Originally Posted by
tcook052
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada...doesnt-improve
“It’s not justifiable that our American counterparts — flying the same airplanes, same airspace, same routes — that they’re making twice as much as us, if not more,” declares Charlene Hudy, first officer on the 737 Max and chair of the Air Canada pilots union.
For the past seven months, Hudy, 41, has been hammering this message at the negotiating table with Air Canada, demanding parity with American counterparts on behalf of the nearly 5,300 pilots on Air Canada’s roster. A decade ago, pilot salaries at Air Canada and United Airlines were nearly equal; today, the Americans earn twice as much.
Is the 'twice' currency adjusted? In 2014 the CAD was at .94 to the USD now it's at .74, so that eats up a lot of that comparative if you're not evaluating at a common exchange rate...but of course don't let the facts get in the way of a good story! Bottom line, pilots are in high demand everywhere due to all of the COVID retirements so they are going to get a BIG increase to avoid a strike, so look to the WS agreement as a good guide as to how BIG that will be.