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submitted 2 days ago by streetfestival@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

Upwards of 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants could go on strike as soon as August 19. Flight attendants, represented by CUPE’s Airline Component (AC), voted 99.7% in favour of job action with 94% voter turnout.

According to CUPE AC’s bargaining briefing notes, the average full-time entry-level flight attendant makes $27,000 annually—less than the federal minimum wage, $36,000 per year.

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[-] malle_yeno@pawb.social 14 points 2 days ago

Don't flight attendants also only get paid for time in the air, and not for the work they have to do cleaning the plane and getting ready for takeoff and all the other work you need to do to fly?

Actually fucking wild that flights are so expensive but the people doing the work don't get paid well.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 14 points 2 days ago

According to CUPE AC’s bargaining briefing notes, the average full-time entry-level flight attendant makes $27,000 annually—less than the federal minimum wage, $36,000 per year.

How is that not literally illegal?

[-] Eranziel@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

The federal minimum wage only applies to federally regulated industries, such as telecoms or banking.

https://minwage-salairemin.service.canada.ca/en/general.html

[-] twopi@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

Why isn't air travel federally regulated? Or do they fall under hospitality workers?

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