Hi, all. I'm getting near the end of having all my requirements for my CPL done and am hoping to get my 300 NM done before the weather gets too bad. I would love any hints of places to overnight or land in the Western Quebec or Eastern Ontario region; I'll be departing from Lachute, hopefully in a S...

I've been training multi IFR part-time for the past year and (hopefully) finally coming to the end of it after way more than the minimum required hours. For what it's worth, I have/had many of the same feelings as you. I think it's quite normal to feel a little overwhelmed at this stage in the game,...

It's little more than symbolic now that the government carried management's water for them, but the membership is still very clear about their message. Ratification Vote 2025 - RESULTS Dear members, The Air Canada Component Ratification Vote closed at 15:00 (EDT) today, September 6, 2025. The result...

https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/air-canada-labor-deal-faces-fierce-opposition-over-wages-vote-could-fail-2025-08-22/ Headline reads: Exclusive: Air Canada labor deal faces fierce opposition over wages, vote could fail It doesn’t matter if it fails. It would then go to mediation (no r...

Every time a Air Canada senior executive goes on TV for an interview my concern that there are no adults managing this airline goes up. The COO sounds like he has less than 90 IQ and talks like he's an AI animated character. The CEO seems to be completely isolated from the struggles of the average ...

Interesting. Can I ask for the source on that? I wonder which news supersedes which. At 8:25 PM EDT tonight, CUPE issued this: Bargaining Committee Update - 44 Dear Members, The Company reached out to the Component President today, and we moved forward in our continued attempts to reach a fair deal....

In the past hour or so Air Canada management apparently signaled that they were ready to resume negotiations, for the first time since last Tuesday. Maybe they got the hint that daddy government isn't going to be able to fix this for them this time. The strike is set to continue until the bargaining...

The only comparable AC CUPE will use, is the AC Pilots. At no point have they compared themselves to other FA's in Canada, or for that matter include the Americans. "Pay example for Flight Attendant hired in 2015: Starting wage in 2015: $25.13/hour Present wage in 2025 if Flight Attendant remains w...

There's a reason why so much of Canada is backing CUPE here. I wasn't sure during negotiations, but over the past week they have 100% shown that they're firing on all cylinders. Bargaining Committee Update - 43 We have heard from many members and have had the great privilege of meeting many of you f...

In theory they all could be fired. There’s legal ways to not show up to work, all could just call in sick due to stress of the situation. Blatantly ignoring the laws isn’t the smartest way to deal with things. In theory, yes. In practice, there goes Air Canada's ability to operate more than a dozen...

Does anyone with an FA personal connection know what the strike pay situation is? I can't help but wonder if the juniors are making more while on strike pay than while working. If they show up to all picket shifts (4 hours per day), it's $450/week, tax free. So yes, very competitive with what a jun...

Bargaining Committee Update - 39 - Membership Update August 17, 2025 As many members are likely aware, today was a Day of Action at airports across the country from coast to coast. We have received overwhelming support from the public and from Union workers everywhere. This is an historic moment fo...

So - I'm confused....was there actually a back to work order? There was an order for binding arbitration - but that is a separate thing. Yes. The order was for flight attendants to be back on the job at 2:00 PM today and CUPE has publicly refused it. The strike continues (now illegally), no flights...

Tremblay is recusing or trying to recuse herself according to the cbc "Trying to recuse herself?" What does that mean? She already issued the order. CUPE had requested that she recuse herself a couple of days ago due to the apparent conflict of interest and she refused to do so. Now after the situa...

have sympathy for the juniors that only catch up to the equivalent of minimum wage after 4 years. others seem to be doing well or very well.don't know of many groups requesting 100% and getting it. 38% seems to look like a slightly above average ballpark figure in comparison to other offers elsewhe...

Mark Hancock, president of CUPE National, had a few words to say at a rally in Toronto today. Montreal had a pow-wow in front of AC headquarters and at the airport, as well as Calgary and Vancouver. Members and leaders from other unions came out and showed their solidarity in the rain. https://www.f...

Various rescue flights that were scheduled the 18th - Frankfurt, Dublin, Bogota, Narita and more - have been cancelled, leaving crews stranded since the 15th. At least one flight attendant was told by Crew Sched that they were "certain" that cabin crew would be back at work on the 18th, so crew are ...

100% correct. This is exactly what happened to us. They ordered binding arbitration - however because we were in a legal strike position - we were legally allowed to strike. (much to the shock and dismay of the company and public) What worked in our favor though is that we were not that far apart a...

There are some reports from cabin crew that Crew Sched is calling them to operate flights tonight. Bargaining Committee Update - 36 Dear members, For right now, you are on strike, until your Union communicates otherwise. The only exception to this is if you are operating back to Home Base. That is t...

The thing about paying employees minimum wage and taking all hope away from them that they'll be valued or that things will get better is that eventually they'll feel like they don't have much left to lose.

People are mad and this thing isn't over.

Keeping focus on the important matter at hand, the union isn't pulling any punches in its communications. From what I'm seeing from the membership, the bargaining committee, and CUPE National, if the company doesn't start taking bargaining in good faith seriously, things might get messy over the nex...

Moving on to the latest bargaining update. From the looks of it, Air Canada always fully intended to strand its operating cabin crew without collective agreement protections should the strike take effect tonight, and are quite offended that CUPE did their best to warn them about it. Just about all r...

By definition, if you earn money doing something, you are doing it professionally. You can be a professional dog shit collector. By contrast, a profession is generally considered to be self governing. Doctors, engineers, nurses, lawyers, etc. Both pilots and flight attendants are not. We don’t answ...

What a weird time and place for people in a profession that requires no degree and tops out at >$300k to tell their colleagues in a profession that requires no degree that they don't deserve $100k.

Is there any indication that if the wildcat strike occurs will other CUPE members join the strike? The most concrete info that I can find of that is this short clip at the 2:00 mark of CUPE president Mark Hancock. It's nothing big, but he gives the impression that he could be ready for a fight. htt...