Air Canada flight attendants were planning to picket at airports in four major Canadian cities on Monday in what the union is calling a national day of action.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees said demonstrations were set for Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Vancouver International Airport and Calgary International Airport, all at 1 p.m. ET.

Among the issues, CUPE said, is that flight attendants are paid only for “block time,” which begins at takeoff and lasts until landing. The union said attendants are spending time performing “unpaid duties” during ground time before and after flights.

What unpaid duties are flight attendants performing?

In a briefing note released this month, CUPE noted: “Flight attendants a

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