Sunwing Pilots Urge Westjet to Keep YQB Base Open
March 17, 2025 QUÉBEC CITY, QUE.—Today, Sunwing Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), gathered inside Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) to call on WestJet Airlines to reverse its decision to close the YQB base, citing the severe economic and cultural impact it will have on the community. In […]
Aviation Leaders Call on Canada’s Transport Ministers to Strengthen, Not Weaken, Safety Protections
Ottawa, Ont. – February 21, 2025 — Today, as Canada’s Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Ministers of Transport gather for their annual meeting to discuss our nation’s most pressing transportation challenges, Canada’s air traffic controllers and airline pilots are calling on the Ministers to take decisive action to strengthen—not roll back—critical safety protections for air travel. […]
Air Transat Pilots File Notice to Bargain with Company
Air Transat Pilots File Notice to Bargain with Company January 6, 2025 MONTREAL, QUE.—Last week, the Air Transat Master Executive Council (MEC) of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) provided the formal notice to bargain required by section 49 of the Canada Labour Code to Air Transat management, formally opening contract negotiations with the […]
Air Canada Pilot Union Leaders Approve Tentative Agreement for Member Ratification
4-year deal provides pay raises, improves work rules, and retirement benefits 15 September 2024 – TORONTO, ONT.— The Air Canada Master Executive Council (MEC) of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), representing more than 5,400 Air Canada pilots, voted to approve a Tentative Agreement (TA) on modified terms for their Collective Agreement. If ratified, […]
Air Canada Pilots Hold Informational Picket Nationwide as Conciliation Ends
August 30, 2024-TORONTO—On Tuesday, more than 2,000 Air Canada pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), stood together across the country in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and Winnipeg to mark the end of their federal conciliation period . The pilots have yet to reach a deal on a new collective agreement with Air […]
WestJet Group and ALPA agreement ratified by Encore Pilot Group
CALGARY, AB, June 14, 2024 /CNW/ – Today, the second collective bargaining agreement between WestJet and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the certified union representing Encore pilots was ratified. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement that reflects the instrumental value and contributions of our Encore pilots,” said Diederik Pen, President of WestJet Airlines and Group […]
PAL Aerospace Pilots Reach a Tentative Agreement
June 03, 2024 First Collective Agreement Addresses Concerns of All PAL Aerospace Pilots St. John’s, N.L.—PAL Aerospace pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), have reached a tentative agreement with management on a new employment contract. The three-year deal was unanimously approved by PAL Aerospace ALPA leadership on May 31 and contains […]
WestJet issues advance lockout notification to its Encore Pilot union, ALPA
A work stoppage could occur as early as Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 6 p.m. MT, unless a deal is reached CALGARY, AB, May 29, 2024 /CNW/ – WestJet today has issued an advance lockout notice to the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), the union that represents WestJet Encore pilots. As a result of today’s lockout notice, a work […]
WestJet Encore Pilots File 72-Hour Strike Notice
Pilots Insist They Want a Fair Contract, Not a Strike CALGARY, ALB.—At 3:00 p.m. MT on May 29, WestJet Encore pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), issued a 72-hour strike notice to WestJet Encore management and the government. This started the clock on a 72-hour countdown to negotiate a fair and […]
Air Canada Pilots Hold Informational Picket as Mediation Talks Stall
May28, 2024—TORONTO—This morning, Air Canada pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), are standing together, strong, and unified, in downtown Toronto, where the union’s contract discussions for a world-class contract have stalled with Air Canada management. This picketing event demonstrates Air Canada pilots’ resolve and solidarity in achieving an agreement that recognizes […]