MTU 764 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UPDATE

Your Committee met internally on August 17, 2021 to prepare for the next direct bargaining session, however, the confirmed direct bargaining dates for August 25 & 27, 2021 were cancelled due to operational constraints, which resulted in the Company’s inability to release the members of the Union’s bargaining committee. Direct bargaining dates have been confirmed for October 25, 27 – 29, 2021, and November 1 & 2, 2021 have been scheduled tentatively. Read Bulletin here…

District Bulletin 40 – AIR CANADA TMOS PENSION CAP RETROACTIVITY

Arbitrator Vince Ready has ruled in favour of the Union and ordered the pension cap increase retroactive to the effective date of the Collective Agreement, April 1, 2019.

Details regarding the process and timelines for members who wish to make retroactive contributions on their eligible pensionable earnings will be communicated as they become available. Those Members who previously elected to retire under the Early Retirement Incentive Program (ERIP) are eligible for buyback, if they so choose. Read Bulletin here…

District Bulletin 38 – AIR CANADA ODS AND PENSION BUYBACK

Those of you affected by periods of ODS in 2021 should be aware that you have the opportunity to buy back that unaccumulated pensionable service. To apply for the buyback, you are required to contact HR Connex within 90 days after returning to work from ODS. This was previously communicated in a Company
document dated January 2021. Read Bulletin here…

AIR CANADA TMOS NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE LL764 REPRESENTATIVES ***NOMINATIONS & ELECTION***

Despite the fact that negotiations have not yet finalized from the April 1, 2019 Air Canada collective agreement reopener,the current 2019 – 2022 term of the agreement will expire on March 31, 2022. In accordance with Appendix XXXXIV, Item 8 of the collective agreement, either the IAMAW or Air Canada may seek changes to the collective agreement by providing a notice to bargain between January 1, 2022 and March 31, 2022. Therefore, with reference to District Lodge 140 Bulletin 035-2021, Air Canada Local Lodges across the country must enter into a process to nominate and elect their Air Canada Negotiations Committee representatives prior to this date. Read Bulletin here…

District Bulletin 34 – AIR CANADA ONE CATEGORY GRIEVANCES

As a follow-up to bulletin No. 005 issued on January 27th of this year, the arbitration process has now concluded for the grievances regarding one-category recall. This arbitration hearing was raised to a full evidentiary process and the parties required three (3) full days to make all arguments. Unfortunately, Arbitrator Schmidt ruled in favour of the Company and dismissed the Union’s grievances. Read Bulletin here…

MTU – 764 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UPDATE

The parties met in direct bargaining on June 8 & 9, 2021, where the parties continued to discuss non-monetary proposals tabled during last bargaining session in May. The Committee expects to table all remaining non-monetary proposals on the Union’s agenda prior to our next meeting dates.

Direct bargaining dates remain tentative for June 24 & 25, 2021, and dates have been confirmed for August 25 & 27, 2021. Read Bulletin here…

District Bulletin 32 – AIR CANADA TMOS OFF DUTY STATUS GRIEVANCE

On May 12th, your Committee of General Chairpersons went to bat again to defend our collectively bargained rights. The Company’s utter contempt for the Collective Agreement and disdain for its employees was again painfully manifest with the invocation of a second wave of Off-Duty Status (ODS) commencing in January of this year, almost eight (8) months after the initial period of ODS transitioned to the lay-off, bumping and recall provisions of Article 16. Read Bulletin here…

*****CHANGE OF DATE NOTICE***** JUNE 23, 2021 LOCAL LODGE 764 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

As part of that “reopening” process, the government has announced that effective Tuesday, June 15,
2021, social gatherings of up to fifty (50) people will be allowed. Under Local Lodge 764 bylaws,
Article 1, Section 3, our monthly general membership meetings are to be held on the second
Wednesday of each month. That date would be June 9, 2021. Social gatherings remain prohibited
under the current health restrictions as at that date.

In order to be in compliance with the announced ability for LL764 to hold a General membership
meeting after June 15, 2021 of up to fifty (50) members, the Executive of LL764 requested and
received approval from the Grand Lodge Canadian office for a dispensation from Article 1, Section 3
of our Bylaws. That dispensation will allow us to delay the date of our monthly General membership
meeting from Wednesday, June 9, 2021 by two (2) weeks.

Therefore, the June General meeting will now be held on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Read Bulletin here…