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- Wed Apr 10, 2024 5:34 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: New Hire Sims?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 5690
Re: New Hire Sims?
To be fair to the bench staff, what are they supposed to do. Harold Ballard has forced their hand and all they can afford is Alan Bester in net and Giveaway Gill on the blue line. They’re praying to the gods of Saskatchewan to deliver a Wendel Clark miracle. Open Tryouts? Hell, do it. Next step char...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 6:50 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: New Hire Sims?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 5690
Re: New Hire Sims?
Imagine the Leafs need a 4th line fwd and they have no draft picks to develop because they’ve traded them all away. There’s a player with 6 years pro and years of film and data on. There’s also a 18 year old playing midget. Let’s bring him in for a shootout to make sure he can play hockey. Your rink...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:27 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Retro Pay
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1559
Re: Retro Pay
What’s the incentive to ever conclude a deal? The current deal is massively lopsided. Imagine wanting to keep that in place as long as possible with no penalty? I mean, of course. But also, lol.
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:07 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Don't forget to vote your shares
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1156
Re: Don't forget to vote your shares
Hot take, executive comp is appropriately compared to similar competitors. The airline is profitable (massively). What are we voting against? Individual exec performance is not on the table.
Election of BoD is though. “The Board wants to protect summer.” Etc etc.
Election of BoD is though. “The Board wants to protect summer.” Etc etc.
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:07 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: WORLD CLASS CONTRACT: ALPA
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9023
Re: WORLD CLASS CONTRACT: ALPA
Negots committee to C-suite:
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 7:24 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Is the ACPA Motto: "We will get'em next time" gone?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 11096
- Sun Nov 19, 2023 12:43 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Negotiations
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3242
Re: Negotiations
We most certainly are not. -prime minister of a state-owned airline -unprofitable -1980 -illegal work to rule -(4 man crew...12 hr duty day...lol) By contrast! -ceo of a publicly traded company -massively profitable, a record in fact -2023 -legal bargaining process being followed -2 man crews can wo...
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 7:28 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Timing the cycle
- Replies: 230
- Views: 183182
Re: Timing the cycle
Nobody in YVR tower makes less than $400k. There’s money in Canadian aviation, believe me. The cash is absolutely sloshing around.
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:51 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: So, years ago......
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7593
Re: So, years ago......
Circa July 2005 when the first course post-CCAA was hired, coinciding with the beginning of the 60 EMJ order, instead of flat pay we had “position group” which was EMJ FO and all the RP positions. We all made a blended rate that was adjusted based on how many were in each position. Company had to hi...
- Mon Oct 09, 2023 6:49 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada pilots stand “UNITED”
- Replies: 101
- Views: 21662
Re: Air Canada pilots stand “UNITED”
I want to speak on one specific topic and it is FO % of captain pay. It’s fine where it is. Don’t conflate the flat pay problem with FO pay as a whole. Why do pilots voluntarily stay as FO for decades; it isn’t because the pay is too low. Why are Captain positions being filled by some of the least e...
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 7:06 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: “I compete in Canada, so I need to be competitive in Canada,” - Mike Rosseau
- Replies: 97
- Views: 16331
Re: “I compete in Canada, so I need to be competitive in Canada,” - Mike Rosseau
Compete in Canada where you need an income of $175,000 to buy an average home? Sure Mike. Let’s start with, “An airline pilot at the country’s flag carrier should be able to afford an average home.” And go up from there.
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 6:50 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada pilots stand “UNITED”
- Replies: 101
- Views: 21662
Re: Air Canada pilots stand “UNITED”
So in the event they do operate them, there is a pre-negotiated rate? Hello? Opposed to ACPA method of “capturing” flying already within our scope by agreeing to a discount. Professional v amateur negotiating.
- Mon Sep 25, 2023 6:34 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: 787-10 order
- Replies: 26
- Views: 7111
Re: 787-10 order
They bought airplanes. It’s an airline. Does Suncor announce when they buy dump trucks? I hear McDonalds bought new McFlurry machines. Great.
- Sun Sep 24, 2023 8:56 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: “I compete in Canada, so I need to be competitive in Canada,” - Mike Rosseau
- Replies: 97
- Views: 16331
Re: “I compete in Canada, so I need to be competitive in Canada,” - Mike Rosseau
Willing to sacrifice OTP for profit. Customers should be furious about this. The CEO spits on your travel plans. This group couldn’t care less about operating an airline. It’s a mutual fund with wings.
- Sat Sep 02, 2023 10:50 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: New CA Expectation
- Replies: 121
- Views: 22549
Re: New CA Expectation
This is why a signing bonus is such a sneaky tactic. Last time we got $10,000. Nice, right? 9 years later it’s hardly remembered and it certainly didn’t change anyone’s life. Doesn’t compound. The other side knows this. A bonus is a bonus. Extra. As for how the public thinks about anything, AC will ...
- Fri Sep 01, 2023 7:32 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: New CA Expectation
- Replies: 121
- Views: 22549
Re: New CA Expectation
If your stock is down 50% you need 100% gain just to break even. Same concept. Accept no promises, COD only from now on.
- Mon Aug 28, 2023 8:38 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: New CA Expectation
- Replies: 121
- Views: 22549
Re: New CA Expectation
If the company with the worst operating metrics on the continent can still makes $1.2B in a quarter, what does that say about the degree of difficulty of managing this place right now? They’re blaming the weather for crissakes and cutting budgets while we grow. Cannot take anything they say at face ...
- Mon Aug 28, 2023 8:20 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Do you bring a second uniform on overseas pairings?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3083
Re: Do you bring a second uniform on overseas pairings?
Polish your shoes please, you’re not a farmer. And save the blundstones for home. We’re trying to run a civilization here.
- Wed Jul 05, 2023 11:37 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Denying Overtime
- Replies: 72
- Views: 16387
Re: Denying Overtime
Agree with your assumption on DB. When I started it boggled my mind how much people- even very junior people- talked about the pension the pension. It’s all pensionable time (which didn’t make any sense under DB but does now, ironically). Living life to retire. No surprise pay, quality of life, vaca...
- Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:39 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Denying Overtime
- Replies: 72
- Views: 16387
Re: Denying Overtime
2000 cancellations ain’t overtime it’s poor planning. Weather is the lamest excuse ever for so much disruption, I have no idea how that continues to work. The network is planned with an ICAO standard atmosphere?