Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) says it will hire approximately 400 flight attendants and some 500 airport cus

The airline, which currently employs some 27,000 people worldwide, said Thursday the jobs are part of its strategy to seize new commercial opportunities, enhance customer service and renew our workforce.
Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) says it will hire approximately 400 flight attendants and some 500 airport customer service agents and baggage handlers. Sixty customer service agents will be hired for call centres in Montreal and Toronto.
The company — which has been beset by labour problems that have hurt both its reputation and its share price — cited attrition as one of the main drivers behind the hiring of customer service agents and flight attendants.
Air Canada pilots complained during labour negotiations earlier this year that the airline s launch of a low-cost carrier could threaten their job security and working conditions. In the end, a federal arbitrator discount alaska cruise tours chose Air Canada s final offer that included provisions allowing the airline to create a budget carrier.
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The pilots are one of two major labour groups discount alaska cruise tours at Air Canada that were forced to accept the airline s final offer in labour negotiations. The other union is the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which represents repair and ramp crews.
Both disputes were sent to binding arbitration ordered by the federal government, which brought in back-to-work discount alaska cruise tours legislation after Air Canada locked discount alaska cruise tours out the pilots and the Machinists announced they would go on strike earlier this year.
Air Canada is the country s largest domestic and international full-service airline providing scheduled and charter air transportation for passengers and cargo to more than 175 destinations on five continents.
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