WestJet pilots are poised to get a 24 per cent pay bump over 4 years underneath an agreement-in-principle between the corporate and the union.
A duplicate of the tentative settlement abstract obtained by The Canadian Press states that pilots will obtain a 15.5 per cent hourly pay elevate this yr retroactive to Jan. 1 upon ratification of the deal.
It additionally lays out a cumulative 8.5 per cent hike to their hourly wage over the rest of the contract, from 2024 via 2026.
Bernard Lewall, who heads the Air Line Pilots Association’s WestJet contingent, mentioned final Friday after reaching a deal that the union achieved its major objectives of higher pay, job safety and work-life steadiness.
Aviation knowledgeable Rick Erickson says the deal marks a brand new commonplace for labour negotiations in Canadian aviation, and will additionally make it more durable for funds airline opponents to retain pilots.
Bargaining got here all the way down to the wire final week, with WestJet cancelling greater than 230 flights in preparation for job motion earlier than a deal was reached hours forward of the strike deadline Friday morning.
