Being on the low end of the pay scale as a flight attendant isn’t easy. But a union can help you get ahead.
Even with the latest changes to the pay scale, most junior cabin crew at Porter are only making $30 per hour in 2025. Meanwhile, entry level flight attendants unionized with CUPE at Air Transat, for example, are earning $39.21 per hour. That’s a big difference – and that’s the difference that a union-negotiated contract can make!
Isn’t it a bit odd that Porter shares routes with Air Transat, but non-unionized Porter cabin crew are earning $9.21 – or about 24 per cent – less per hour than unionized Air Transat flight attendants?
Unionized workers, on average, earn 28% more than non-unionized workers in the same field. Young workers who belong to a union earn $5.48 more per hour than their non-unionized counterparts, on average.
Being part of a union is about making progress for everyone – and at Porter, it’s clear that we have so much to gain with a union backing us up.
Sign your union card today to help all cabin crew – but especially the juniors – get ahead.