Pay airline workers for 'every minute they work': Poilievre
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'This isn't a vacation for them…airlines should be paying their flight attendants from the time they show up to work to the time they leave,' Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre told reporters on Friday after being asked for his thoughts on a possible WestJet strike. The airline's flight attendants issued a 72-hour strike notice on July 30, which the airline responded to with a 72-hour lockout notice. Flight attendants say an average of 35 hours per month go unpaid under WestJet's current 'credit hour' system. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: https://www.cbc.ca/news Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cbcnews Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Subscribe to CBC News on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb6MSjH9Bb63S9tbQa1Y Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1Xxuoz
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