Abasebenzi baseWestJet eCalgary naseVancouver bagunyaza inkontileka yokuqala

Abasanda kuhlanganiswa I-WestJet abasebenzi baseCalgary naseVancouver bagunyaze inkontileka yokuqala enikeza amalungu okungenani ukukhushulwa kwamaholo ngo-13%, ukukhuphuka kwawo kokuqala eminyakeni emihlanu.

"Ngemuva kwezinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye zokuxoxisana okuyinselele, ikomidi lezingxoxo le-Local 531 lizuze isikhathi eside futhi likhushulwe kakhulu amaholo, izinzuzo ezithuthukisiwe nezimo zokusebenza ezingcono," kusho uScott Doherty, uMsizi Ophethe kuMongameli Kazwelonke futhi oholayo emkhakheni wezindiza.

“Amalungu aqala ukuphuma ohlelweni lwamaholo azobona amaholo enyuka aze afike ku-40% kanti amalungu aphezulu azokwenyuka ngo-13% kuya ku-17% esikhathini sonke sesivumelwano.”

I-Unifor Local 531 imele cishe abenzeli benkonzo yemithwalo engu-800,(ama-BSA) ama-ejenti wesevisi yamakhasimende (CSA.s) nama-ejenti wesevisi ebalulekile (ama-PSA's) ezikhumulweni zezindiza zaseCalgary naseVancouver ngemva kokugunyazwa ngoMeyi ka-2021.

Izinyathelo zihlanganisiwe, ezinciphisa isikhathi sokuthuthuka kwabasebenzi, nokuqinisekisa ukukhuphuka kwamaholo ngokushesha. I-premium engu-5% ngaphezu kwesikali somholo se-CSA/PSA ithatha indawo yeprimiyamu engu-$1 ngehora ebikade ikhona. Isinyathelo esengeziwe phezulu kugridi enikeza amalungu ukwanda okwengeziwe ngemva kweminyaka engu-8 yesevisi.

Ezinye izinzuzo zihlanganisa u-$100.00 wesibonelelo sonyaka somfaniswano, ikhefu elikhokhelwayo, ikhredithi yezibalo zamahora angu-100, ukuqhubeka Kwe-WestJet Savings Plan, amalungelo abantu abadala, izinsuku zokugula ezingu-12 zesikhathi esigcwele kanye nezingu-10 zezisebenzi zesikhashana, izikhathi zokuphumula ezincane, kanye nesimiso esithuthukisiwe.

Umqashi uphinde wavuma ukuthi abasebenzi abayitoho ngeke badlule ku-10% wabasebenzi.

Izingxoxo zaqala ngo-Okthoba 2021, kwathi i-Unifor Local 531 yafaka isicelo sokubuyisana nohulumeni waseCanada ngo-Ephreli 26, 2022.

“Sisonke sikhombisile ukuthi akhona amandla enyunyana futhi sikhuthaza kakhulu i-WestJetters e-Edmonton ukuthi ijoyine i-Unifor Local 531. Ikomidi lethu lezingxoxo lisebenze kanzima ukuthola lezi zinzuzo ezibalulekile futhi siyalwazisa ubumbano olungantengantengi oluvela kumalungu,” kusho uSherwin Antonio, ilungu lenhlangano. Local 531 Calgary Bargaining Committee. 

I-Unifor iyinyunyana enkulu yaseCanada emkhakheni ozimele, emele abasebenzi abangu-315,000 kuzo zonke izindawo ezinkulu zomnotho. Inyunyana ikhuthaza bonke abantu abasebenzayo namalungelo abo, ilwela ukulingana nobulungiswa bezenhlalakahle eCanada nakwamanye amazwe futhi ilwela ukudala ushintsho oluqhubekayo lwekusasa elingcono.