As the president of CUPE's airline division, my focus and my priority are the safety and livelihoods of my members, not the corporate undertakings of the airlines. As people whose lives have been deeply affected by this pandemic from a health perspective and a financial perspective, we strongly reject being used as a political football in these negotiations between the airlines and the federal government. The reality is there are hundreds, if not thousands, of members who can't make rent right now because of the government not acting.
On January 26th, 2021. See this statement in context.