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- WestJet Encore has reached a tentative agreement with its pilots union over a new contract, the labor group said on Thursday, averting a strike at the Canadian regional carrier.
The new agreement comes amid a 72-hour strike notice issued by the union on Wednesday to the management and the government, following the failed ratification of the earlier agreement between the two sides on May 10."Over the coming days, our WestJet Encore membership will begin voting on the new tentative agreement," said Carin Kenny, chair of the WestJet Encore Master Executive Council.
The previous contract, which offered improved compensation and scheduling, was voted down because it failed to address"ongoing pilot attraction and retention issues," Carin had said.WestJet, which is owned by Onex Corp, has been competing with rival Air Canada to meet the demands of Canadian pilots to narrow the earnings gap with higher-paid aviators in the United States.
Earlier this month, the company also reached a tentative agreement with the union representing its maintenance engineers to avert work stoppage.It has been our privilege to have the trust and support of our East Coast communities for the last 200 years. Our SaltWire team is always watching out for the place we call home. Our 100 journalists strive to inform and improve our East Coast communities by delivering impartial, high-impact, local journalism that provokes thought and action.
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