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Old Nov 28, 2015 | 1:59 pm
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Originally Posted by winnipegrev
The FA agreement ratified last week is increasing FAs on specific E90 routes back to 3. But it will only apply to flights of a certain stage length, I can't remember which. It is on the union's website if anyone wants to check.
I went to check. It's in Appendix A, which of course wasn't posted such that I would find . However, there are a number of changes that are certainly interesting. The union got itself a decent contract despite some of the negative comments and there were a lot of improvements and increases.

- I did see that the minimum FA complement has been reduced to 4 from 5 on the AB 321. This received a specific mention in the CA. I suppose it must have been more contentious than the E series changes.
- You do not need to feel sorry for your FA having stiff muscles after any E flights flight because he or she will be now be able to claim an $80 reimbursement per massage subject to a cap of $800.
- Pay attention to the meal offers on all of your flights and be sure to order when you can. As of Jan. 2016 crew meals will be paid, rather than boarded on domestic and cross border. I have a feeling we may see crews scavenging for food if hungry and I wouldn't be surprised if some J pax might miss a meal "by accident" or because they were "sleeping". Missed meal incidents will be more noticeable on the smaller planes like the E90 service since fewer meals will be loaded.

I didn't realize that the CUPE vote was very, very close, split down the middle as the union president says. 50.4 per cent voted yes, compared with 49.6 per cent who voted no. I would expect to see some unhappiness percolate in a few years.

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