Malcolm Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 31 minutes ago, North of You said: I hope the boys got something good. I know they have been short staffed, worked hard by being given extra work (maint doing cabin fixes) and chronically understaffed. All male group? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 25 minutes ago, North of You said: I hope the boys got something good. I know they have been short staffed, worked hard by being given extra work (maint doing cabin fixes) and chronically understaffed. Always wondered how they get the staffing right for AMEs, especially for line maintenance. At least for pilots you gotta fill the seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North of You Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Sometimes I think they use the equation N-1 for staffing levels. N being the number of main boys you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North of You Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 7 hours ago, Malcolm said: All male group? In my experience….yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Toronto Star Saturday 11 May Pilots at WestJet’s western regional subsidiary Encore have rejected a tentative agreement reached with the airline last month. According to a press release from the Air Line Pilots Association, 53 per cent of pilots who voted rejected the agreement. “Despite contract improvements to compensation and scheduling, our pilots held strong in their belief that management isn’t doing enough to address the ongoing pilot attraction and retention issues and low morale that remain at our airline,” said Capt. Carin Kenny, a pilot and chair of the WestJet Encore ALPA Master Executive Council. “In the wake of this vote, we are hopeful management finally understands that more must done to address the issues that clearly remain for our pilots,” Kenny added. In a written statement, WestJet chief operating officer Diederik Pen said the rejection won’t impact airline operations, but added the company was disappointed by the vote results. “We are disappointed to learn that our WestJet Encore pilots have rejected an agreement that is distinctly competitive within Canada’s airline industry and solutioned their unique concerns,” said Pen. “Our tentative agreement represented a robust negotiation process that got us to our final offer, and while we will meet with ALPA to determine next steps, we will hold firm on what is reasonable to ensure we can continue providing meaningful employment and affordable air travel to Canadians.” Despite the reassurance that airline operations won’t be affected, travellers could still be tempted to buy cancellation or interruption insurance. But they shouldn’t mull it over too long, said Martin Firestone, president of insurance brokerage Travel Secure Inc. “Because a strike or lockout hasn’t been officially declared yet, you should still be able to buy insurance and be covered. But once something’s officially declared, it becomes a known cause, like COVID,” said Firestone. Terms of the tentative agreement weren’t released publicly. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 53%? Wow, that's a divided group and a much bigger headache for the union. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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