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WestJet Pilots Deal Grants 24% Pay Raise Over Four Years

May 26, 2023
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WestJet pilots are poised to get a 24 percent pay bump over four years under an agreement-in-principle between the company and the union. A copy of the tentative agreement summary obtained by The Canadian Press states that pilots will receive a 15.5 percent hourly pay raise this year retroactive to Jan. 1 upon ratification of…

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WestJet Avoids Pilots’ Strike Through Last-Minute Tentative Agreement

May 19, 2023
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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…

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WestJet Says Union for Canadian Pilots Expects American-Style Compensation

May 17, 2023
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WestJet Airlines has suggested that the union representing Canadian pilots expects wages in this country to be on par with high wages for pilots in the United States, which is adding to the risk of a strike by the May long weekend. “Despite efforts to be reasonable and provide significant improvements to the current contract,…

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EXPLAINER: What Rights Do Air Passengers Have Amid the Looming Westjet Strike?

May 16, 2023
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With a looming May 19 strike threatened by approximately 1,600 pilots of WestJet Airlines and its subsidiary Swoop, thousands of passengers travelling on the May long weekend could be affected by a work stoppage. Air Passenger Rights, an advocacy organization headed by Gabor Lukacs, provided a statement on May 7 to advise Canadian passengers of…

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