Originally Posted by
ChrisA330
There is a lot of chatter on various forums that many pilots are refusing to take any voluntary overtime, which AC typically depends on to run the full schedule - especially in summer.
It's apparently related to an action mgmt took to remove certain travel passes which has resulted in a lot of ill-will. Possibly it's also to posture in preparation for negotiations...who knows.
I confirmed all of this with an AC pilot. It is as you said and is at least partially responsible for the crew constraints (by design).