WestJet commence à immobiliser ses avions en prévision d’une éventuelle grève
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WestJet, a Canadian airline, faced a potential strike from its flight attendants. In preparation, the airline began grounding some of its planes to avoid stranding passengers and crew. However, both WestJet and the flight attendants' union, represented by CUPE, reached a tentative agreement before the strike could fully disrupt travel. This agreement ends the labor dispute, and union members will vote on the deal. The resolution means operations can continue as normal, avoiding further travel chaos.
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Jargon, Translated
- immobiliser ses avions
- To ground its aircraft, meaning to stop them from flying.
- agents de bord
- Flight attendants who work on commercial airplanes.
- grève
- A work stoppage by employees to protest working conditions or demand better pay.
- arrêt de travail
- A formal cessation of work, often synonymous with a strike.
- entente de principe
- A preliminary agreement reached between parties in a dispute, subject to final approval.
- Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique (SCFP)
- The Canadian Union of Public Employees, a large labor union representing workers in various sectors.
- partage de code
- An arrangement between airlines where one airline sells seats on flights operated by another airline, often under its own flight number.
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- WestJet and its flight attendant union reached a tentative agreement.Reported by: Radio-Canada, Le Devoir
- The tentative agreement ends the strike that began on Sunday.Reported by: Radio-Canada, Le Devoir
- WestJet started grounding its planes in anticipation of a potential strike.Reported by: Le Devoir
Unverified / Single Source
- Alexis von Hoensbroech, CEO of WestJet, expressed happiness with the agreement.Source: Radio-Canada
- The tentative agreement requires a vote by the union's flight attendant members.Source: Radio-Canada
- WestJet Encore flights operated with Q400s and code-share flights operated by partners were not affected by the grounding order.Source: Le Devoir
- WestJet was negotiating with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 4,400 flight attendants.Source: Le Devoir
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