Around 100 employees of the Air Canada call centre in Millidgeville holding signs and marching in front of their workplace in protest of the airline’s decision to outsource so-called wheelchair work at the Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Unifor Local 2002 Atlantic Bargaining Rep Tammy Moore says they’ve been in collective bargaining with Air Canada since January 26 of this year and talks broke off on March 30 due to what she refers to as “corporate greed.”
Moore says rallies are being held across the country and they want to make sure Air Canada sees that they are standing together. She tells us they’re not going away and they’re not going to let them take their work and give it to someone else.
Moore says within their collective agreements there are bumping rights, meaning, anybody affected at any other base with seniority rights can bump out a junior employee. She says the Millidgeville location in particular has a lot of junior employees.
Just last year it was announced that Invest New Brunswick would be giving up to $225-thousand over five years to create the entry-level customer service representative positions at the call centre.
