Air Transat flight attendants flatly reject tentative agreement

The union representing 1,750 Air Transat flight attendants says workers have voted 93 per cent against a tentative agreement reached in early June, setting the stage for potential labour disruptions.

The Air Transat Component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees is calling for an immediate resumption of talks.

The president and general manager of the Montreal-based company later said they would be “heading back to the bargaining table beginning this weekend to quickly find common ground.”

Jean-Francois Lemay said the tour and airline operator has tabled a “reasonable agreement” that had been approved by the union executive and he was confident “most flight attendants would be persuaded that it was a good deal.

“We are therefore disappointed that this has not proved to be the case,” Lemay said, adding discussions “are being actively pursued with an eye to reaching an agreement.”