Description: Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents about 7,000 flight attendants at the airline, have reached a tentative agreement for a 10-year contract.
Source: Canadian Press
Date: 10/20/2015
Link: http://globalnews.ca/news/2288545/air-canada-flight-attendants-reach-new-labour-agreement/
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Questions for discussion:
- What do the two sides say they gained from this “win-win” contract?
- The Canadian Labour Reporter article refers to “certain openers” over the 10-year period of this contract. Such openers allow parties to amend a contract by mutual consent. Why would this be important in a 10-year agreement?
- Ten-year collective agreements are rare. Why do you think this is?
- What advantages might there be for such agreements?
- What disadvantages can you think of?
