CALGARY,
AB, July 4, 2024 /CNW/ - Unifor Local 2002
members and supporters at Calgary
International Airport will rally on Friday,
July 5 at noon to protest human rights violations by Paladin
Security, which has prevented workers from accessing bathroom
breaks and water.
"When a company prevents workers from rest breaks and hydration,
it is both a human rights and a health and safety issue,"
said Unifor National President Lana
Payne.
"Unifor members at YYC perform important and strenuous work by
ensuring the safety and security of passengers in one of
Canada's largest travel hubs and
Paladin needs to show them the respect they deserve."
What: Rally to support Paladin
workers.
Who: Unifor Director of Airlines
Sandi McManus, Unifor Local 2002
President Tammy Moore, Local 2002
members and supporters.
When: Friday, July 5, noon, Mountain
Daylight Time.
Where: Calgary International Airport,
2000 Airport Rd. NE, Calgary,
Alberta, T2E 6W5, Departures door 17.
The 937 Unifor Local 2002 members, who work as Paladin
airport screening officers, training specialists and team
leaders.
In an emergency meeting held by Local 2002 last month, members
raised a multitude of poor working conditions plaguing the Paladin
workplace, such as members unable to take scheduled breaks or
missing breaks altogether. The members are often denied bathroom
and water breaks –with some threatened with discipline if they try
to take them. Access to water and sanitation are recognized by the
United Nations as human rights and fundamental to everyone's
health, dignity and prosperity.
Unifor is Canada's largest
union in the private sector, representing 320,000 workers in every
major area of the economy. The union advocates for all working
people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in
Canada and abroad, and strives to
create progressive change for a better future.
SOURCE Unifor