It's good to hear you are hiring at NC. For the person who sent me the message about Encore or WJ hiring and non-licensed employees, WJ and Encore do hire apprentices and M1 AMEs. I encourage you to watch the job postings on westjet.com and sign up for job alerts. If you know anyone who can bring yo...

Encore Apprentice starts between $18.70 and $19.71 depending on experience and how close you are to a license. Encore AME starts between $22.48 and $27.41 depending on experience. Encore Inspector Crew Lead starts at $34.76. Encore Aircraft Maintenance Lead starts at $36.41. ACA premium is a percent...

How many steps in each scale for each position? That's important to know. It seems to me from what I saw, it takes about 10 years to reach the top step? That strategy is better for the employer. Reaching the top step in fewer years is better for the employee. General compensation philosophy in the a...

Pretty good source for the information on layoffs. Before I can comment on the Encore pay vs EI, I would need way more information. What is the pay rate for an NC apprentice? AME? AME with single endorsement? AME with dual endorsement? I had the information a couple years ago and don't imagine it's ...

I understand there were some layoffs at North Cariboo. Does anyone know if they were apprentices or licensed AMEs? Endorsed on anything? Was it the "bottom of the list" who were let go? For anyone who is looking, Encore has posted some pretty good positions lately, like Airworthiness Manager and Ins...

I read this forum from time to time but don’t often post. I’ve been an AME for about 20 years and have worked for Borek, CRA, ACTS, and Avmax. I have been with WJ for about 10 years. I am a rep and have been a leader with WestJet’s AME Association (within the employee association) and a rep on the C...

hayden, any further comments? can you answer the questions being asked of you?

so, i'm a bit confused. how would a union help? i see what the union has done to/for the ames at Aveos and it doesn't seem like they've really helped the guys. what about Jazz? with the heavy maintenance being looked at and likely going to be contracted, what is their union doing for them? from an o...