Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Friday, March 23, 2012

Air Canada ramp crews stage ‘illegal’ strike at Toronto’s Pearson airport

Air Canada ramp crews walked off the job and staged a demonstration at Terminal 1 at Pearson airport Thursday night.

“I can confirm that there has been illegal job action by a small number of ground handling employees at Pearson,” Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick said in an email.

“However, the majority of employees continue to do their jobs and take care of our customers. It is too soon to say what if any effect this activity will have on our schedule, however it has not resulted in any cancellations at this point.”

GTAA spokesman Scott Armstrong confirmed the late-night demonstration resulted in some delays. At least 12 planes leaving from Toronto between 9 p.m. and midnight were reported delayed on GTAA’s website.

Ramp attendants prepare planes for takeoff and landing on the ground and handle baggage.

Some passengers on board Air Canada flight 140, which landed at 9:49, said on Twitter they were stuck on their plane for nearly an hour and a half while the ground crews were striking.

“Customers shout #westjet as they leave #AC140 flight!” Lucia Conner, a marketing director at Yorkdale shopping centre, wrote. Half an hour later, Conner tweeted she was still waiting for her baggage.

More than a dozen Air Canada flights were cancelled last weekend after pilots called in sick. The airline suggested the pilots were engaging in illegal strike action after the federal government ordered no strikes or lockouts, but union officials blamed foggy weather for the cancellations.

Original Article
Source: Star
Author: Emily Jackson

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