Ordering arbitration and also an investigation into unpaid Airline practices moved the needle, but let’s focus on criticizing Carney for ensuring essential services continue.
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Essential? There are a few airlines in the world. Like, at least three.
aug 21, 2025, 1:58 am • 18 0 • view
Can't even really argue there are places only AC flies to in Canada because in 2025 that's not even true. Those tends to be small local carriers these days.
aug 21, 2025, 1:59 am • 11 0 • view
Yeah, essential to the people stuck all over Canada and the world who have to pay hotels and meals while trying to get on flights fully booked for summer vacation time! Former CUPE employee here who was ordered back to work and then voted for the arbitrator’s proposal.
aug 21, 2025, 2:09 am • 2 0 • view
That... is not what essential means. Air Canada has a duty to rebook on other airlines and cover expenses for people stranded. Instead they refused to answer their phones.
aug 21, 2025, 2:11 am • 24 0 • view
Yes, essential, always has been in a country our size…https://www.policymagazine.ca/canadas-airlines-are-an-essential-service/
aug 21, 2025, 2:17 am • 2 1 • view
Ah yes, reporter interviews a bunch of CEOs who all have lucrative board positions about whether airlines should get bailouts during COVID, definitely nothing to question here re its applicability to this situation 🙄
aug 21, 2025, 2:24 am • 20 0 • view
As a retired CUPW I agree with you. Canada post is considered to be unimportant, and low value until they go on strike. Then suddenly they are the glue that holds small businesses together and must be forced back.
aug 21, 2025, 11:49 am • 12 0 • view
Yeah, essential to the people stuck all over Canada and the world who have to pay hotels and meals while trying to get on flights fully booked for summer vacation time! Former CUPE employee here who was ordered back to work and then voted for the arbitrator’s proposal.
aug 21, 2025, 2:08 am • 1 0 • view
That... is not what essential means. Air Canada has a duty to rebook on other airlines and cover expenses for people stranded. Instead they refused to answer their phones.
aug 21, 2025, 2:10 am • 0 0 • view
Yes, essential, always has been in a country our size…https://www.policymagazine.ca/canadas-airlines-are-an-essential-service/
aug 21, 2025, 2:16 am • 1 0 • view
Ah yes, reporter interviews a bunch of CEOs who all have lucrative board positions about whether airlines should get bailouts during COVID, definitely nothing to question here re its applicability to this situation 🙄
aug 21, 2025, 2:24 am • 2 0 • view
The article was written by a university professor to address the avoidance of air Canada’s impending bankruptcy. They are as essential as buses, policing and military because no other airline has the logistics to pick up the slack during summer vacation.
aug 21, 2025, 2:29 am • 1 0 • view
Ahahaha you understand that flying around during summer vacation is... not essential, right? It's not even something most people could *afford* to do until very, very recently. Not even a generation. Comparing AC to military and busses is n absolutely risible.
aug 21, 2025, 2:32 am • 1 0 • view
Let’s stay on track, Air Canada is essential to corporations, Canada Post, funeral attendees, family reunions, vacationers, university students, politicians….
aug 21, 2025, 2:36 am • 1 0 • view
Again, there are multiple airlines in Canada. We even have trains! Nobody owes you a vacation, or a reunion, or even a funeral, on the backs of their labour.
aug 21, 2025, 2:40 am • 2 0 • view
Again, WestJet does not even have enough spare planes to carry 1/10 of the Air Canada passengers with approximately 140,000 flying per day.
aug 21, 2025, 2:53 am • 1 0 • view
Any service so essential you cant strike should be nationalized
aug 21, 2025, 2:07 pm • 1 0 • view
Used to be that way until conservatives sold them off.
aug 21, 2025, 2:08 pm • 1 0 • view
So what we just live forever with that consequence?
aug 21, 2025, 2:10 pm • 0 0 • view
Well, we could buy them all back for billions but no government will do that at our present debt level. But it is the only solution.
aug 21, 2025, 2:12 pm • 0 0 • view
Then let the workers strike freely. Worst comes to worse they devalue the company and make buying them out easy
aug 21, 2025, 2:14 pm • 2 0 • view
Sorry you think transport is not essential but the again you don’t think using your real name is essential.
aug 21, 2025, 4:32 pm • 0 0 • view
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aug 21, 2025, 5:28 pm • 0 0 • view
Cheers for Mark as he destroys constitutionally protected labour rights. Quit simping for this garbage, you look weak and pathetic. Air Canada CEO is on record saying they were relying on the government protecting their forced free labour practices.
aug 21, 2025, 11:36 am • 3 0 • view