Bill C-409

Fairness for Flight Attendants Act

An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (hours of work of flight attendants)

Sponsor

Lianne Rood  Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of June 19, 2024

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Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Canada Labour Code to provide that, in calculating the time in respect of which an employee who is a flight attendant is to be paid, the employer must include the time that the employee spends in carrying out their pre-flight and post-flight duties and in completing mandatory training programs.

Elsewhere

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Fairness for Flight Attendants ActRoutine Proceedings

June 19th, 2024 / 5:35 p.m.
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Conservative

Lianne Rood Conservative Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-409, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (hours of work of flight attendants).

Mr. Speaker, Conservatives have been travelling across this country, and we have heard for years from flight attendants that flight attendants in Canada are not paid until their aircraft is in motion. This is unfair, and it puts many women and diverse Canadians at a disadvantage.

Conservatives believe that people should be paid for the work they do. That is why, today, I am honoured to table the flight attendants fairness act. This bill would make changes to the Canada Labour Code to require airlines to pay flight attendants for the work they do before, during and after a flight.

The lack of action from the government on this matter proves once again that the NDP-Liberals are all talk, while Conservatives take action and provide common-sense solutions.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)