More travel restrictions make financial support for airlines more urgent

In mild of additional journey restriction measures by the Canadian authorities, Unifor calls on the federal authorities to supply fast monetary help to the trade to stop its whole collapse.

“You’ll be able to’t have one with out the opposite. Additional journey restrictions with out offering monetary help for airline staff is a danger to the very way forward for Canada’s airline trade,” mentioned Jerry Dias, Unifor Nationwide President.

At present Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced additional journey measures to cease the unfold of COVID-19, together with working with Canadian airways to droop all flights to Mexico and the Caribbean, new obligatory polymerase chain response testing at airports for individuals returning to Canada and a requirement that each one returning vacationers quarantine whereas awaiting COVID-19 outcomes at a delegated lodge at an expense exceeding $2000 per particular person.

“Although these measures are mandatory to assist flatten the curve, in addition they spotlight the continued withering away of airline jobs. Greater than 300,000 staff are pissed off, questioning why their federal authorities refuses to current a plan to assist them climate this pandemic.  Not like different international locations, Canada’s continued refusal to assist this trade is making a nasty scenario worse,” mentioned Dias.

This week, Dias introduced Unifor’s nationwide aviation plan to the federal Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. Dias confused the pressing must develop a nationwide restoration plan for the aviation trade that features monetary help for staff and addresses the rising situation of precarious work within the aviation trade.

Unifor is Canada’s largest union within the personal sector, representing 315,000 staff in each main space of the financial system. The union advocates for all working individuals and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and overseas, and strives to create progressive change for a greater future.