It's illegal everywhere else in the world. Not true. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis Wikipedia isn't a reliable source. Try bringing your weed in the plane with you to California or New York and tell me how that goes. Same with Mexico. Same with Netherlands. Regional decriminaliz...

Huh? Alcohol is legal and we severely restrict its use. You cant drive and work under the influence. Cigarettes cant be smoked everywhere. Hell, hardly anywhere now. Prescription meds. Guns. There are all kinds of things that are legal that are severely restricted. What a wierd thing for you to say...

Simplistic. There are many reasons Air Canada lags in those comparisons. Lack of meaningful support during covid. Poor planning and excessive operational layoffs in covid that still hasn't seen recovery. They haven't rebuilt, they've ceded market share to domestic, US, and international competitors....

Can't wait to see all the drug tests Canadian crews are subjected to in overseas jurisdictions when Canada allows it for crews. Remember that it's illegal everywhere else in the world. What a hassle that's going to be - more random tests on arrival and departure, then the cancelled flights and Canad...

fair and practical

That describes exactly nothing at Transport.

Their process discourages people from self assessment.

Years of expenses and lost income because you needed some time too clear the distraction after death/divorce/personal difficulties/etc.

Looks like it's 4:25 per day in the contract, not 5:00. I don't think you can work on Union release days either... hmm... and I see guys working many more than 5 days?

I'm not sure it sounds totally accurate from whoever you're speaking with about it...

It's maximum 90 days for pay progression date. A Pilot’s pay progression date will be the earlier of: The day following the successful completion of their initial line check: or 90 days from the start of their Pilot Indoctrination Training course; or The day following the successful completion of th...

Yes. Be sure to tell the secretary about that greaser you had and the time your super flying skills saved your company. Don't forget Tim bits for the girl that swishes your urine around testing for what you ate last night. That's what it's all about.

Looked it up... "up to 8 ALPA business days" for each of the 10 status reps. Can be redistributed by ALPA as required to other ALPA reps or volunteers on each base too. Not sure how many "up to" means is typical, but it's paid by the company not member dues. I don't think doing OT is a good look for...

Still no word back, no interview/etc. They’ve interviewed and hired about 3-4 guys from my outfit in the last 1-1.5 years. So similar time as me. Ah well. Old experience, but I was seeing the same thing, in my day trying to get on... Had been applying and updating and maintaining a profile and appl...

I am quite literally confused on what I am supposed to do. I am supposed to volunteer my time so my elected reps can use my dues to pay for their ALPA days when they are supposed to be doing union work to better working conditions but instead turn around and do Volunteer Overtime? So I am supposed ...

The lack of unity amongst you guys at AC is laughable. As someone who does work for a legacy down south, the sentiment is completely different. The situation that senior guys at AC found themselves in during the 2000’s and 2010’s is very similar to what happened to guys in the states. Concessionary...

I second. I am pissed too, little faith in AC Union reps and my peers share it. All gains seem to favor senior people who have the cost of living explosion issue well behind them. Hired about 4 years ago. Cheers Get to work. It doesn't come easy. What are you doing these past 4 years? Your peers el...

Bitch and whine all you want, it doesn't change that juniors didn't get sold out. How much do you think a 4 year 320 FO should make relative a 20 year 320 CA? Not a valid comparison. The answer is 66.67% of the year 4 320 CA. That's the comparison that's being made. 3 or 4 year guys complaining tha...

Bitch and whine all you want, it doesn't change that juniors didn't get sold out.

How much do you think a 4 year 320 FO should make relative a 20 year 320 CA?

Maybe news to you, but starting flat pay at AC was about $40K/year 15 or so years ago. About $39K year one and $43K year two ring a bell, or thereabouts. Then in year three you made about $65 an hour in the position group until you could get on the bus for about $85 an hour, that topped out around ...

Maybe news to you, but starting flat pay at AC was about $40K/year 15 or so years ago. About $39K year one and $43K year two ring a bell, or thereabouts. Then in year three you made about $65 an hour in the position group until you could get on the bus for about $85 an hour, that topped out around ...

Maybe news to you, but starting flat pay at AC was about $40K/year 15 or so years ago. About $39K year one and $43K year two ring a bell, or thereabouts. Then in year three you made about $65 an hour in the position group until you could get on the bus for about $85 an hour, that topped out around $...

The reason that AC starting pay has ALWAYS been sub-standard is that it has never been a priority at the bargaining table vs other CBA objectives. There are decades of archived threads that demonstrate this fact and explain the rationale. It has been a choice when the reality is you cannot achieve ...

Does anyone know how much a typical annual pension amount under the DB plan would be? Depends on when you retire and years of service, also what rate you select for the survivor benefit. The MPU limit is around $6K per YOS. Assuming you had best 5 years and 25 YOS you'd be $150K ballpark to retire ...

Montreal has always been a problem. Old ACPA reps were all company moles, sounds like new ones aren't much better. They are always susceptible to company leverage... "vote yes or we're buying Transat" "don't complain or we're moving the WB positions to YYZ" etc. - Winnipeg can be questionable too, n...

I really don't get the new ATPL "requirement" - used to be you needed a current group 1 ride for it to be valid. No current ride, revert to CPL privileges. Now you can't even apply without a two crew left seat done? But you can't be 2 crew left seat without an ATPL? What if you then go FO for years ...

He wanted to go and choose his own food, the company was in violation of the collective agreement and inflexible on providing options, he made a goofy protest order to make a point. I don't read racism in it. Only the people that are combing everything with the goal to raise a capital case on ident...

He wanted to go and choose his own food, the company was in violation of the collective agreement and inflexible on providing options, he made a goofy protest order to make a point. I don't read racism in it. Only the people that are combing everything with the goal to raise a capital case on identi...

What if he was black? Would it have been a legitimate meal request then? If he was going for the stereotype he didn't complete it either - non-alcoholic Buds? It's not like he ordered a 40 oz of Old English or Colt 45. Did you read the decision? The arbitrator determined that it wasn't a legitimate...