No strike notice: Negotiations continue between WestJet and pilots
Discussions between WestJet and its pilots are nonetheless ongoing, however job motion – together with a strike – on the main airline remains to be on the desk.
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) continued talks with the corporate all through the weekend. The conferences are anticipated to proceed on Monday.
A 72-hour strike discover hasn’t been filed, officers say, however that does not rule out the long run chance.
If that occurs Canada’s passenger rights guidelines dictate that airways should supply to guide passengers of cancelled flights on a flight with one other airline inside at the very least 48 hours of their departure time.
After that time, passengers can obtain a refund however might also settle for a voucher with the airline.
WestJet mentioned on May 8 that it has a plan in place to “minimize what could be significant impacts to guest travel.”
Job safety, pay and scheduling are among the many key factors being mentioned by the corporate and the union.
Without a contract, ALPA says WestJet pilots are persevering with to go away the airline for rivals, placing a continued pressure on the aviation trade, which it says is already affected by a significant labour scarcity.
In March, Delta Air Lines pilots secured a deal that features a 34 per cent pay hike over 4 years.
The Air Canada Pilots Association is aiming for giant positive factors, too. In a letter to members Thursday, the union mentioned staff should resolve by May 29 whether or not to stay with their 10-year collective settlement inked in 2014 or decide to begin full negotiations forward of schedule this yr.
“Pilots at Air Canada are working at a steep discount compared to our North American competitors,” the letter said, calling for “historic” positive factors within the subsequent deal.
ALPA represents roughly 1,600 flight crew at WestJet and its subsidiary Swoop.
The earliest alternative the union needed to file strike discover was at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, however since that hasn’t occurred, the potential of strike has been pushed again.
(With information from the Canadian Press)
