Unless a settlement is reached by Sunday, either Air Canada or the union representing pilots could issue a 72-hour lockout or strike notice.
is working on plans to start suspending operations ahead of a looming pilot strike, the carrier said in a statement Monday morning.or the Air Line Pilots Association , which represents 5,200 Air Canada pilots, could issue a 72-hour lockout or strike notice.
Air Canada president and CEO Michael Rousseau said in a statement that while there was still time to reach an agreement with the pilots, “Canadians have recently seen the chaos abrupt airline shutdowns cause for travellers, which obliges us to do everything we can to protect our customers from an increasingly likely work stoppage.”
Rosseau said 80 per cent of Air Canada’s passengers could be affected by work stoppages. The airline said it will begin an “orderly shutdown” of Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge operations once a strike or lockout notice is issued.Air Canada Express flights will continue to operate, as third-party carriers Jazz and PAL Airlines provide these services.
“They live in the biggest cities across Canada and currently make a salary that makes it very hard to sustain a family,” Hudy said. “One quarter of our pilots have a second job, with almost 80 per cent of those needing the job out of necessity. We are trying to change that. Additionally, due to our latest 10-year contract, our compensation has not kept up with inflation, nor the levels of our peer carriers.”The airline said progress has been made in its negotiations and it hopes to reach a deal, but it still faces the possibility of a strike by its 5,200 pilots as early as Sept.
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