Ottawa, Ontario, March 12, 2013—The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada’s Labour Minister, congratulated Sunwing Airlines Inc. and the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) Local 7378 on reaching a collective agreement.
“I am pleased that Sunwing and the CAW have reached a new agreement,” said Minister Raitt. “I applaud both parties for maintaining strong labour-management relations.”
CAW Local 7378 represents approximately 160 pilots (captains and first officers) working at Sunwing Airlines Inc., whose previous collective agreement expired on November 30, 2012.
The agreement was reached with assistance from the Labour Program’s Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service which provides dispute resolution and prevention assistance to trade unions and employers under the Canada Labour Code.
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