Tag: Air Line Pilots Association

WestJet Avoids Pilots’ Strike Through Last-Minute Tentative Agreement

The Calgary-based airline WestJet has signed a tentative agreement to avoid a labour strike threatened by the union representing its pilots. The strike would have forced the airline to ground the majority of its planes heading into a travel-heavy May long weekend. WestJet and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents around 1,800 pilots working for WestJet and…


WestJet Pilots Will Strike This Week if Airline Can’t Negotiate New Deal, Says Union

WestJet pilots will go on strike on May 19 if the airline can’t negotiate a new deal with their union, says the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). The pilots are asking for better salaries, job protection, and shift scheduling. ALPA said in a news release on May 15 that the pilots issued a 72-hour strike notice to…