Originally Posted by RangerNS

The bailout should not go to shareholders, or executive bonuses, but of those categories of staff, I'd only be worried about bringing pilots back since they need ongoing hours and training to be, er, pilots. Bringing FAs and other agents back a week early for a refresher wouldn't be unreasonable; they don't need X hours a month in a simulator. If AC can't rehire them because they have gotten better jobs elsewhere, well, market at work, sad for AC, good for the employee.

EI, with relaxed requirements (not that any AC employee wouldn't have their hours) and enhanced benefits is the mechanism Canada has as a safety net.