Dominion Lending Centres Clearlease Reports Some delays as Air Canada Inc (TSX: AC.B AC.A) service agents strike
VANCOUVER, BC (June 14, 2011) Dominion Lending Centres Clearlease Reports Air Canada Inc (TSX: AC.B AC.A) said on Tuesday June 14, 2011 its flights were “operating as planned” but with some delays after nearly 4,000 of its customer service and sales agents went on strike overnight.
Canada’s biggest airline deployed 1,700 managers to airports across Canada and diverted customer calls to centers in the United States as it faced its first major strike in 13 years.
At Toronto’s main Pearson airport, early morning line-ups did not seem to be longer than normal. At least one flight — to Ottawa — was canceled although it was not immediately clear if this was due to the strike.
About 100 striking workers wearing placards and holding banners stood at the entrance to Pearson’s Terminal 1, stopping Air Canada employees on their way to work to “share information” but they did not hold up customers.
Members of other unions at Air Canada — the airline is in labor negotiations with four other unions including those representing its pilots, flight attendants and maintenance workers — appeared to be crossing picket lines.
“They’re going to work, but they’re taking their time to do it,” said Air Canada customer service agent Marko Generalovic, who was on a picket line at Pearson airport.
“We’re going to do our best to slow things down, but we’re not going to stop anyone from doing their job,” he said.
Rival WestJet Airlines Ltd said it had “definitely seen some bookings” from Air Canada customers although it was not clear how many. The number of calls to its sales center started increasing over the weekend, WestJet spokesman Robert Palmer said.
Air Canada said it was ready to resume discussions at any time to achieve a negotiated settlement with the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union, which represents the 3,800 striking workers.
The two sides have been in talks for 10 weeks but have failed to reach a contract agreement. Negotiations have foundered primarily on the issue of pensions.
The carrier wants to do away with its defined benefit pension plan for new hires as it looks for ways to reduce its deep pension deficit, which stood at C$2.1 billion ($2.16 billion) at the start of 2011. It has also proposed changes to pensions for existing employees.
“I don’t think it is going to be a long-duration strike. The CAW doesn’t have the leverage they had 15 years ago, before the advent of self-service booking and check-in,” said independent airline analyst Robert Kokonis.
The last major strike at Air Canada was in 1998 when the airline’s pilots walked off the job for about two weeks.
Air Canada urged passengers on Tuesday to check-in online, use self-service kiosks at airports and to avoid checking baggage if possible.
Tony Yang, who was standing in a line-up at Pearson on Tuesday to re-book his flight, said he had checked in online overnight but arrived at the airport to discover that his flight to Ottawa had been canceled.
Air Canada’s proposal to start up a low-cost carrier to fly to destinations in Europe and elsewhere has also met with resistance from some employees who oppose the lower pay scale the carrier wants to create at the venture.
Air Canada’s widely held B shares were unchanged at C$1.79 on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Tuesday morning. WestJet’s stock was 1.6 percent firmer at C$14.42.
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About Dominion Lending Centres Clearlease
Dominion Lending Centres Clearlease Commercial (DLC Clearlease/Clearlease.com) is a fully diversified Lease Finance Mortgage Banking Brokerage Company specializing in Equipment Leasing, Automobile Leasing, Residential, Commercial Lending/Mortgage Financing. DLC Clearlease possesses the capability to accommodate financing needs ranging from a small second Home Mortgage to a Multi-Million Dollar Commercial Projects. No mortgage is too small or too large for this integrated Company.
Equipment Lease Financing in Vancouver, Surrey, Delta, Richmond, Langley, New Westminster, North Vancouer, West Vancouver, B.C. Also offering Automobile Lease Financing and Mortgage information. Founded by the Pidgeon brothers.
You may have recently seen a Dominion Lending advertisement on such media outlets as: Global News, CTV News, CBC Television, Rogers Sportsnet or possibly heard the great Don Cherry, a Canadian Sports legend, discuss Dominion Lending Centres.
Contact DLC Clearlease.com:
Dominion Lending Centres Clearlease
HEAD OFFICE, Bentall Two, Suite 900, 555 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V7X 1M8, CANADA.
Mr. Alexander Pidgeon, Editor in Chief
Tel: (604) 696-1221 ext. 199
eMail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.clearlease.com
News: http://clearlease.com/category/equipment-lease-blog/feed/rss
Twitter: @clearlease
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VANCOUVER, BC (June 14, 2011) Dominion Lending Centres Clearlease Reports Air Canada Inc (TSX: AC.B AC.A) said on Tuesday June 14, 2011 its flights were “operating as planned” but with some delays after nearly 4,000 of its customer service and sales agents went on strike overnight.
Canada’s biggest airline deployed 1,700 managers to airports across Canada and diverted customer calls to centers in the United States as it faced its first major strike in 13 years.
At Toronto’s main Pearson airport, early morning line-ups did not seem to be longer than normal. At least one flight — to Ottawa — was canceled although it was not immediately clear if this was due to the strike.
About 100 striking workers wearing placards and holding banners stood at the entrance to Pearson’s Terminal 1, stopping Air Canada employees on their way to work to “share information” but they did not hold up customers.
Members of other unions at Air Canada — the airline is in labor negotiations with four other unions including those representing its pilots, flight attendants and maintenance workers — appeared to be crossing picket lines.
“They’re going to work, but they’re taking their time to do it,” said Air Canada customer service agent Marko Generalovic, who was on a picket line at Pearson airport.
“We’re going to do our best to slow things down, but we’re not going to stop anyone from doing their job,” he said.
Rival WestJet Airlines Ltd said it had “definitely seen some bookings” from Air Canada customers although it was not clear how many. The number of calls to its sales center started increasing over the weekend, WestJet spokesman Robert Palmer said.
Air Canada said it was ready to resume discussions at any time to achieve a negotiated settlement with the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union, which represents the 3,800 striking workers.
The two sides have been in talks for 10 weeks but have failed to reach a contract agreement. Negotiations have foundered primarily on the issue of pensions.
The carrier wants to do away with its defined benefit pension plan for new hires as it looks for ways to reduce its deep pension deficit, which stood at C$2.1 billion ($2.16 billion) at the start of 2011. It has also proposed changes to pensions for existing employees.
“I don’t think it is going to be a long-duration strike. The CAW doesn’t have the leverage they had 15 years ago, before the advent of self-service booking and check-in,” said independent airline analyst Robert Kokonis.
The last major strike at Air Canada was in 1998 when the airline’s pilots walked off the job for about two weeks.
Air Canada urged passengers on Tuesday to check-in online, use self-service kiosks at airports and to avoid checking baggage if possible.
Tony Yang, who was standing in a line-up at Pearson on Tuesday to re-book his flight, said he had checked in online overnight but arrived at the airport to discover that his flight to Ottawa had been canceled.
Air Canada’s proposal to start up a low-cost carrier to fly to destinations in Europe and elsewhere has also met with resistance from some employees who oppose the lower pay scale the carrier wants to create at the venture.
Air Canada’s widely held B shares were unchanged at C$1.79 on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Tuesday morning. WestJet’s stock was 1.6 percent firmer at C$14.42.
Dominion Lending Centres Clearlease Video Link: http://youtu.be/f_kk7WJa7Uk
For more information please visit us at: http://www.clearlease.com/Career-Opportunities.html
About Dominion Lending Centres Clearlease
Dominion Lending Centres Clearlease Commercial (DLC Clearlease/Clearlease.com) is a fully diversified Lease Finance Mortgage Banking Brokerage Company specializing in Equipment Leasing, Automobile Leasing, Residential, Commercial Lending/Mortgage Financing. DLC Clearlease possesses the capability to accommodate financing needs ranging from a small second Home Mortgage to a Multi-Million Dollar Commercial Projects. No mortgage is too small or too large for this integrated Company.
Equipment Lease Financing in Vancouver, Surrey, Delta, Richmond, Langley, New Westminster, North Vancouer, West Vancouver, B.C. Also offering Automobile Lease Financing and Mortgage information. Founded by the Pidgeon brothers.
You may have recently seen a Dominion Lending advertisement on such media outlets as: Global News, CTV News, CBC Television, Rogers Sportsnet or possibly heard the great Don Cherry, a Canadian Sports legend, discuss Dominion Lending Centres.
Contact DLC Clearlease.com:
Dominion Lending Centres Clearlease
HEAD OFFICE, Bentall Two, Suite 900, 555 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V7X 1M8, CANADA.
Mr. Alexander Pidgeon, Editor in Chief
Tel: (604) 696-1221 ext. 199
eMail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.clearlease.com
News: http://clearlease.com/category/equipment-lease-blog/feed/rss
Twitter: @clearlease
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Video Link: http://youtu.be/f_kk7WJa7Uk
Dominion Lending Centres Clearlease Reports Some delays as Air Canada Inc (TSX: AC.B AC.A) service agents strike
VANCOUVER, BC (June 14, 2011) Dominion Lending Centres Clearlease Reports Air Canada Inc (TSX: AC.B AC.A) said on Tuesday June 14, 2011 its flights were “operating as planned” but with some delays after nearly 4,000 of its customer service and sales agents went on strike overnight.
Canada’s biggest airline deployed 1,700 managers to airports across Canada and diverted customer calls to centers in the United States as it faced its first major strike in 13 years.
At Toronto’s main Pearson airport, early morning line-ups did not seem to be longer than normal. At least one flight — to Ottawa — was canceled although it was not immediately clear if this was due to the strike.
About 100 striking workers wearing placards and holding banners stood at the entrance to Pearson’s Terminal 1, stopping Air Canada employees on their way to work to “share information” but they did not hold up customers.
Members of other unions at Air Canada — the airline is in labor negotiations with four other unions including those representing its pilots, flight attendants and maintenance workers — appeared to be crossing picket lines.
“They’re going to work, but they’re taking their time to do it,” said Air Canada customer service agent Marko Generalovic, who was on a picket line at Pearson airport.
“We’re going to do our best to slow things down, but we’re not going to stop anyone from doing their job,” he said.
Rival WestJet Airlines Ltd said it had “definitely seen some bookings” from Air Canada customers although it was not clear how many. The number of calls to its sales center started increasing over the weekend, WestJet spokesman Robert Palmer said.
Air Canada said it was ready to resume discussions at any time to achieve a negotiated settlement with the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union, which represents the 3,800 striking workers.
The two sides have been in talks for 10 weeks but have failed to reach a contract agreement. Negotiations have foundered primarily on the issue of pensions.
The carrier wants to do away with its defined benefit pension plan for new hires as it looks for ways to reduce its deep pension deficit, which stood at C$2.1 billion ($2.16 billion) at the start of 2011. It has also proposed changes to pensions for existing employees.
“I don’t think it is going to be a long-duration strike. The CAW doesn’t have the leverage they had 15 years ago, before the advent of self-service booking and check-in,” said independent airline analyst Robert Kokonis.
The last major strike at Air Canada was in 1998 when the airline’s pilots walked off the job for about two weeks.
Air Canada urged passengers on Tuesday to check-in online, use self-service kiosks at airports and to avoid checking baggage if possible.
Tony Yang, who was standing in a line-up at Pearson on Tuesday to re-book his flight, said he had checked in online overnight but arrived at the airport to discover that his flight to Ottawa had been canceled.
Air Canada’s proposal to start up a low-cost carrier to fly to destinations in Europe and elsewhere has also met with resistance from some employees who oppose the lower pay scale the carrier wants to create at the venture.
Air Canada’s widely held B shares were unchanged at C$1.79 on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Tuesday morning. WestJet’s stock was 1.6 percent firmer at C$14.42.
Dominion Lending Centres Clearlease Video Link: http://youtu.be/f_kk7WJa7Uk
For more information please visit us at: http://www.clearlease.com/Career-Opportunities.html
About Dominion Lending Centres Clearlease
Dominion Lending Centres Clearlease Commercial (DLC Clearlease/Clearlease.com) is a fully diversified Lease Finance Mortgage Banking Brokerage Company specializing in Equipment Leasing, Automobile Leasing, Residential, Commercial Lending/Mortgage Financing. DLC Clearlease possesses the capability to accommodate financing needs ranging from a small second Home Mortgage to a Multi-Million Dollar Commercial Projects. No mortgage is too small or too large for this integrated Company.
Equipment Lease Financing in Vancouver, Surrey, Delta, Richmond, Langley, New Westminster, North Vancouer, West Vancouver, B.C. Also offering Automobile Lease Financing and Mortgage information. Founded by the Pidgeon brothers.
You may have recently seen a Dominion Lending advertisement on such media outlets as: Global News, CTV News, CBC Television, Rogers Sportsnet or possibly heard the great Don Cherry, a Canadian Sports legend, discuss Dominion Lending Centres.
Contact DLC Clearlease.com:
Dominion Lending Centres Clearlease
HEAD OFFICE, Bentall Two, Suite 900, 555 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V7X 1M8, CANADA.
Mr. Alexander Pidgeon, Editor in Chief
Tel: (604) 696-1221 ext. 199
eMail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.clearlease.com
News: http://clearlease.com/category/equipment-lease-blog/feed/rss
Twitter: @clearlease
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Video Link: http://youtu.be/f_kk7WJa7Uk