Air Canada reaches agreement with pilots union, averting strike

Tentative Deal Averts Air Canada Pilots’ Strike

Air Canada narrowly averted a pilots’ strike Saturday. The airline and the Air Line Pilots Association announced a tentative deal for wage increases of about 42 percent over four years and that prevented the issuance of strike notice on Sunday. The deal seems to be in line with union demands although there have been rumblings of discontent among some pilots. Air Canada pilot group forums representing senior pilots have been conducting straw poll…

Air Canada, Pilot Union to Stave Off Shutdown With Labor Agreement

The agreement consists of a tentative, four-year collective agreement on behalf of more than 5,400 Air Canada pilots.

Air Canada and pilots union reach tentative deal

OTTAWA, Ont. — Air Canada and the union representing its pilots have come to terms on a labor agreement that is likely to prevent a shutdown of Canada’s largest airline.

Air Canada offers 42% raise to pilots, averting strike

The 42% compensation increase over the four-year contract is expected to cost the carrier C$1.9 billion

Air Canada, pilots avert strike with midnight deal - The Points Guy

Air Canada and its pilots union reached an eleventh-hour deal on Saturday night that averted a strike at Canada’s largest airline. Pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), were expected to issue a 72-hour strike notice on Sunday that could have grounded the airline as soon as Sept. 18. Air Canada was prepared to begin canceling flights on Sunday as it wound down its mainline and Air Canada Rouge operation. The four-year ten…