Unions representing airport security screeners say turnover for new employees is high despite efforts to hire more workers, with as few as one in three recent hires still on the job in some regions.
Unions representing airport security screeners say turnover for new employees is high despite efforts to hire more workers, with as few as one in three recent hires still on the job in some regions.
For example, Lipton said the Ottawa airport needs between 350 and 380 workers to be adequately staffed, though security employer GardaWorld disputed this, saying their target is below 350. Right now, Ottawa has around 270, up from around 200 earlier this year, Lipton said. Almost all of the security screeners covered by USW are currently in bargaining with their employers, said Lipton. Among them are the Quebec and Atlantic Canada screeners, who recently rejected an offer from Securitas, and workers at the Ottawa airport who are bargaining with GardaWorld, he said.
Keith Aiken with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers , which represents thousands of security screeners in B.C. and Ontario, including the ones at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, didn’t give specifics but said the turnover rate for security screeners is “very high.” He attributed turnover at Pearson to scheduling and working conditions.
But the new hires who stay are facing backlogs in the CATSA-provided training process, said IAMAW’s Aiken.CATSA's Perseo said the screening authority modified its training earlier this year to"accelerate screening officer readiness while prioritizing security effectiveness."
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