Deal Reached in Air Canada Strike

Air Canada and its striking workers have reached a
tentative contract deal, just hours after the federal government introduced back-to-work legislation seeking to force the customer service agents back to their posts.
The deal was reached after CAW president Ken Lewenza and the
union’s bargaining committee met with representatives of the airline all morning.
The workers will still have to vote to ratify the deal.
The key stumbling block to getting an agreement was the issue of
pensions.
Air Canada wants new hires to be included in a
defined-contribution plan instead of the defined-benefit plan that
current employees have, because that would potentially save the
airline money.
Travellers have seen only minor delays but no major disruptions
since 3,800 customer service agents and other staff walked off the
job Tuesday.