SkyLink pilot union takes pay cut & b scale

[Blackdog0301]

Honestly, what type of pilot is taking a job at SkyLink in today's hiring market? I feel the same way about pilots who work at SkyLink as I do about those who stayed on with "Pivot" after Air Georgian closed up shop - that is to say, there has to be something significantly wrong with either your personality or your resumé for you to get stuck working at this kind of outfit, given that basically every airline in the country is hiring.

If I was involved in the hiring department at any large 705 operator in Canada, seeing previous employment at these kinds of companies would be a major red flag in a candidate.

What an arrogant comment. Fortunately for the industry, you have not been chosen to look after hiring at any company and I hope it stays that way. Hopefully no one will have to endure long flights with the likes of you. God help them if they do. Imagine thinking you know anything about of group of your peers because of the company they work for. You don’t know squat about anyone or their situation heck you don’t even know how to conduct yourself professionally.

But to answer your question, pilots coming into Skylink are mostly sub-1000 hour getting left seat turbine time with less than 1000 hours and are rapidly recruited by the companies such as Porter, Jazz, AC, Transat, Westjet, Sunwing, Flair, Lynx and Cargojet. So you’re saying you’re better than all those recruiters? Instead of hating on a group you don’t know maybe work on your attitude some cause you just nasty and bitter.

Nobody hires pilots from SkyLink.

On the contrary, the majority of their pilots are hired by the airlines eventually which is why their retention is so poor. Most will leave before their bond is up.

[co-joe]

First step CBA, second step fire Unifor and get ALPA, next step build a better CBA. It may not feel like a step forward, but hopefully future Skylink drivers will stay united just long enough to make it a better place before moving on. It may take a slowdown in airline hiring for a few people to be there long enough, and be willing to walk the line, to make real improvements.

[flying4dollars]

Yikes!! This is the first pay degradation I've heard of in recent history!! That is embarrassing!! I sincerely hope people avoid that operation. Nothing against their pilots, two of them have been my colleagues and were a pleasure to fly with. But that operation needs to disappear.

[LegoMan]

Yikes!! This is the first pay degradation I've heard of in recent history!! That is embarrassing!! I sincerely hope people avoid that operation. Nothing against their pilots, two of them have been my colleagues and were a pleasure to fly with. But that operation needs to disappear.

Almost all of the pilots that were involved in that CBA are gone. Pilots at Skylink dont stick around now longer than 12-18 months before being picked up by a 705 carrier. Pilots used to stick around for 3+ years and my thoughts are that the captain pay was increased for those already on property at the time at the cost of future employees. It doesn't make sense to even have a CBA there but it is what it is and the pilots are there to get their PIC turbine and two-crew time and move on.

[HFNav]

Prior to new agreement
FCM Annual Base Salaries will be as follows:
• B190 CA = $67500
• B190 FO = $34000
• C208 CA = $43000

New 2023 agreement
FCM Annual Base Salaries will be as follows:
• B190 CA = $64000
• B190 FO = $32500
• C208 CA = $42000

FCM Per Diems**
All FCM’s will receive per diems as follows:
• No per diem for first four hours away from home base.
• $3.45 per hour for hours in excess of four (4) hours, up to a maximum of $69.00 per day

Bond:
FIFTEEN THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED. NINETY Canadian Dollars (CAD $15,790.00)
The Trainee agrees to pay SkyLink Express Inc. all legal fees incurred for the enforcement of any of the provisions of this Agreement

All new hires shall be paid a flat training allowance of $305/week until line indoc is complete (or the first revenue flight for FOs);. The training allowance shall max out at $1,540.99.

From the contract

17.4 The calculation of a FCM's hourly rate calculation is as follows: FCM's Annual Salary per Appendix 'A' divided by 52 weeks, divided by 40 hours.

B190 FO = $32500

$32500 divided by 52 weeks - $625 per week

$625 per week divided by 40 hours - $15.625 per hour


That would be $1 below the current federal minimum

"To keep pace with inflation, the federal minimum wage will increase from $15.55 to $16.65 per hour on April 1, 2023."

https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-soc ... ril-1.html



Anyone know if there're other companies still paying below the federal minimum wage for pilots?
Why would a union allow this?



Pacific Coastal is paying $20,000 higher in their B1900 job post - $52.08/Credit Hour ($50,000/year minimum base salary)
Why work for $20,000 less for the same B1900 job?

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[Me262]

Prior to new agreement
FCM Annual Base Salaries will be as follows:
• B190 CA = $67500
• B190 FO = $34000
• C208 CA = $43000

New 2023 agreement
FCM Annual Base Salaries will be as follows:
• B190 CA = $64000
• B190 FO = $32500
• C208 CA = $42000

FCM Per Diems**
All FCM’s will receive per diems as follows:
• No per diem for first four hours away from home base.
• $3.45 per hour for hours in excess of four (4) hours, up to a maximum of $69.00 per day

Bond:
FIFTEEN THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED. NINETY Canadian Dollars (CAD $15,790.00)
The Trainee agrees to pay SkyLink Express Inc. all legal fees incurred for the enforcement of any of the provisions of this Agreement

All new hires shall be paid a flat training allowance of $305/week until line indoc is complete (or the first revenue flight for FOs);. The training allowance shall max out at $1,540.99.

From the contract

17.4 The calculation of a FCM's hourly rate calculation is as follows: FCM's Annual Salary per Appendix 'A' divided by 52 weeks, divided by 40 hours.

B190 FO = $32500

$32500 divided by 52 weeks - $625 per week

$625 per week divided by 40 hours - $15.625 per hour


That would be $1 below the current federal minimum

"To keep pace with inflation, the federal minimum wage will increase from $15.55 to $16.65 per hour on April 1, 2023."

https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-soc ... ril-1.html



Anyone know if there're other companies still paying below the federal minimum wage for pilots?
Why would a union allow this?



Pacific Coastal is paying $20,000 higher in their B1900 job post - $52.08/Credit Hour ($50,000/year minimum base salary)
Why work for $20,000 less for the same B1900 job?

viewtopic.php?t=206619

$10.000 more higher until you hit 1000hrs. Still better with better bases

[Cessna 180]

Who the hell voted yes to this pile of dog shit?

[CaptDukeNukem]

Who the hell voted yes to this pile of dog shit?

The pilots who have already left I assume.

[stickjockey]

I was one of those who recently did my time there and left for the airlines. Working conditions were pretty good. The people there are great. We voted on the contract, and the majority voted it in, but it is what it is. Can't really complain about a voted-in contract and it's their first one. Yes, wages can most definitely be better. I'm sure it'll get better. The pay is an increase from before. I have to say, it's the best learning and flying experience a pilot will ever have there. The pilots there want to help you grow. Helped me greatly in an airline environment.
Most of us have gone directly to the 705 airline jet route and a couple went the corporate jet route.

Whoever is shitting on the company doesn't know what they are talking about. I quite enjoyed it!

[Stable_Approach]

I was one of those who recently did my time there and left for the airlines. Working conditions were pretty good. The people there are great. We voted on the contract, and the majority voted it in, but it is what it is. Can't really complain about a voted-in contract and it's their first one. Yes, wages can most definitely be better. I'm sure it'll get better. The pay is an increase from before. I have to say, it's the best learning and flying experience a pilot will ever have there. The pilots there want to help you grow. Helped me greatly in an airline environment.
Most of us have gone directly to the 705 airline jet route and a couple went the corporate jet route.

Whoever is shitting on the company doesn't know what they are talking about. I quite enjoyed it!

I second this. Laid back and very supportive group. Good place to learn and learn you will. Where else can you go left seat on a +12.5 machine at 800TT. Work 2-3 days a week and flying is never boring. Will probably miss it when I leave.

[cdnavater]

I was one of those who recently did my time there and left for the airlines. Working conditions were pretty good. The people there are great. We voted on the contract, and the majority voted it in, but it is what it is. Can't really complain about a voted-in contract and it's their first one. Yes, wages can most definitely be better. I'm sure it'll get better. The pay is an increase from before. I have to say, it's the best learning and flying experience a pilot will ever have there. The pilots there want to help you grow. Helped me greatly in an airline environment.
Most of us have gone directly to the 705 airline jet route and a couple went the corporate jet route.

Whoever is shitting on the company doesn't know what they are talking about. I quite enjoyed it!

I second this. Laid back and very supportive group. Good place to learn and learn you will. Where else can you go left seat on a +12.5 machine at 800TT. Work 2-3 days a week and flying is never boring. Will probably miss it when I leave.

This says all I need to know about a company, they would rather put an 800 hour pilot in the left seat than pay enough.
At 800 hours, you don’t realize yet what you don’t know, trust me, I was an 800 hour medevac Captain before the 1500 hour with 500 multi pic rule came in.
I managed to not kill myself but that was because I was not afraid to stand up for myself when my CP tried to kill me, very few are willing to start over and just go when forced. I actually had a company owner tell me he could find 10 pilots tomorrow who would, I told him to do it.

[Red_Comet]

This says all I need to know about a company, they would rather put an 800 hour pilot in the left seat than pay enough.
At 800 hours, you don’t realize yet what you don’t know, trust me, I was an 800 hour medevac Captain before the 1500 hour with 500 multi pic rule came in.
I managed to not kill myself but that was because I was not afraid to stand up for myself when my CP tried to kill me, very few are willing to start over and just go when forced. I actually had a company owner tell me he could find 10 pilots tomorrow who would, I told him to do it.

Care to share some stories? I'm assuming the CP was asking you to fly in dangerous weather? Very curious about the Medevac world and its dangers.

[Stable_Approach]

I was one of those who recently did my time there and left for the airlines. Working conditions were pretty good. The people there are great. We voted on the contract, and the majority voted it in, but it is what it is. Can't really complain about a voted-in contract and it's their first one. Yes, wages can most definitely be better. I'm sure it'll get better. The pay is an increase from before. I have to say, it's the best learning and flying experience a pilot will ever have there. The pilots there want to help you grow. Helped me greatly in an airline environment.
Most of us have gone directly to the 705 airline jet route and a couple went the corporate jet route.

Whoever is shitting on the company doesn't know what they are talking about. I quite enjoyed it!

I second this. Laid back and very supportive group. Good place to learn and learn you will. Where else can you go left seat on a +12.5 machine at 800TT. Work 2-3 days a week and flying is never boring. Will probably miss it when I leave.

This says all I need to know about a company, they would rather put an 800 hour pilot in the left seat than pay enough.
At 800 hours, you don’t realize yet what you don’t know, trust me, I was an 800 hour medevac Captain before the 1500 hour with 500 multi pic rule came in.
I managed to not kill myself but that was because I was not afraid to stand up for myself when my CP tried to kill me, very few are willing to start over and just go when forced. I actually had a company owner tell me he could find 10 pilots tomorrow who would, I told him to do it.

Yes, we know you’re Gods gift to aviation. Only you could fly left seat with 800 hours with your infinite skill and wisdom. I’ve flown with both 800 hour captains and 1500 hour ones and there wasn’t much difference skill wise. If anything the 800 hour guys were more cautious and didn’t have bad habits developed.

[cdnavater]

This says all I need to know about a company, they would rather put an 800 hour pilot in the left seat than pay enough.
At 800 hours, you don’t realize yet what you don’t know, trust me, I was an 800 hour medevac Captain before the 1500 hour with 500 multi pic rule came in.
I managed to not kill myself but that was because I was not afraid to stand up for myself when my CP tried to kill me, very few are willing to start over and just go when forced. I actually had a company owner tell me he could find 10 pilots tomorrow who would, I told him to do it.

Care to share some stories? I'm assuming the CP was asking you to fly in dangerous weather? Very curious about the Medevac world and its dangers.

Honestly, there’s too many stories like that to go into details, I could write a book but the one in particular that I was told he could find 10 pilots tomorrow that would do it.
There was a line of thunderstorms, multiple pireps about a solid line and deviations. It was between where I was and needed to go. I put a delay on the flight as it was freight and I was going VFR, the president of the company came into the briefing room to ask me why I delayed. He told me to go anyway, I said fine, offload 400 pounds of freight for the extra fuel I’ll need. He told me in no uncertain terms that my reserve fuel was for that. I said no, the reserve fuel is for unforeseen delays and I can predict the deviation. It went back and forth until I put my foot down. I said, one of two things are happening, I’m either delaying the flight or taking diversion fuel.
That’s when he said what he said and I said go ahead, I was “laid off” a week later, he didn’t like pilots with a backbone. No regrets though.

[cdnavater]

I second this. Laid back and very supportive group. Good place to learn and learn you will. Where else can you go left seat on a +12.5 machine at 800TT. Work 2-3 days a week and flying is never boring. Will probably miss it when I leave.

This says all I need to know about a company, they would rather put an 800 hour pilot in the left seat than pay enough.
At 800 hours, you don’t realize yet what you don’t know, trust me, I was an 800 hour medevac Captain before the 1500 hour with 500 multi pic rule came in.
I managed to not kill myself but that was because I was not afraid to stand up for myself when my CP tried to kill me, very few are willing to start over and just go when forced. I actually had a company owner tell me he could find 10 pilots tomorrow who would, I told him to do it.

Yes, we know you’re Gods gift to aviation. Only you could fly left seat with 800 hours with your infinite skill and wisdom. I’ve flown with both 800 hour captains and 1500 hour ones and there wasn’t much difference skill wise. If anything the 800 hour guys were more cautious and didn’t have bad habits developed.

Dude, I didn’t know how scary it was until later, I honestly feel I got lucky a few times versus the skill and knowledge I should have had.
If you can’t see the difference, I can’t help you. I wonder why T.C doesn’t make the ATPL requirement 800 hours, after all, there isn’t much difference!
The U.S 1500 rule, Manitoba medevac 1500 and 500 multi pic, someone needs to tell them that Stable_Approach didn’t notice much difference and they should lower it to 800. Reality, the likelihood is when you pile it in, it’s just you and the freight and the company has decided the risk is worth it, they don’t give a rats ass about you. I guarantee they are paying higher insurance premiums but it’s still cheaper than paying a fair wage. Good luck, I mean it because luck is what you’ll need until you gain the skill and knowledge you’ll wish you had when it happens.

[flyinhigh]

I second this. Laid back and very supportive group. Good place to learn and learn you will. Where else can you go left seat on a +12.5 machine at 800TT. Work 2-3 days a week and flying is never boring. Will probably miss it when I leave.

This says EVERYTHING. Of course they voted in a brutal contract, they still don't have life experience to know that they got hosed. 800 hrs left seat on a 1900 is a recipe for disaster..PERIOD.

I have to say, it's the best learning and flying experience a pilot will ever have there. The pilots there want to help you grow. Helped me greatly in an airline environment.

Whoever is shitting on the company doesn't know what they are talking about. I quite enjoyed it!

Again, clearly only other job you had. There is dozens of operators out there that offer BETTER experience and flying opportunities, just look in BC. Flying YYZ-SSM is not difficult and you will experience that when you move on.

Reality is, when this contract was voted in everyone got hosed drastically by the company. If I was management there I would be dancing all the way to the bank for what I pulled off. There is a reason why they are putting 800 hr pilots in the left seat, they are the only ones who will accept a job at that pay scale.

[goingnowherefast]

Honestly, there’s too many stories like that to go into details, I could write a book but the one in particular that I was told he could find 10 pilots tomorrow that would do it.
There was a line of thunderstorms, multiple pireps about a solid line and deviations. It was between where I was and needed to go. I put a delay on the flight as it was freight and I was going VFR, the president of the company came into the briefing room to ask me why I delayed. He told me to go anyway, I said fine, offload 400 pounds of freight for the extra fuel I’ll need. He told me in no uncertain terms that my reserve fuel was for that. I said no, the reserve fuel is for unforeseen delays and I can predict the deviation. It went back and forth until I put my foot down. I said, one of two things are happening, I’m either delaying the flight or taking diversion fuel.
That’s when he said what he said and I said go ahead, I was “laid off” a week later, he didn’t like pilots with a backbone. No regrets though.

Take off, look at the weather, 180° turn back to the departure airport. By the time you're back on the ground, the ass hole is gone, you've gotten your revenge by costing him money, and still look like the good guy for trying.

[Stable_Approach]

This says all I need to know about a company, they would rather put an 800 hour pilot in the left seat than pay enough.
At 800 hours, you don’t realize yet what you don’t know, trust me, I was an 800 hour medevac Captain before the 1500 hour with 500 multi pic rule came in.
I managed to not kill myself but that was because I was not afraid to stand up for myself when my CP tried to kill me, very few are willing to start over and just go when forced. I actually had a company owner tell me he could find 10 pilots tomorrow who would, I told him to do it.

Yes, we know you’re Gods gift to aviation. Only you could fly left seat with 800 hours with your infinite skill and wisdom. I’ve flown with both 800 hour captains and 1500 hour ones and there wasn’t much difference skill wise. If anything the 800 hour guys were more cautious and didn’t have bad habits developed.

Dude, I didn’t know how scary it was until later, I honestly feel I got lucky a few times versus the skill and knowledge I should have had.
If you can’t see the difference, I can’t help you. I wonder why T.C doesn’t make the ATPL requirement 800 hours, after all, there isn’t much difference!
The U.S 1500 rule, Manitoba medevac 1500 and 500 multi pic, someone needs to tell them that Stable_Approach didn’t notice much difference and they should lower it to 800. Reality, the likelihood is when you pile it in, it’s just you and the freight and the company has decided the risk is worth it, they don’t give a rats ass about you. I guarantee they are paying higher insurance premiums but it’s still cheaper than paying a fair wage. Good luck, I mean it because luck is what you’ll need until you gain the skill and knowledge you’ll wish you had when it happens.

Well that sounds horrible. Fortunately I don’t work for someone that pushes me to do anything unsafe. I’ve cancelled a couple flights this winter. Company doesn’t push us to get in because we get paid to takeoff not deliver so if we can’t get in and have to come back no harm no foul. Did several returns from YYB and YGK. Never heard a peep from the company or the client.

There’s no way even at 2000 hours I’d work for an employer who told me when to go or home much fuel to take. Thankfully that’s our call here. Need $20,000 in deicing? No problem! That’s the pilots call not managements.

[digits_]

I second this. Laid back and very supportive group. Good place to learn and learn you will. Where else can you go left seat on a +12.5 machine at 800TT. Work 2-3 days a week and flying is never boring. Will probably miss it when I leave.

This says all I need to know about a company, they would rather put an 800 hour pilot in the left seat than pay enough.
At 800 hours, you don’t realize yet what you don’t know, trust me, I was an 800 hour medevac Captain before the 1500 hour with 500 multi pic rule came in.
I managed to not kill myself but that was because I was not afraid to stand up for myself when my CP tried to kill me, very few are willing to start over and just go when forced. I actually had a company owner tell me he could find 10 pilots tomorrow who would, I told him to do it.

Yes, we know you’re Gods gift to aviation. Only you could fly left seat with 800 hours with your infinite skill and wisdom. I’ve flown with both 800 hour captains and 1500 hour ones and there wasn’t much difference skill wise. If anything the 800 hour guys were more cautious and didn’t have bad habits developed.

His replies might appear arrogant at first glance, but he does have some good points. Most pilots don't consider it easy to turn down flights. Either because they think the conditions might be too bad but they don't really know because it's all kind of new to them (self induced pressure) or because management is pressuring them to fly (external pressure).

Theoretically, it shouldn't matter, but more experience usually means you've encountered (and flown in) borderline conditions before, making it easier to stand your ground. It's not easy to stand your ground if a more senior pilot asks you 'have you ever flown in those conditions?', you say '-no', followed by the inevitable 'well I have and it will be fine'.

And then there's the argument that with 1500 hours you'll have way more employment options than at 800 hours, making it easier for you to stand your ground or quit on the spot and find another job within days/weeks instead of years...

If Skylink is the only one hiring 800 hour pilots for a PIC position, then those 800 hours PICs can't go anywhere else and might be afraid to put their foot down. Your replies seem to indicate that's not an issue, which is great, but it's still not a good sign that 800 hrs is apparently all they can attract for PIC positions. The salary explains that part. But it does make you wonder what the company is thinking... It would be much harder to do this in a passenger operation. And there's a reason for that. It would be a completely different situation if they are getting 2000 hour pilots applying, and they intentionally pick an 800 hour pilot as a PIC, because they like his resume or personality. But at the moment that doesn't seem to be the case.

[Red_Comet]

Honestly, there’s too many stories like that to go into details, I could write a book but the one in particular that I was told he could find 10 pilots tomorrow that would do it.
There was a line of thunderstorms, multiple pireps about a solid line and deviations. It was between where I was and needed to go. I put a delay on the flight as it was freight and I was going VFR, the president of the company came into the briefing room to ask me why I delayed. He told me to go anyway, I said fine, offload 400 pounds of freight for the extra fuel I’ll need. He told me in no uncertain terms that my reserve fuel was for that. I said no, the reserve fuel is for unforeseen delays and I can predict the deviation. It went back and forth until I put my foot down. I said, one of two things are happening, I’m either delaying the flight or taking diversion fuel.
That’s when he said what he said and I said go ahead, I was “laid off” a week later, he didn’t like pilots with a backbone. No regrets though.

Unreal, thanks for sharing. These are the nightmare scenarios that I assume wouldn't happen in a country like Canada, but that seems to be rose-tinted thinking on my part. The "greed is good" mantra really has destroyed our culture, where people are willing to send employees to their deaths for the sake of meeting a deadline. It shouldn't be this way, but alas seems to be only getting worse as every employee gets squeezed ever harder for the almighty dollar.

[Stable_Approach]

This says all I need to know about a company, they would rather put an 800 hour pilot in the left seat than pay enough.
At 800 hours, you don’t realize yet what you don’t know, trust me, I was an 800 hour medevac Captain before the 1500 hour with 500 multi pic rule came in.
I managed to not kill myself but that was because I was not afraid to stand up for myself when my CP tried to kill me, very few are willing to start over and just go when forced. I actually had a company owner tell me he could find 10 pilots tomorrow who would, I told him to do it.

Yes, we know you’re Gods gift to aviation. Only you could fly left seat with 800 hours with your infinite skill and wisdom. I’ve flown with both 800 hour captains and 1500 hour ones and there wasn’t much difference skill wise. If anything the 800 hour guys were more cautious and didn’t have bad habits developed.

His replies might appear arrogant at first glance, but he does have some good points. Most pilots don't consider it easy to turn down flights. Either because they think the conditions might be too bad but they don't really know because it's all kind of new to them (self induced pressure) or because management is pressuring them to fly (external pressure).

Theoretically, it shouldn't matter, but more experience usually means you've encountered (and flown in) borderline conditions before, making it easier to stand your ground. It's not easy to stand your ground if a more senior pilot asks you 'have you ever flown in those conditions?', you say '-no', followed by the inevitable 'well I have and it will be fine'.

And then there's the argument that with 1500 hours you'll have way more employment options than at 800 hours, making it easier for you to stand your ground or quit on the spot and find another job within days/weeks instead of years...

If Skylink is the only one hiring 800 hour pilots for a PIC position, then those 800 hours PICs can't go anywhere else and might be afraid to put their foot down. Your replies seem to indicate that's not an issue, which is great, but it's still not a good sign that 800 hrs is apparently all they can attract for PIC positions. The salary explains that part. But it does make you wonder what the company is thinking... It would be much harder to do this in a passenger operation. And there's a reason for that. It would be a completely different situation if they are getting 2000 hour pilots applying, and they intentionally pick an 800 hour pilot as a PIC, because they like his resume or personality. But at the moment that doesn't seem to be the case.

I should clarify Skylink isn’t hiring DEC with 800 hours. The more experienced guys have 1200-1500 and even then flew 2-3 months as FOs first. The 800 upgraded guys have at least 300-400 hours on type or more and most came as 250 hour pilots and have flow 12-18 months in the right seat. Many were also (or still are) flight instructors as well.

I have yet to hear anyone have a problem about cancelling a flight because of weather or mechanical issues. Our hangar is across the ramp from Transport so there are zero tolerance for shenanigans, nothing like flying in the North.

[HFNav]

I should clarify Skylink isn’t hiring DEC with 800 hours. The more experienced guys have 1200-1500 and even then flew 2-3 months as FOs first. The 800 upgraded guys have at least 300-400 hours on type or more and most came as 250 hour pilots and have flow 12-18 months in the right seat. Many were also (or still are) flight instructors as well.

I have yet to hear anyone have a problem about cancelling a flight because of weather or mechanical issues. Our hangar is across the ramp from Transport so there are zero tolerance for shenanigans, nothing like flying in the North.

Are the pilots involved in the union?

Last year there weren't pilots involved.


https://www.unifor2002.org/News-Room/Sk ... Candidates

Notice of NO Nominated Candidates

TO: Local 2002 members - Skylink Express D128

FROM: Unifor 2002 elections committee

SUBJECT: Election for the following position:
1 - District Chairperson
1 – Vice-Chairperson for each base YVR, YWG, YHM, YMX
1 – Health & Safety Representative each base YVR, YWG, YHM, YMX

At the close of nominations no valid nominations were received.

[Big Pistons Forever]

Is Skylink actually getting pilots to apply ? Carson is offering up to 115,000 for Metro Captains, why would anyone apply for literally close to half the money ?

I could maybe get it if there is no bond and the job is a holding pattern until you get a real job, but that is not the case.

[HFNav]

Is Skylink actually getting pilots to apply ? Carson is offering up to 115,000 for Metro Captains, why would anyone apply for literally close to half the money ?

I could maybe get it if there is no bond and the job is a holding pattern until you get a real job, but that is not the case.

KingAir 200 Medevac Captain Salaries:

1500 hrs TTL, 500 PIC $120,000 - year
500 hrs PIC w/ Missinippi $130,000 - year
1000 hrs PIC w/ Missinippi $140,000 - year
1500 hrs PIC w/ Missinippi $150,000 - year
2000 hrs PIC w/ Missinippi $160,000 - year
2500 hrs PIC w/ Missinippi $170,000 - year
3000 hrs PIC w/ Missinippi $180,000 - year
3500 hrs PIC w/ Missinippi $190,000 - year
4000 hrs PIC w/ Missinippi $200,000 - year

[HFNav]

Are the pilots paid for the time loading cargo?


Skylink Express did not violate collective agreement by requiring pilots to load, unload cargo: Arbitrator

https://hrlawcanada.com/2024/01/skylink ... rbitrator/

The Union had an opportunity to bargain about the assignment of cargo duties and it did not do so.

In conclusion, the arbitrator determined that the management rights outlined in Article 4 of the Collective Agreement permitted Skylink Express Inc. to assign cargo duties to its pilots. As a result, the union’s grievance was dismissed, maintaining the status quo of pilots’ responsibilities at Skylink Express Inc.


there are no additional staff to perform cargo duties at outstations, and the pilots are responsible for the loading and unloading of cargo.