FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n
Victoria, BC \u2013 [14 February, 2024]<\/p>\n
CATSA, a Crown corporation responsible for securing elements of the air transportation system, including passenger and baggage screening, oversees third-party contractors supplying screening services at airports nationwide. The pre-board screening in British Columbia is subcontracted to Allied Universal Security Services (AUS).<\/p>\n
On February 6 and 7, 2024, twenty-seven IAMAW Pre-Board Screening Officers at the Victoria International Airport, along with nine salaried employees were terminated by the third-party screening contractor \u2013 Allied Universal Security Services (AUS) following a directive from CATSA to remove the employees from the workplace.<\/p>\n
The sub-contractor intended to return the affected employees to work with a corrective action plan which included training, after determining that their conduct, while it deviated from the Standard Operating Procedures, did not give rise to grounds for termination.<\/p>\n
Despite the subcontractor\u2019s intention to return the affected employees with a corrective action plan, CATSA intervened in the decision-making process, directing the immediate removal of all twenty-seven (27) Screening Officers and nine (9) salaried employees without conducting its own investigation.<\/p>\n
Tania Canniff, IAMAW District Lodge 140 General Chairperson, expressed deep concern over the lack of procedural fairness, stating, \u201cTwenty-seven families have lost their ability to earn a living without an appeal, and that is shameful. We need immediate intervention! We need the Transport Ministers office to intervene; reverse CATSA\u2019s course of action and allow for the subcontractor to manage their employees accordingly. This would restore due process and allow our members to feel secure in their jobs.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the present circumstance, the lack of procedural fairness is appalling and may lead to a dangerous precedent in future matters governed by the Collective Agreement and legislation,\u201d continued Canniff.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ability to appeal is a cornerstone of the labour movement. CATSA has been operating as \u2018the man behind the curtain\u2019 for far too long. As a Crown Corporation, CATSA, cannot be allowed without recourse to override labour relation matters with their sub-contractors.\u201d said a frustrated David Chartrand, IAM General Vice-President.<\/p>\n
Continued Chartrand, \u201cOur members deserve better and the people of this country deserve better. We need immediate intervention from this government.\u201d<\/p>\n
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) represents the largest number of workers at Canadian airports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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