Porter Airlines and Unifor Local 2002 negotiate their first collective agreements - Minister Leitch congratulates both parties

OTTAWA, May 6, 2015 /CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, congratulated Porter Airlines Inc. and Unifor Local 2002 on reaching their first collective agreements.

Quick Facts

• Porter Airlines Inc. is a regional airline that operates regularly scheduled flights between Toronto and locations in Canada and the united states.
• The first collective agreements cover 170 customer service representatives and ambassadors, and 77 ramp attendants, working at the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
• These agreements were reached in direct negotiations between the parties.

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"I applaud Porter Airlines and Unifor Local 2002 for working together and reaching their first collective agreements. The best solution is always the one that the parties reach themselves."
– The Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, P.C., O.Ont., M.P., Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women

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Andrew McGrath, Director of Communications, Office of the Hon. Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, P.C., O.Ont., M.P., Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, 819-953-5646, [email protected]; Media Relations Office, Employment and Social Development Canada, 819-994-5559, [email protected]