Canada's fiscal update fails to support all airline workers
OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 1, 2020 /CNW/ - Airline workers remain in the dark following yesterday's financial update, wondering when the government plans to establish a national aviation recovery strategy.
- OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 1, 2020 /CNW/ - Airline workers remain in the dark following yesterday's financial update, wondering when the government plans to establish a national aviation recovery strategy.
- The financial update provides rent relief for airports, financial support for regional airports and carriers and investments in security, safety and transit infrastructure.
- However the union believes it misses the mark by providing little to no help for large aviation employers that employ the bulk of front line airline workers.
- Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector, representing 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy.