A tentative agreement has been reached to end the contract dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants, both the airline and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) announced Tuesday.
CUPE, which represents more than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants, said that after nine hours of talks with the assistance of the chief mediator appointed by the federal government, the deal struck will be presented to its membership, who will have an opportunity to ratify it.
The union gave few details on the agreement but said it guarantees ground pay for its members — something that’s been a major sticking point in talks so far.
Ground pay is compensation for work performed while planes are on the ground, and flight attendants historically haven’t been paid for this time spent loading and unloading passengers, or when flights are cancelled or delayed.
“Unpaid work is over. We…
