so where will the Canjet guys go?
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so where will the Canjet guys go?
Will the recently laid off Canjet guys hang around home until something comes up or do you think they will head back to props?
What a stupid question.
I'll bet they go and find the best paying jobs in the market they can find based on their experience and willingness to move. Just like everyone other pilot in the country.
Are you expecting 450 replies from the dudes/dudettes with pink slips?
I'll bet they go and find the best paying jobs in the market they can find based on their experience and willingness to move. Just like everyone other pilot in the country.
Are you expecting 450 replies from the dudes/dudettes with pink slips?
It's better to break ground and head into the wind than to break wind and head into the ground.
It's not a stupid question, I just want to see what they plan on doing and how it will impact the sched/charter side of the industry.
I have a great job and trully hope that they ALL find something that will pay the bills and not affect their familily life to a great extent.
I wish them all the best.
I have a great job and trully hope that they ALL find something that will pay the bills and not affect their familily life to a great extent.
I wish them all the best.
CanJet pilots accuse company of labour violations
Last Updated Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:54:04 EDT
CBC News
Pilots and other employees of CanJet are accusing the airline of violating the Canadian Labour Code in the wake of this week's downsizing announcement.
After parent company IMP Group Ltd. announced that it was getting out of the scheduled airline business on Tuesday, it was learned that over 450 people would lose their jobs.
But representatives with the Air Line Pilots Association met Thursday with the 94 CanJet pilots affected by the announcement to discuss how the process was handled.
Capt. Dan Adamus, the vice-president in Canada for ALPA, claimed that among other violations, the airline failed to give a formal layoff notice to the union.
Instead, he said, the company attempted to negotiate with each employee individually, providing them a document to sign by Sept. 12 which would authorize their resignation and the acceptance of a severance package.
"CanJet management has blatantly disobeyed Canadian labour law," said Adamus.
"Their latest action to seek to coerce pilots into terminating their own employment is merely the most recent violation of the the law," he said.
The union also claimed the company has asked federal Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn to give it an exemption from labour laws which would prevent them from being involved in restructuring talks.
It was announced Tuesday that CanJet would restructure as a charter operator, with Sept. 10 the last day of scheduled travel.
The price of fuel and other rising costs such as airport fees were cited as reasons that CanJet couldn't remain competitive in the market. The company has not commented publicly on the union's comments.
An IMP Group letter indicated that 376 people in Halifax and another 80 in Toronto would lose their jobs as a result of the restructuring. In addition to the group of pilots, the list included 122 flight attendants.
After the staff reductions, there are currently 50 employees remaining on the job at Canjet, including 11 pilots.
Last Updated Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:54:04 EDT
CBC News
Pilots and other employees of CanJet are accusing the airline of violating the Canadian Labour Code in the wake of this week's downsizing announcement.
After parent company IMP Group Ltd. announced that it was getting out of the scheduled airline business on Tuesday, it was learned that over 450 people would lose their jobs.
But representatives with the Air Line Pilots Association met Thursday with the 94 CanJet pilots affected by the announcement to discuss how the process was handled.
Capt. Dan Adamus, the vice-president in Canada for ALPA, claimed that among other violations, the airline failed to give a formal layoff notice to the union.
Instead, he said, the company attempted to negotiate with each employee individually, providing them a document to sign by Sept. 12 which would authorize their resignation and the acceptance of a severance package.
"CanJet management has blatantly disobeyed Canadian labour law," said Adamus.
"Their latest action to seek to coerce pilots into terminating their own employment is merely the most recent violation of the the law," he said.
The union also claimed the company has asked federal Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn to give it an exemption from labour laws which would prevent them from being involved in restructuring talks.
It was announced Tuesday that CanJet would restructure as a charter operator, with Sept. 10 the last day of scheduled travel.
The price of fuel and other rising costs such as airport fees were cited as reasons that CanJet couldn't remain competitive in the market. The company has not commented publicly on the union's comments.
An IMP Group letter indicated that 376 people in Halifax and another 80 in Toronto would lose their jobs as a result of the restructuring. In addition to the group of pilots, the list included 122 flight attendants.
After the staff reductions, there are currently 50 employees remaining on the job at Canjet, including 11 pilots.
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ram wrote:Sunwing Airlines is recruiting F/O's and Captains based out of Toronto (with a summer U.K. deployment).
This might be a good opportunity for many of the Canjet folks that wouldn't mind spending a few months in Europe.
Good Luck...
Thanks for the info Ram.. much appreciate.....
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