Air Canada offers pilots 30% pay boost as strike deadline nears

Published: Sep 04, 2024 Duration: 00:02:43 Category: Sports

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Air Canada offers Pilots 30% pay Boost as strike deadline near Air Canada has offered to boost the pay of more than 5,000 Pilots by about 30% within the next 3 years according to people familiar with the matter as it seeks to prevent a strike Pilots at Canada's largest airline would received a minimum 20% increase upfront followed by annual raises over a three-year period said the people asking not to be identified because the discussions are private Pilots with 1 to four years of service would receive more the people said the offer means that a captain with 10 years of service flying a widebody aircraft such as a Boeing 777 with a current salary of just over $350,000 per year may see an increase of more than $100,000 over the life of the contract the people said the airlines offer also includes improvements in pension and health benefits Air Canada and the airline pilots Association have been in talks for more than a year the last contract a 10-year deal that was ratified in 2014 provided pay increases of about 2% annually the pilots haven't received a raise since last year Air Canada Pilots are paid less than half of what industry counterparts receive the union has said in previous statements. alpa's local head Charlene hudy declined to comment on the specifics of The Proposal but entry-level wages for Pilots are an issue she said one quarter of our Pilots have a second job with almost 80% of those needing the job out of necessity she said we are trying to change that a meeting between the parties is expected later this week as of last week the talks had completely stalled hudy added. in August the pilots voted 98% to give the union authorization to strike and they're in a position to walk off the job in the middle of September if there's no deal the airline introduced a rebooking policy for customers with travels between September 15th and September 23rd the union seeks to close the pay Gap with large American Airlines which have given their pilots substantial pay increases last year Alpa reached a 4-year agreement with United Airlines Holdings Incorporated providing Pilots a total compensation increase of as much as 40% including an immediate pay Boost of 13.8% to 18.7% when it is in force we want our Pilots to remain the best- paid commercial pilots in Canada by far Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick by email we are open to any solution to reach a reasonable settlement including arbitration Canada's number two Airline onx Corporation controlled WestJet Airlines agreed to a contract in 2023 that included a 24% compensation bump over four years

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