Air Canada pilots closer to strike action
Posted Feb 14, 2012 4:36 pm.
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Air Canada pilots have voted 97 per cent in favour of a strike mandate.
This gives their association an overwhelming mandate to achieve a negotiated agreement at the bargaining table.
“This vote demonstrates that Air Canada pilots are united in their desire to reach a freely negotiated agreement,” said Captain Paul Strachan, President of the Air Canada Pilots Association. “The corporation must now recognize the resolve of Air Canada pilots and come to the bargaining table with a renewed commitment to negotiations in good faith.”
Negotiations are continuing and Federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt has initiated a six-month mediation process to try to help resolve the contract dispute.
Raitt has told both sides that any work stoppage would harm the interest of hard-working Canadians.
Air Canada is reassuring travellers it is still business as usual for the airline.
