To: All Air Canada Pilots From: ACA MEC Re: Upcoming Compensation and Benefits Proposal Fellow Pilots, As the voting process commenced, it became apparent that within a span of six hours, the Company requested an update on the voting participation among pilots. The response rate was an impressive 7...

He's surely a troll. But there is no need for additional arguments on why to vote no. They have been made very well by many. It seems to me that the only argument the "yes" side has is "they told us to because if we don't we might get worse at arbitration". If you vote on the merits, the vote is ea...

BrassCraft joined a WEEK AGO. Less than 10 posts, most are on this thread.


Come on guys. Why engage a troll???

Seriously.

I hate to flip-flop. I'm voting NO. I was waiting to see what would fall our way this week to sway the vote. Answer. NOT MUCH. The company left too many "low to no cost items" on the table. Profit share jacked out of reach is just a nasty move akin to stripping us of our B1's. They haven't been retu...

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I think it is the fighter jet guy that had mental health problems. TL was a standup guy. Brilliant. He knew ACPA was corrupt, through and through. He was "hung" by the MEC of the day. It was tragic. I don't think he had "mental problems", just too much passion, and he detested what ACPA was doing, ...

For the TLDR crowd: GIven your nom de keyboard, I would have thought you were the epitome of overpromising and under-delivering. You and Carnie can go on thinking I was an ACPA elected rep...never have been, but you let that live rent free in your head for as long as you want. The fact that you hav...

So if I understand this correctly, this movement began in the late 2010s, crystallized in the 2020s with the P4C group. That group slowly pushed their agenda and eventually the movement grew into "let's get rid of ACPA" because ACPA was the root of all evil in the pilot CA. A campaign was started a...

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The senior pilots are already picking out the colour of their new boats. Talking about unity as an outsider. I remember Ripplerock's many posts about world class contract. Now after the TA, I'm not seeing a single post from him (or did I missed them?) I'm going to take it that he was a captain and ...

I was 1000% let down by the occurrences of 14th-15th of October. 1000%. I was READY. Sorry, but why wear a Strike Lanyard now??? That ship was ready to leave port on the Night of the 17th. It's come and gone, as has our momentum. The Strike Lanyard is going to get exponentially more silly as time pa...

I was told that a YYZ status rep was on the Negots Comm and recused himself from the vote so the YWG LEC secretary got it. Can you give a proxy if you recuse from a vote? Or only if you are absent? I'm not sure what the ALPA constitution says on this. Either way it doesn't seem above board to me th...

Her responsibility as chair is to lead the membership through negotiations. Negotiations aren't over until an agreement is ratified. She is throwing a hissy fit, directly influencing the vote, and abandoning her position at the most critical time. It's disgusting behavior. Just curious - how did th...

And a MEC attempting to muddy the waters with the drama of her resignation. Truly a horrific turn in leadership. Makes sense, and it’s not uncommon to resign after a failed TA. It’s the lessor of 2 evils where some would call upon her resignation if not voluntary. It’s a bottom up organization. Wri...

I would have liked nothing more than sending a big FU in the form of a strike. Nothing more, but the ideal time was last week. It's GONE. Now unity is fracturing, we have a split MEC, a leader who is threatening resignation AND voting yes, Brad Ridge running legal, Dumb and Dumber as negotiating lea...

Actually, unless this clause has been modified - notice of intent to bargain would be May 29, 2027. Likely to achieve a new CBA sometime early in 2028. 39-42 more months under (mostly) existing work rules. 3.03 Following the termination of the Memorandum of Agreement, this Agreement will renew itse...

Anyways, it's ONLY two years to the start of the next negotiating cycle. Actually, unless this clause has been modified - notice of intent to bargain would be May 29, 2027. Likely to achieve a new CBA sometime early in 2028. 39-42 more months under (mostly) existing work rules. 3.03 Following the t...

There is an angle here that everyone is missing . ALPA. ACPA was a dysfunctional, dis-connected, and even corrupt organisation, but it was one we controlled. In the headlong rush to join ALPA - the white hatted calvary that would ride in guns blazing to save us - most pilots never considered the bi...

It certainly put us in a nasty position. Say we vote NO, which is entirely possible. The Company then heads to the government claiming the "Union is broken" (which it is) and the TA was approved by the MEC. So our "go forward" plan is to try to get better with Evans and Ralph (negots), and Brad Ridg...

I have been one of the biggest advocates of Unity and change on this forum. BUT. When your Leader, who almost created a "religious following", and was standing on the front lines staring the enemy in the face not 72 hours before the battle cry was to sound, then turns tail and runs over the hill yel...

The genie is out of the bottle, and there is no putting it back. It will pass, but narrowly. And it will be studied in business schools for decades to come as a near perfect contract negotiation.... from management. Heard a rumor that management side of the table was at Arizona's last night in good...

Sure they will. Glad you have the inside scoop! Numbers don’t lie. How do you think every other crappy CA passed? Just like how nobody likes Nickelback or Taylor Swift but their sales say otherwise. The genie is out of the bottle, and there is no putting it back. It will pass, but narrowly. And it ...

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Carnie.... I know someone already called you out for your promise not to post until after the strike...I guess it's after the TA now? You and your fellow keyboard warriors on this forum and the AC one can repeat the TA1 process all over again...good luck I didn't actually promise not to post, "a br...