Ground crew for 30 airlines at Pearson International Airport could be walking a picket line Thursday, potentially delaying flights.The union representing 700 Swissport workers at Pearson filed a 72-hour strike notice on Monday and will ask its members to shoot down the company`s final offer."We are suggesting that our members reject this offer," said Christopher Monette, a spokesman for Teamsters Local 419.Read more: Region and travellers best served if airport a public asset: OpinionExpect a longer wait at Pearson Airport as enhanced security begins for U.S.-bound flightsIf this happens, the workers — including baggage and cargo handlers and cabin cleaners — will be able to walk off the job on Thursday night.The Greater Toronto Airports Authority said Tuesday it has an contingency plan in place in the event of a strike or labour disruption by the Swissport workers, who service 30 of the 74 airlines using the airport.Monette didn`t give specifics on why the union wants its members to reject Swissport`s final offer, because the union hadn`t yet presented it to its membership.But the Teamsters recently raised issues with the company`s decision to hire 250 temporary workers last May.A statement issued by the Teamsters last week claimed the temporary workers only receive three to four days of training, rather than the three to four weeks afforded to their union counterparts."We don`t think Swissport can basically do their jobs with workers that have no experience and poor training," Monette said, adding that the temp. workers themselves aren`t to blame."It`s not their fault. They`re being placed in an impossible situation," he said.Swissport said that its workers all receive a minimum of 10 days of classroom training, as well as on-the-job instruction.The union also claims that Swissport hired the 250 workers as a way of putting leverage on workers during the current round of contract talks."We`re concerned that Swiss ...
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