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Canadian Ships Are Still Waiting Near Hormuz, and Air Canada Gets a Labour Truce.
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Canadian Ships Are Still Waiting Near Hormuz
Two Canadian freighters have spent almost five months trying to get out of the Persian Gulf, and their owner still doesn’t know when the Strait of Hormuz will be safe enough to pass through.
Quebec-based Desgagnes told The Canadian Press that the Miena Desgagnes and Rosaire A. Desgagnes were carrying general cargo to Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the UAE when war found them trapped in the Gulf. U.S. Navy officials in Bahrain have given the company a route around mines and have promised some protection, but the danger zone still takes 12 hours to cross.
The company’s leased replacement ships and may avoid this route in the future, it seems that the pain they’ve suffered this time around is enough for the time being.
Read more: CityNews Toronto / The Globe and Mail
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Air Canada Gets a Labour Truce
Air Canada has been able to wrangle a tentative four-year labour deal with the union that covers 11,000 maintenance, airport, cargo, logistics and support workers. That’s good news if you’ve got a boarding pass in your near-future.
The agreement with IAMAW still needs ratification, but that is expected to come over the next few days. If members approve it, the contract will be in effect from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2030. Air Canada says it would be the sixth collective agreement it’s finished this year.
The roles affected aren’t only behind-the-scenes jobs, and they’re critical to keeping the AC birds flying. They include maintenance, airports, cargo and operational support - the machinery that keeps cross-border trips from turning into airport camping. A tentative deal isn’t a guarantee, but it lowers one more bit of summer travel static for Canadians traveling this autumn.
Read more: Air Canada / Global News