Summer Bonus Plan Pushing Airport Screening Staff To Work While Sick Unions Say
“It’s a reward to go beyond doing what’s right,” said Richard Brown, president of Teamsters Canada Local Union 362. “I’ve personally talked to people who feel like they’re sick and shouldn’t go to work or stay in, and they’ve chosen to show up and stay just to make sure they qualify.” Earlier this year — as air traffic increased after turbulence during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic — screening officers contracted by the Canadian Aviation Security Authority (CATSA) were told about the bonus program....