What's included in the Air Canada Flight attendants tentative agreement, RCMP members long term absence unsustainable, Housing experts open letter to BC Housing Minister.

August 20, 2025 00:40:21
What's included in the Air Canada Flight attendants tentative agreement, RCMP members long term absence unsustainable, Housing experts open letter to BC Housing Minister.
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What's included in the Air Canada Flight attendants tentative agreement, RCMP members long term absence unsustainable, Housing experts open letter to BC Housing Minister.

Aug 20 2025 | 00:40:21

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In today’s News Takeaway, Vijay Saini and Vasu Kumar break down the key points of Air Canada flight attendants’ tentative agreement, examine the RCMP’s growing challenge of long-term absences, and discuss housing experts’ urgent open letter to the BC Housing Minister. A sharp look at the issues shaping Canada today.

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[00:00:02] Speaker A: And now News Takeaway. [00:00:20] Speaker B: Connect FM 91.5 News Takeaway segment Good morning Vijay. [00:00:28] Speaker A: Good morning Connect now connectway Good morning Rosie BC Faris Rosie Pierre Rosie Mark Carney same Cabrani. [00:02:12] Speaker B: You know it's a story nonetheless diamond. [00:02:16] Speaker A: Is forever. [00:02:27] Speaker B: Because of lab grown diamonds. Lab grown diamonds. [00:02:40] Speaker A: Yeah and lab grown diamonds Acceptance because of the price because of the price. [00:02:57] Speaker B: In the price of a lab grown diamond versus the price of a naturally extracted diamond Marketing in. [00:03:07] Speaker A: Diamond is forever. [00:03:27] Speaker B: Convey point. Convey point Panjasunya. [00:03:42] Speaker A: Sorry. [00:03:52] Speaker B: Good morning enjoying your show from Alaska cruise Anyway, you're not going to read that strikes the Celsila Air Canada the flight attendants they strike the niftara tentative agreement called early morning flights another week to 10 days for things to normalize yeah so tentative. [00:05:10] Speaker A: Agreement negotiation Tentative agreement So tentative agreement Flight attendants tentative agreement but we are telling you cancellations tentative agreement so one. [00:07:23] Speaker B: Can assume it's a four year agreement Flight attendants wheels motion on average flight attendants every month attendants the union the membrane groundwork that's Minimum at least oh 60 minutes Minimum at least 60 minutes 50% of the pay rate so basically groundwork. [00:08:32] Speaker A: Yeah, so interesting we want 100% pay we are not going to negotiate Unpaid work is over groundwork 50% of their in flight wage rate Baki Joe attendance Flight attendants pansaltukat sama junior flight attendants 10% so a formula tentative agreement. [00:10:29] Speaker B: Groundwork basically that has been told and locked as flight attendant Air Canada immediately basically junior flight attendants junior members with a 12% increase for the lowest paid flight attendant. [00:12:03] Speaker A: Recently when things were at a standstill senior flight attendants because consistent number it depends on seniority Things get slightly complicated because bossari listeners. [00:12:51] Speaker B: Public sentiment flight attendancy union of course on the ground flight attendants overhead compartments. [00:13:18] Speaker A: Canada labor Unpaid work is illegal. [00:13:38] Speaker B: Air Canada has not even once said this. [00:13:44] Speaker A: And how difficult is it to find out? [00:13:53] Speaker B: North America including the US Delta Airlines so basically Canada industry standard Correct. Industry wide impact Labor Unions Section 107 Section 107 Canada Industrial Relations Board Binding Arbitration Section 107 Binding Arbitration. [00:15:12] Speaker A: Binding Arbitration. [00:15:49] Speaker B: Section 107 exists like you said back to work legislation Kyoke Back to work legislation proposed Khadi Sarkar Jihakan Section 107 Section 107 legal challenge. [00:16:42] Speaker A: Correct. [00:16:44] Speaker B: Section 107 invoke when they dug their heels Calculated risk you are right section 107 labor code. [00:17:03] Speaker A: Canadian Labor Congress section 107 Lagaigi labor movement historic. [00:17:34] Speaker B: So. [00:17:37] Speaker A: CBC there will be no unpaid work but we'll see 50% this rate will increase by 5% every year because. [00:19:00] Speaker B: Postal workers the strike negotiation. [00:19:10] Speaker A: Back to work legislation Fair agreement binding arbitration you knew very well they are being made to work without pay unpaid work. [00:20:28] Speaker B: Investigation and this is widely known industry standard Porter Airlines. [00:20:57] Speaker A: Yeah so I don't want to name anyone Flair yeah Is it to find out employee the contract Balalo Mangalo contract six weeks it's found to be well founded these allegations are found to be well founded Legislative change. [00:21:43] Speaker B: Quickly Postal workers the union mediation Flight attendants what you had said Artificial intelligence integrate partnership Canadian Artificial intelligence company. [00:22:49] Speaker A: Canada Post the union Cup W Cupwood Canada Post agreement Real progress is possible when workers are free to bargain what can be achieved when workers stand united Post the Cup W Federal Mediators Federal mediators There may be some following days also. [00:24:26] Speaker B: Canada Industrial Relations Board Binding arbitration Air Canada Union. [00:25:04] Speaker A: Canada Post Vandover negotiate Karanwaste Canada Post a union listeners new main rates part time workers for weekend parcel delivery part time contractual workers Canada posted a full time workers. [00:26:00] Speaker B: Members Police Service Management Advisory Board Oversight body Management advisory Board Existing model long term absence 30 days or more Long term leave Long term absence regular service members Management Advisory board. [00:27:01] Speaker A: Unlimited sick leave Mildiya Mildi Full. [00:27:05] Speaker B: So. [00:27:08] Speaker A: Management Advisory. [00:27:09] Speaker B: Board. [00:27:12] Speaker A: Officers Federal police Service. [00:27:35] Speaker B: So J. [00:27:35] Speaker A: Officers long term sick leave There is no incentive to return to work According to discretion of the police chief after 85 days of sick leave National Police Federation model of Florida. [00:29:03] Speaker B: Long term sick leave off duty leave with full pay RCMP approximately so Management Advisory board Long term disability Long term leave members. [00:29:46] Speaker A: A return to work program disability management accommodation program management properly coordinate injured workers so. [00:30:02] Speaker B: Problem sick leave model. [00:30:11] Speaker A: Commissioner change. [00:30:33] Speaker B: Contract. [00:30:34] Speaker A: Negotiations. [00:30:39] Speaker B: Provincial level. [00:30:42] Speaker A: Public service unions contract negotiations contracts renew federally deficits they pass it on in most of the cases to the customers air carriers. [00:32:15] Speaker B: It should. [00:32:16] Speaker A: Not be passed down to the passenger Air Canada by the end of this year. [00:32:31] Speaker B: There satirical Management versus the union Managerial cost Managerial cost of the Hawala Aksar Crown corporations private run companies Housing experts Housing professors Housing supply crisis Housing supply single family lots of land use which are blankets. [00:34:21] Speaker A: Left leaning ideology professors planners housing supply housing supply penthouses in some cases affordability so supply without focus Main priority affordability non market housing co op social housing. [00:35:12] Speaker B: Non profit housing providers Profit for profit development Non market housing rental accommodation. [00:36:17] Speaker A: Vancouver percent total supply market supply development taxi supply will get passed on to the buyer affordability Developer cost developer cost charges developing fees developers but developers. [00:37:37] Speaker B: Already non market housing which record investment rental protection fund rental building non profit housing providers non market rental first try to say no. [00:38:18] Speaker A: Hospitals Health ministry Housing Ministry, education ministry that B.C. government is making record investment. This is just like saying, this is our best iPhone ever. This is the best iPhone we have ever made. That is it. So this is the best iPhone we ever made. So, yes, you are making record investments, but clearly they're not enough impact. So Jansen Karivich. So of course. So you are making record investments. But Jansanka, which we record. Which we record. And the investments you are making, they. [00:39:12] Speaker B: Are clearly not enough investments. They record the Galikiti Jambi record Efficiency. Efficiency achieve system. [00:40:08] Speaker A: I think I know to seek. [00:40:19] Speaker B: Have a good day. Thank you. [00:40:20] Speaker A: You too. [00:40:20] Speaker B: Thank you.

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