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Part of the deal that allowed Hong Kong-based tycoon Victor Li to buy a controlling share of Air Canada for $650 million fell afoul of CUPE flight attendants who have their own deal-a collective agreement.
To beat out other bidders, Li offered Air Canada top management the equivalent of $160 million in bonuses, including $30 million each for executives Robert Milton and Calin Rovinescu.
But CUPE's Air Canada Component has a memorandum of agreement with the company that says no one in the company will have a bonus payment without CUPE members receiving an equivalent payment or benefit.
The union is grieving management's failure to give flight attendants bonuses equivalent to senior management.
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