Canadian Pilots want airlines to curb use of temporary foreign workers
May 4, 2015, 8:53 am
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Canadian Pilots want airlines to curb use of temporary foreign workers
http://www.thestar.com/business/2015...n-workers.html
Gilles Hudicourt believes Canadian pilots face discrimination from carriers like Sunwing Airlines, which is seeking permission to hire 105 foreign pilots on a temporary basis this winter.
For three years, Hudicourt, a pilot with Air Transat, has been agitating against the hiring of foreign pilots, writing letters, calling up government bureaucrats, and blasting the temporary foreign worker program.
“They can do without a foreign pilot. There are plenty of Canadian pilots,” Hudicourt said, adding he was turning up the pressure now, especially in light of recent layoffs at CanJet of almost 70 pilots.
Gilles Hudicourt believes Canadian pilots face discrimination from carriers like Sunwing Airlines, which is seeking permission to hire 105 foreign pilots on a temporary basis this winter.
For three years, Hudicourt, a pilot with Air Transat, has been agitating against the hiring of foreign pilots, writing letters, calling up government bureaucrats, and blasting the temporary foreign worker program.
“They can do without a foreign pilot. There are plenty of Canadian pilots,” Hudicourt said, adding he was turning up the pressure now, especially in light of recent layoffs at CanJet of almost 70 pilots.
