Overview

• More than 10,000 CUPE-represented cabin crew are voting Aug. 27–Sept. 6, with results to be released shortly after polls close.
• The tentative four-year framework leaves non-wage provisions in effect regardless of the vote, including new partial pay for pre‑departure duties.
• Ground time compensation starts at 50% of hourly rate for 60 minutes on narrow-bodies and 70 minutes on wide-bodies, rising to 70% by 2028.
• Proposed wage increases include 12% this year for most junior attendants and 8% for more senior staff, followed by 3% on Apr. 1, 2026, 2.5% in 2027 and 2.75% in 2028.
• Some flight attendants have voiced opposition over the raises compared with pilot gains, while the union urges ratification and notes a rejection would send pay to a third-party arbitrator.