CUPE Slams Federal Probe into Unpaid Work for Flight Attendants

0:00The Canadian Union of Public Employees is calling out the federal government's probe into unpaid work for airline flight attendants, saying it's not. Giving workers a fair shake, it all kicked off in August 2025 when air-Canada flight attendants struck over ground time without pay, prompting jobs minister Patti. Haashtu to lost the investigation into minimum wage compliance across the sector. The first phase, wrapped up in February, found no widespread unpaid work with spotted issues with part-time and new hires, calling for a deeper dive. Now the second phase has airlines like WestJet, doing their own audits on tiny samples of just 40 workers, no random picks required, and it's timed, outside busy travel seasons. Union President Wesley Lasoski calls this frustrating, pointing to the convoluted credit-based pay system that only counts flight hours, ignoring. The Lays and Ground duties, without a clear legal definition of what counts as work for cabin crew, he says bargaining stays stacked against them.

1:03The government insists inspections will be tough, and they'll force compliance of needed, urging workers to file complaints. Meanwhile, air-Canada and CUBE settled wages in February, adding paid ground time starting at half the hourly rate for up to 70 minutes on. Wide body planes ramping up through 2028. As the probe rolls on, CUBE plans to keep pushing their case publicly, forcing the conversation on fair pay, while the feds promise to protect, regulated workers' rights. From your city, powered by AI, this is Canada News Today.