Description: Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, representing 6,800 flight attendants, have reached a tentative agreement just hours before a strike deadline.

Source: Montreal Gazette

Date: 09/21/2011

Link: http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Canada+flight+attendants+reach+tentative+deal/5433573/story.html

Related links:

• Company sends letter to employees outlining “facts of life”
• Union members take their dispute to Facebook
• CBC.ca readers respond to the threat of a strike
• Air Canada update from June 20
• Statement from CUPE
• Statement from Air Canada

Questions for discussion:

• What were the issues in this dispute?
• What effect do you think the “facts of life” letter had on this dispute?
• What effect do you think the letter will have on future morale at Air Canada?
• What effect do you think the Facebook page had on the dispute?
• What effect do you think the threat of back-to-work legislation had on the settlement?
• Do you think the threat of back-to-work legislation favours the company or the union in this case?