Quebec union seeks injunction over Air Canada maintenance job requirements

The Quebec Federation of Labour is seeking a permanent injunction to force Air Canada to conduct all of its heavy maintenance of its fleet in the country. The union filed a request Friday with the Quebec Superior Court calling on the airline to respect its obligations under the 1988 Air Canada Public Participation Act to maintain heavy maintenance aircraft operations in Quebec. The act also applies to Ontario and Manitoba. The provincial govt had launched a lawsuit against Air Canada after Aveos Fleet Performance, which carried out much of Air Canada’s aircraft maintenance, closed in 2012 in a move that laid off 2,600 employees. But the govt agreed to drop its lawsuit last month after the company signed a letter of intent to purchase up to 75 Bombardier CSeries planes. <br/>