.
As Air Canada is Jazz’s primary customer, the CAW
raised concerns over the impact that Air Canada’s actions will have on the Jazz
membership. We have requested a meeting with Colin Copp, Vice President, Jazz
Employee Relations as soon as the reduced fall and winter flight schedule is
available.
In response to these developments, the CAW has
decided to maneuver itself into a position to be ready to enter Bargaining in
the event it is required. Soon, a proposal survey will be made available to the
membership and dates for proposal meetings will be announced. We anticipate that
the process for proposals will be completed by the end of August.
Additional information will be communicated as
soon as it becomes available.
Jazz Tech Bargaining Committee
John Murawesky, Chairperson
Peter Brown, YYC
Ian Waite, YXU
Ghobud Khorasani, YYZ
Daniel Marion, YUL
David Gylland, YHZ
Roberto Lampasona, Tech II