Description: Air Canada claims a higher than normal number of pilots have booked off sick in the wake of back-to-work legislation and is asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board to step in.

Source: CBC

Date: 03/18/2012

Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/03/18/air-canada-cancellations.html

Related links:

• Earlier update
• Postmedia story
• Prof. Fiona McQuarrie discusses the Air Canada and B.C. teachers disputes (starts at 0:35)
• Ottawa and the right to strike
• Canada Industrial Relations Board
• Air Canada
• Air Canada Pilots Association

Questions for discussion:

• What does Air Canada want the Canada Industrial Relations Board to do?
• What is the pilots’ response to the airline’s claims?
• What is the role of the Canada Industrial Relations Board?
• If pilots are booking off sick in higher than usual numbers, do you think this is an understandable response to back-to-work legislation?
• Why or why not?