WestJet CEO: union “divorced from reality”
And we have made them given them a industry leading offer which looks at a increase for their, for their overall pay of 22% / 4 years. So that's a very, very rich offer which would make them by far best paid mechanics in Canada. But the union doesn't seem to like that. They said they want an industry changing contract and not an industry leading contract. And that's obviously divorced from reality. WestJet CEO says the company has been more than reasonable with the union representing its mechanics and engineers. But Alexis von Hornsbrook says the company has been forced to issue a lockout notice. After the union issued another strike notice this after strike action was narrowly avoided last week at issue employee compensation. So it's not that our enemies are bad badly paid. So if I just look through the T4 slips of 2023, the average AME earned 109,000 Canadians. So that's that's a that's a fair amount of money. The AMFA was not available for an interview by deadline, but in a statement the union alleges W Jets offer had an economic enhancement of less than 1%. At the cost of an extended contract term, WestJet says it'll start canceling flights to avoid stranding passengers and crew over the July long weekend. But air passenger advocates say even if cancellations are due to a lockout or in preparation for a strike, passengers could still be owed compensation in the case like this where the cancellation is within the carrier's control. If you decide to take a refund because they're not able to provide you a reasonable alternate transportation which meets your travel needs, however? Small travel it might be. Then the airline also has to pay you $400.00 in cash for your inconvenience on top of the refund. Travelers at Toronto's Pearson airport are worried some people's plans could be ruined, while others are backing workers all the way. Well, I think all the workers should be paid accordingly. Whatever they're asking for, I believe they should get. Although I'm not too familiar with the current situation or the hardship that they're facing, but whatever it is, I'm sure it's for a good cause. Like I'm playing my first time today by myself. So especially if you're going by yourself, like, you know, and you're stuck over there, or if you're, you know, I'm not sure of what's happening, it could definitely be frustrating. You're not sure of what to do. Definitely would want my my money back in Ottawa. Shaoli Lee. City News.