Fredericton Airport workers on strike

Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada’s Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) Local 60601 who work at the Fredericton International Airport set up picket lines at the airport 5am Monday morning. 

“We are disappointed that at such a critical time, the employer, contrary to public statements, did not come to mediation prepared to negotiate,” says UCTE Regional Vice-President Wayne Fagan.

The employer did not return to the hotel this weekend for scheduled mediation. The mediator left Frederictonyesterday evening.

On Saturday, Airport workers held an information picket at the Hilltop Grill & Beverage Co. whose owner is a member of the Airport Authority’s board of directors.

Talks were scheduled to take place this weekend at a downtown hotel with the assistance of federal mediator Carol Wall.  However, no face to face between the PSAC and the Airport Authority was conducted.

Contrary to Airport Authority claims, the union advises the traveling public that this strike could disrupt airport operations and access to the airport.  The public and all union members are asked to not cross the picket line.  Anyone planning to travel is encouraged to use Saint John and Moncton Airports during the strike.

Still outstanding are numerous issues related to compensation and classification.  The employer has also yet to withdraw clawbacks the union finds unacceptable. 

The 24 airport workers have been without a collective agreement since May 2009. 

Local 60601 members provide operational services, including runway clearing, buildings and equipment upkeep, fire, security and emergency services, as well as administrative and billing services. 

Fredericton Airport Workers on Strike

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