I've watched those podcasts aswell, on thing to keep in mind while watching them is the STRONGLY biased opinions of those that are interviewed. They only interview people that are directly involved in the negotiations, who. Because they accepted this AIP, are now laser focused on hyping it up and g...

I must say after listening to the Vancouver podcast that the contract is not as horrible as it first seems. Maybe my earlier suspicious were unnecessary. Might even have voted 'yes' if I were a WestJet pilot. Also kudos to make that info publicly available. I've watched those podcasts aswell, on th...

CIRB issue now closed. Union email just came out. We are not deemed essential and can strike as early as May 16th. Cool! And thanks for getting ICAS access shut down. It was a great tool for more than just creeping operating crew you know. Try exercising a little bit more discipline about the infor...

CIRB issue now closed. Union email just came out. We are not deemed essential and can strike as early as May 16th. Cool! And thanks for getting ICAS access shut down. It was a great tool for more than just creeping operating crew you know. Try exercising a little bit more discipline about the infor...

Pilots who haven't signed their card were also allowed to vote. I suspect that the majority of those would lean towards the no side of the vote.

The OM category doesn’t have any US equivalent (unlike amateur built) so the FAA doesn’t “understand” it. So absent some special circumstance a SFA would probably be refused. Would it make sense for Canada to have an experimental category that mirrored(or was very similar to) the U.S. Then pretty m...

A pilot will only be recalled to previous bargaining unit, i.e. WestJet/Swoop or Encore. Recalls come before any flows, meaning pilots at Encore, regardless of their number on the so called One list, will have to wait until ALL recalls are complete BEFORE they can flow to WJ/WO. So if a 37 driver b...

Ever sat back and watched a really experienced excavator, or grader operator do their jobs? It's poetry.