It is not surprising. Someone claiming to be a first officer posted their T4 (a tax form showing income) on Reddit. This person is making less than $70, 000 a year (and it appears the minimum salary for a first officer, as per their collective agreement, is $58, 000 a year. For reference, even low cost airlines like Flair pay their first officers $90, 000 to start). So yes, no one should be surprised that Air Canada pilots are striking despite a 30% pay raise offer.
Revolution-SixFour on
Hmm… almost booked a flight on Air Canada today. Maybe I’ll hold off on that.
jtuck16 on
“Prepares to shutdown”
So in other words – preemptively tighten the metaphorical noose around the neck of the economy before a labour disruption, exactly like the railways just did? Let’s see what that idiot MacKinnon does this time.
Jujubatron on
Remember when the left was giving Canada as an example for left wing utopia… awkwardly quiet about it for the past 2-3 years. Ask Canadians why.
e-rekshun on
At Air Canada we’re not happy until you’re not happy.
Anotherspelunker on
They could probably justify the increases demanded if they cut the executive team bonuses a little bit, but god forbid they are subjected to such unfair travesty
Whitewind101 on
Maybe they should pay their pilots what they are worth
tinfoilwallet on
Oh no. We booked the holiday of a lifetime months ago, flying with air Canada. We leave in less than a month.
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Fuck air Canada
It is not surprising. Someone claiming to be a first officer posted their T4 (a tax form showing income) on Reddit. This person is making less than $70, 000 a year (and it appears the minimum salary for a first officer, as per their collective agreement, is $58, 000 a year. For reference, even low cost airlines like Flair pay their first officers $90, 000 to start). So yes, no one should be surprised that Air Canada pilots are striking despite a 30% pay raise offer.
Hmm… almost booked a flight on Air Canada today. Maybe I’ll hold off on that.
“Prepares to shutdown”
So in other words – preemptively tighten the metaphorical noose around the neck of the economy before a labour disruption, exactly like the railways just did? Let’s see what that idiot MacKinnon does this time.
Remember when the left was giving Canada as an example for left wing utopia… awkwardly quiet about it for the past 2-3 years. Ask Canadians why.
At Air Canada we’re not happy until you’re not happy.
They could probably justify the increases demanded if they cut the executive team bonuses a little bit, but god forbid they are subjected to such unfair travesty
Maybe they should pay their pilots what they are worth
Oh no. We booked the holiday of a lifetime months ago, flying with air Canada. We leave in less than a month.
Dang, have a flight in October.
Worst Airline I have ever flown.