Unions Say Turnover Rate High for New Security Officers as Busy Holiday Season Looms

Unions Say Turnover Rate High for New Security Officers as Busy Holiday Season Looms
Signage for a new COVID-19 screening centre is pictured at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C. on Feb. 19, 2021. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
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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.

Major delays and flight cancellations at airports across Canada earlier this year drew scrutiny from passengers and politicians alike. Among other measures to ease the chaos, the government promised to ramp up hiring of security screeners—and did so, with more than 2,000 new screeners hired since April.