I-Unifor izoqhubeka nokumela izisebenzi zase-WestJet ezihamba phambili njengoba inkampani yezindiza idayiselwa i-Onex Corporation, uchwepheshe wokuthatha izimpahla onomlando omude wokunciphisa izindleko nokuhlelwa kabusha ezinkampanini ezithengayo.
"Abasebenzi baseWestJet abaphambili eCanada bebelokhu besayina amakhadi e-Unifor, okukhombisa ukuthi bafuna ukuba nezwi enkampanini," kusho uMongameli we-Unifor National uJerry Dias.
"Sisebenzisana nabasebenzi abathile abazinikele nabathembekile be-WestJet abazi ukuthi ngokujoyina i-Unifor bangathola lelo zwi ngalesi sikhathi esibalulekile emlandweni wenkampani."
Abasebenzi abaphambili bahlanganisa ama-ejenti esevisi yamakhasimende, asiza amakhasimende ukuthi ahlole esikhumulweni sezindiza, abasebenzela imithwalo kanye namanxusa esevisi yezivakashi, abasiza abahambi abadinga usizo olwengeziwe lokugibela nokushiya izindiza.
“Abasebenzi baseWestJet badinga izwi eliqinile kulezi zikhathi ezingaqinisekile. Lesi simemezelo senze abasebenzi abaningi bethuke kakhulu ngekusasa labo futhi bakhathazekile ngokuthi izinguquko ezivele zenziwe yinkampani kungenzeka kube yisiqalo sezinto ezizayo,” kusho uMqondisi Ohlela i-Unifor uKellie Scanlan.
"I-WestJet ne-Onex kumele ikhumbule ukuthi lezi zisebenzi ziwubuso beWestJet kubahambi."
Intshisekelo yokujoyina i-Unifor inyukile emasontweni asanda kwedlula njengoba i-WestJet ibeke izinguquko ngokunganaki ekuhleleni nasekufakeni imifaniswano ngenkathi ithuthela ezindizeni zamazwe ngamazwe, futhi yamemezela ukwenyuswa kwamaholo ngamaphesenti angu-33.4 ngosuku olulodwa ngaphambi kokuthumela ukukhushulwa kwenzuzo ngamaphesenti angama-XNUMX.
“Abanye abasebenzi baseWestJet bayakwazi ukuhlala etafuleni baxoxisane nenkampani uma kwenziwa izinguquko ngoba bangamalungu enyunyana,” kusho uScanlan.
“Abasebenzi be-Frontline badinga ukuba nesihlalo etafuleni, futhi, noma bavezwe kunoma yiziphi izinqumo ezingenangqondo ezithathwa yi-Onex ngekusasa labo. Ngezikhathi zoshintsho, abasebenzi badinga izwi noma babeke engcupheni yokushiywa ngemuva. ”
I-Unifor izobe ifinyelela kubasebenzi abaphambili kulo lonke elaseCanada ezinsukwini nasemavikini azayo njengoba ukuthengiswa kwenkampani kuhamba ngokugunyazwa kwabanikazi bamasheya kanye nemithetho.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- I-Unifor izoqhubeka nokumela izisebenzi zase-WestJet ezihamba phambili njengoba inkampani yezindiza idayiselwa i-Onex Corporation, uchwepheshe wokuthatha izimpahla onomlando omude wokunciphisa izindleko nokuhlelwa kabusha ezinkampanini ezithengayo.
- Interest in joining Unifor has increased in recent weeks as WestJet imposed arbitrary changes to scheduling and uniforms while it moved to international flights, and announced a zero-per-cent wage increase one day ahead of posting a 33.
- I-Unifor izobe ifinyelela kubasebenzi abaphambili kulo lonke elaseCanada ezinsukwini nasemavikini azayo njengoba ukuthengiswa kwenkampani kuhamba ngokugunyazwa kwabanikazi bamasheya kanye nemithetho.
