Hantavirus Awareness and Prevention for Cabin Crew

Hantavirus is a rare but potentially serious illness carried primarily by rodents, especially deer mice. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the overall risk to the public and aviation workers remains low. Current international concern involves the Andes virus strain, which has shown rare human-to-human transmission in

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Message of Solidarity – CUPE Local 8125

Dear colleagues, allies, and friends, The Air Transat Component wishes to express its full and unwavering solidarity with the WestJet Flight Attendants, represented by CUPE Local 8125, following the filing of a Notice of Dispute in the context of negotiating their first collective agreement with WestJet. After more than seven months of sustained negotiations, it

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The election results are in!

ELECTION FOR: Component officers 2024 The election results are in! To: All Air Transat CUPE Members Date: January 19th 2024 Component President:   **Marie-Hélène Nadeau  Number of votes cast: Dominic Levasseur 689 votes(49.8%) Marie-Hélène Nadeau 696 votes (50.2%) Total number of votes cast: 1457 (72.1%) Abstention : 173 (11.9%) Component Treasurer: Martin Rondeau. 747 votes (58.2%) Daniel

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Important message

January 8th 2024 We feel it is essential to address recent social media commentaries which we were made aware of during the critical and final phase of bargaining. It is imperative that we remind you of the importance of the values in the Equality Statement which governs our union and all of our members. The core values

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2ND TENTATIVE AGREEMENT

2ND TENTATIVE AGREEMENT January 7th 2024 Dear Dominic Your bargaining committee returned to the table January 3rd, immediately following the results of the vote. We are pleased to announce that tonight, January 7th, after five days of intensive bargaining, we reached a new tentative agreement. The dates and location of special meetings to present the agreement will be announced to you shortly.   In solidarity

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