You failed to mention that the previous contract was reached after compulsory arbitration, that the arbitrator was seen to be very pro-employer and that huge concessions were made by the pilots to assist Air Canada financially as it weathered a lengthy financial crisis. You also forgot to mention that as a result of those concessions, Air Canada pilots are now paid at nearly half the rate of their US counterparts, despite the fact that they fly the same routes with the same aircraft and are Canada's flag carrier. Furthermore, Air Canada revenues have skyrocketed since the last contract negotiations while pilot salaries have languished for 10 years. Pilots cannot be replaced with ground crew or office personnel. Commercial pilots are highly trained and hold a very responsible, demanding job, one which often more than 300 people at a time are relying on them doing properly.
And here I'm studying a textbook on economics exactly at a spot talking about unions and government interventions negatively impacting the economy and lowering consumers' living standards...
If you have something important going on at the destination such as joining a cruise I would suggest flying there a few days early and book a refundable back up flight on another airline. Once you reach the destination cancel and get a refund.
@@Ahuntsicspotter I think that their flights in North America are actually on Air Canada equipment with Air Canada's crews. This is based on recent flights between Canada and Northern Europe.
Wouldn't it be great if CEOs (and corporation management in general) actually considered employees as fellow stakeholders in a common endeavour? For too many decades now, management philosophy has concentrated on 'shareholder value' and maximum profits (and CEO bonuses!) as the Top Priority - and that philosophy is producing worse and worse results in terms of disengaged, disenfranchised employees. Ask Boeing how it's been working out! Time to re-tool this (and all) our economic philosophies to consider ALL the stakeholders - and especially the customers. Thanks for the report and ticket tips.
Thank you for your video. Living in France, it’s interesting to see how unions works differently with Canada. Here we have several unions, you are free to join one of them, or not. For Strike, one union can give a notice a few days before. For Transportation industry, employees must notify 2 days before if they are striking or not and are free to decide by them self, independently if it’s a notice from your union or not, even if you are not member of one union you can join the strike. So it’s never 100% strikers, can be a few and operations are not disturbed of just a few % of operations are cancelled. But I have to say that we have more strikes here… I hope that both side will find an agreement.
thank god we do not have to worry of a bus strike since they have been any busses in the prairies for the last 5 year. We own gas guzzlers we will be OK
You failed to mention that the previous contract was reached after compulsory arbitration, that the arbitrator was seen to be very pro-employer and that huge concessions were made by the pilots to assist Air Canada financially as it weathered a lengthy financial crisis. You also forgot to mention that as a result of those concessions, Air Canada pilots are now paid at nearly half the rate of their US counterparts, despite the fact that they fly the same routes with the same aircraft and are Canada's flag carrier. Furthermore, Air Canada revenues have skyrocketed since the last contract negotiations while pilot salaries have languished for 10 years. Pilots cannot be replaced with ground crew or office personnel. Commercial pilots are highly trained and hold a very responsible, demanding job, one which often more than 300 people at a time are relying on them doing properly.
Even though I didn't mention it for time sake... I don't disagree about the other points you mentioned
And here I'm studying a textbook on economics exactly at a spot talking about unions and government interventions negatively impacting the economy and lowering consumers' living standards...
If you have something important going on at the destination such as joining a cruise I would suggest flying there a few days early and book a refundable back up flight on another airline. Once you reach the destination cancel and get a refund.
Why not with Air Canada's partner airline like Lufthansa.
@@Ahuntsicspotter I think that their flights in North America are actually on Air Canada equipment with Air Canada's crews. This is based on recent flights between Canada and Northern Europe.
Lindsay I think people should fly sooner or take another air carrier it's pretty frustrating with the air canada strike
Wouldn't it be great if CEOs (and corporation management in general) actually considered employees as fellow stakeholders in a common endeavour? For too many decades now, management philosophy has concentrated on 'shareholder value' and maximum profits (and CEO bonuses!) as the Top Priority - and that philosophy is producing worse and worse results in terms of disengaged, disenfranchised employees. Ask Boeing how it's been working out! Time to re-tool this (and all) our economic philosophies to consider ALL the stakeholders - and especially the customers. Thanks for the report and ticket tips.
Thank you for your video. Living in France, it’s interesting to see how unions works differently with Canada. Here we have several unions, you are free to join one of them, or not. For Strike, one union can give a notice a few days before. For Transportation industry, employees must notify 2 days before if they are striking or not and are free to decide by them self, independently if it’s a notice from your union or not, even if you are not member of one union you can join the strike. So it’s never 100% strikers, can be a few and operations are not disturbed of just a few % of operations are cancelled. But I have to say that we have more strikes here…
I hope that both side will find an agreement.
Fly with Flair. Send a message to Air Canada and Westjet that the high prices to travel inside of Canada are ridiculous.
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Don’t worry, the increased costs get pushed to consumer.
thank god we do not have to worry of a bus strike since they have been any busses in the prairies for the last 5 year. We own gas guzzlers we will be OK
We need a special law.
AC on strike would mean triple improvement in the airline industry. Let them stay on the picket lines forever
This world is F--F ED ... striking ups the pri ce... groceries..rent...rental...whatever.
The prices will go up regardless. Tell me how productivity improvements over the past decades has improved the lot of the average worker.