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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.

If 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.



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