Is WestJet an essential service, where the government can mandate striking pilots back to work?

[rookiepilot]

My position, as an outsider, pro small business guy, is hands off on both sides:

1. Employees (in most everything except essential services ) should be free to bargain, including strikes, without interference. Airlines ain't essential.

2. Arbitration? WTF is that? Get lost…..

3. Companies should be free to be able to hire temp replacement workers, but it would obviously be disruptive to their business.

4. Can’t fire striking workers.

[7ECA]

My position, as an outsider, pro small business guy, is hands off on both sides:

1. Employees (in most everything except essential services ) should be free to bargain, including strikes, without interference. Airlines ain't essential.

2. Arbitration? WTF is that? Get lost…..

3. Companies should be free to be able to hire temp replacement workers, but it would obviously be disruptive to their business.

4. Can’t fire striking workers.

So employees should be free to bargain and strike to achieve gains... but employers should be able to bring in scabs when their employees strike? How exactly does that work, when strikes are designed to increase leverage on an employer?

[rookiepilot]

My position, as an outsider, pro small business guy, is hands off on both sides:

1. Employees (in most everything except essential services ) should be free to bargain, including strikes, without interference. Airlines ain't essential.

2. Arbitration? WTF is that? Get lost…..

3. Companies should be free to be able to hire temp replacement workers, but it would obviously be disruptive to their business.

4. Can’t fire striking workers.

So employees should be free to bargain and strike to achieve gains... but employers should be able to bring in scabs when their employees strike? How exactly does that work, when strikes are designed to increase leverage on an employer?

Qualified replacement workers, I am guessing, would be rather hard to find enough of, and expensive to train. And why would they work cheaper?

Very expensive option for the company.

Less regulation both ways.

[joefo]

What happened today?

Sucks you who trusted the Liberals to protect you.

There's a provision that can be used to force the first CBA into arbitration. Are you suggesting that PP or some other con would be any better ? Also what's todays case have to do with replacement workers?

20 bucks says they will be quick to order the AC pilots back to work too.

They can’t. There’s a provision in the CLC allowing arbitration if one side asks for a first contract. Not even close to AC’s situation.