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By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | < 1 Minutes Read May 4, 2012

Arbitrators appointed for Air Canada pilots and machinists

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I wrote recently about the Air Canada back-to-work legislation and the unions’ challenge to this legislation that it violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Well, now the arbitrators have been appointed for the labour disputes, notwithstanding the recent constitutional challenge.

It has been decided that Douglas Stanley will be dealing with the pilots’ dispute, and Michel Picher will be addressing the dispute with the machinists (mechanics, baggage handlers, and cargo agents).

The goal is to conclude agreements within a 10-day period beginning in May. If an agreement is not reached, final offer arbitration will take place. This means that both sides would propose a final offer, and the arbitrator would select one or the other.

Perhaps the negotiations will help reduce the animosity between the parties. Air Canada’s operations have been hurt over the last couple of months due to the wildcat strikes involving both unions that led to flight cancellations and disorganization at various airports.

We will keep you posted on this case…

What do you think will happen? Do you think the parties will reach an agreement, or do you think it will go to final offer selection?

Christina Catenacci
First Reference Human Resources and Compliance Editor

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Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD, is a member of the Law Society of Ontario. Christina worked as an editor with First Reference between 2005 and 2015 working on publications including The Human Resources Advisor (Ontario, Western and Atlantic editions), HRinfodesk, and First Reference Talks blog discussing topics in Canadian Labour and Employment Law. She continues to contribute to First Reference Talks as a regular guest blogger, where she writes on privacy and surveillance topics. Christina has also appeared in the Montreal AI Ethics Institute's AI Brief, International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Privacy Advisor, Tech Policy Press, and Slaw - Canada's online legal magazine.
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Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Union Relations / Air Canada, arbitrators, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Collective Bargaining, constitutional challenge, employment law, final offer arbitration, final offer selection, Labour disputes, Labour Law, machinists, pilots

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About Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD

Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD, is a member of the Law Society of Ontario. Christina worked as an editor with First Reference between 2005 and 2015 working on publications including The Human Resources Advisor (Ontario, Western and Atlantic editions), HRinfodesk, and First Reference Talks blog discussing topics in Canadian Labour and Employment Law. She continues to contribute to First Reference Talks as a regular guest blogger, where she writes on privacy and surveillance topics. Christina has also appeared in the Montreal AI Ethics Institute's AI Brief, International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Privacy Advisor, Tech Policy Press, and Slaw - Canada's online legal magazine.

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