Mr. Patrick J. Heinke

"This gives people the opportunity to re-organize the business; there are things that have to change," said Patrick Heinke, senior director of labour relations for Air Canada."It's given the employer a new view of how the business should be conducted in this new environment."

On Monday, the International Labor Organization wrapped up a week-long meeting to seek solutions to the crisis facing the aviation industry.More than 200 government, airline and labour union delegates discussed ways to improve airline security and restore confidence in air travel.

The ILO call the Sept. 11 attacks the aviation industry's "worst crisis since the Second World War."
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Heinke noted the industry is still in the throes of reacting.It could take up to a year before all the ramifications are understood, Heinke said.

The attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington were carried out with hijacked U.S. airliners, thus hitting confidence in air travel especially hard.

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Heinke said an Air Canada with an 80-per-cent share of the market has been "adequately described as a migraine ...It demonstrates the fragility of the business and the impact it has on not only employment but on the structure of business as well."

Air Canada is still trying to recoup its economic losses, Heinke said.This has forced the airline to drastically cut staff and delay, or cancel, aircraft purchase.

But he said the situation is beginning to turn around, and "traffic is slowly coming back, which put us in a position where we've been able to start recalling some in the flight attendants group and the maintenance group."

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Patrick J. Heinke , Senior Director , Labour Relations , Air Canada ( fax : 514-422-5669 )

Attention: Mr. Pat Heinke, Senior Director, Labour Relations

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33. Finally, in an extreme example, on or about November 24, 2000, Mr. Pat Heinke, Director of Labour Relations, refused to engage in meaningful discussions around the events unfolding at the Vancouver airport and reservations office with Mr. Sean Smith, Local 2213 President, Ms. Claudette Miller, Executive Vice-President, and Mr. Luis Melendez, Vice-President Pacific Region, on the basis that they were not in a position to speak for their members.

Patrick J. Heinke
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Patrick J. Heinke, Employer RepresentativeMr. Patrick J. Heinke is a full-time member of the CIRB serving as an employer representative.

Mr. Heinke has been running P.J. Heinke & Associates Inc. since 2002, a firm that provides mediation, negotiation and strategic planning services.During his long career at Air Canada, which began in 1967, he held several management positions: from 1997 to 2002, he was Senior Director, Labour Relations; from 1993 to 1997, he was Director, Labour Relations-Customer Service; from 1991 to 1993, he was Manager, Labour Relations-Customer Service; and from 1989 to 1991, he held the position of Manager, Labour Relations-International and Finance.

Mr. Heinke audited courses at the University of Vienna, Austria, and completed the Executive Management Program and Negotiations Strategies at Queen's University.

Mr. Heinke holds several memberships.He is Executive Member, Federally Regulated Employers of Transportation and Communication Organizations, and the Air Transport Association of Canada.He is also a member of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the American Arbitration Association.The term of his appointment ends April 3, 2008.

Attention : Patrick J. HeinkeTel : ( 514 ) 422-5652Fax : ( 514 ) 422-5669

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Patrick Heinke , Senior Director , Air Canada Labour Relations , ultimately agreed to meet with the IAM/CAIL on April 25 , 2000.However , his position remained that Air Canada would only negotiate a single collective agreement with both the IAM&AW groups at the table.

On July 12 and 13 , 2000 , the IAM/Air Canada and IAM/CAIL met together to discuss a bargaining structure.
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Mr. Heinke , responded in a letter dated October 5 , 2000 ( Tab 4 ).He stated that he would only meet with the IAM&AW as a whole.

On November 7 , 2000 , the IAM&AW negotiation team met.

Patrick Heinke , Senior Director , Air Canada Labour Relations , ultimately agreed to meet with the IAM/CAIL on April 25 , 2000.However , his position remained that Air Canada would only negotiate a single collective agreement with both the IAM&AW groups at the table.

On July 12 and 13 , 2000 , the IAM/Air Canada and IAM/CAIL met together to discuss a bargaining structure.
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Mr. Heinke , responded in a letter dated October 5 , 2000 ( Tab 4 ).He stated that he would only meet with the IAM&AW as a whole.

On November 7 , 2000 , the IAM&AW negotiation team met.

Patrick Heinke, Senior Director Labour Relations;

Patrick J. Heinke, Senior Director, Labour Relations, Air Canada

On April 13, 2000, General Vice President, Dave Ritchie and District Lodge 140 National President & Directing General Chairman, Ron Fontaine met with Robert Milton, CEO at Air Canada and Pat Heinke, Senior Director of Labour Relations.

There was no shaking of the hands , said Ballantyne about Pat Heinke , senior director of labour relations at Air Canada , who co-signed the agreement , reached after five hours of discussions.But we'll sit down on Monday and do some hard work..

The national division of CUPE called yesterday's emergency meeting at the Canadian Industrial Relations Board's Toronto offices to stop the issue of 1 , 200 pink slips.