ALPA Air Canada chair Charlene Hudy talks about talks, previous pilot bargaining and what pilots are hoping to achieve with a deal. Read on.
in June amid a global pilot shortage that’s given aviators all over North America leverage to seek new contracts. Negotiations have already been held this year with airlines in both the United States and Canada, including Calgary-based WestJet Airlines Ltd.aviators officially joined the Air Line Pilots Association , the same union that represents WestJet pilots. Now, 95 per cent of all professional Canadian pilots are represented by ALPA, which is also the world’s largest aviators union.
Q: How did those bargaining talks from other airlines inspire Air Canada pilots and how will they help you in this process?to the Delta pilot group to the United pilot group and American Airlines as well, especially as it relates to our counterparts in the States, they’re now at this place where they’ve gained back what they lost. A lot of pilot groups have sacrificed a lot through the downtimes in our aviation industry, which can be very boom or bust.
Q: Can you talk about the global pilot shortage right now? How does the union think this should be addressed?I believe that by ensuring that this profession is a good profession by actually addressing these quality of life concerns and the wage gap, you’re going to attract and retain people into the pilot profession.
This country is vast and this country requires a sustainable aviation network. Some of the network contractions we’ve seen within the Air Canada network does concern us and so we’re hoping to achieve through these contract negotiations a very stable pipeline of pilots in Canada flowing through Air Canada and staying at Air Canada.Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles.
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