Dear Lynx cabin crew members,
It has been brought to our attention that some employees have been approached by team leads and/or senior leadership about the recent application to unionize. For some, these conversations with team leads and/or senior leadership have felt negative and intimidating.
CUPE takes these concerns very seriously and has already reached out to our legal department.
The Canada Labour Code (the Code) prohibits the employer from engaging in certain behaviours during this application process (sections 94(1)(a) and 94(3)). Intimidation and/or threats by management are illegal and could subject Lynx to an unfair labour practice complaint.
If you would like to know your rights under the Code, or to review the listed sections above, click here.
If you are approached by your team lead or anyone from senior leadership asking you about the union, if you are in support of the union or if you signed a union membership application, you do not have to answer.
Lynx does not know the names of the union supporters.
Lynx will never see who signed a union membership application.
Please document any and all attempts by your employer to intimidate or coerce you. We will need dates, times, locations, names, positions/roles of people present/involved, how you received the intimidation or coercion (was it by email, text, phone call or in-person).
Provide all details to CUPE National Representative, Brigitte Benoit at bbenoit@cupe.ca or 780 991 4528