Originally Posted by
soc801
I do not know if you felt the same way when the pandemic happened and majority of the flights were cancelled and many travel plans were ruined, ...... Did you feel the same level of anger and frustration against ... the governments preventing travels?
For the record. I did.
At least this dispute will be settled in less than 18 months.
And in the mean time we have options.
Originally Posted by
FlyerJ
That does not immediately give everyone the right to start demanding more.
This is not an immediate demand for more. Contract negotiations have been going on since April 2023.
You may think the employers opinions are fact, but they're lying.
https://www.amfanational.org/?zone=/...&HomeID=923827
Originally Posted by
Sopwith
My own experience is that there are three parties in play: the company, the union and the workers. Often the union and the workers are not aligned, which is likely the case here. The only party that has nothing to lose by a strike is the union executive/negotiators. The union has said the members "overwhelmingly" rejected the last wage offer with 97% voting against it. That is simply not a credible statement taken on its own. My read is that bad blood has developed between the union and the company, and the union is now trying to stick it to the company on a pretext that their members are on board. I doubt it.
The unions negotiating team got elected with a 50% majority. So at least half of the leadership aligns with the membership.
Compare that to the last majority government in Canada that got elected with less than 40% of the vote.
Why would you not believe a 97% rejection? The numbers can't be cooked.
Originally Posted by
stevendorechester
What's the percentage of Canadians who make $ 100000-150000 a year like these mechanics ( who do deserve it I will add due to the value of what they do).
I'm guessing a lot more Canadians make $100k than you think.
If a clerical job for a mayor can pay
$80k, it shouldn't be to hard to reach $100k.
In my opinion, $100k is the bottom of the proverbial middle class. Especially in the major cities.
Originally Posted by
FlyerJ
One positive thing from the past few days…
All of those WestJetters who have shown up to work have gone above and beyond....
I don't imagine your heros willl be crossing the picket line forever.