If people don't want to work at Swoop, don't go to work at Swoop. This is basic economics and the right of citizens of a free society. WJ came along 21 years ago and brought sustainable competition to the airline market in Canada which provided consumers with choice, and in many, many cases brought ...

Rudder, how could WJ use Swoop to fly all WJ planes? WJ is transforming itself into a higher level service provider to its business customers. Swoop is an ULCC where passengers will be charged for everything. How can one be the other?

Well, if you decide to strike, it would be illegal and your union would be fined. You should know that prior to certification, a deal was almost completed that would have staffed SWOOP airplanes with WJ pilots, albeit at the reduced rate, and in exchange for every SWOOP tail one widebody would be br...

Hey NCP. I guess you won't have to worry about paying all that tax on that huge gross income you're making, due to a lot of OT. Just take a look at Jetstar and what happened to Qantas. All that juicy OT will be long gone. That Swoop skipper will soon be doing it for you. That way you'll have more t...

Just a stubborn, ignorant executive group.

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Why would you say that? Since when do pilots run companies or decide business strategy. Come to think of it, what do you know about running airlines?

https://career4.successfactors.com/career?career_ns=job_listing&company=WestJet&navBarLevel=JOB_SEARCH&rcm_site_locale=en_US&site=VjItSE43VDBudHJlU3UwSGpKcUVacWFRQT09&career_job_req_id=63793&selected_lang=en_US&jobAlertController_jobAlertId=&jobAlertController_jobAlertName=&_s.crb=OCHQQ3SRmQVfvJ3wi0...

I think there is truth in what the interviewer said. With two ALPA CBA's to negotiate, everything is on the table.

I'm a guy who likes facts. Maybe there's others out there who like facts, and not just propaganda. One of the facts that I really like is the fact that my taxable gross income for the 14 day period that ended 5 January 2018 was $25,153.34. As a line pilot. For 14 days of work. Of course this was mon...

Now, I think some/many/none/most on this board realize that I wasn't a fan of ALPA intruding into the relationship between myself and my employer. Que sera, sera . That said, I don't think it unfair to be critical of ALPA for allowing the forces social justice to intrude upon their ranks. I understa...

Last night, I waded through a report by the American Association of University Women (AAUW): https://www.aauw.org/research/the-simple-truth-about-the-gender-pay-gap/ They still maintain that despite influences by job choices by women that there are still nefarious forces at work that lead women to m...

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I met an F-16 pilot from the USAF last year and he told me they are having problems recruiting pilots. Unbelievable. I'd having given my left nut to be an Air Force pilot. Apparently the job isn't attractive like it once was. I'm not sure what can change that. I love my job now, but it was a challen...

I don't know what my average take home pay is as I rarely work my posted schedule, but as a 15 year employee and 13 year captain on the NG Flica says I worked (FACT) 739 hours and fifty nine minutes of hard time in 2017, and though I have a hard time deciphering my pay stub, it does state that I had...

Edited, as I thought I someone had seen me with my pants down.

I never thought I'd say this, but I agree with altiplano.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-41805053 Apparently, at least in the UK, it will take 100 years to eliminate the gender based pay gap . If we refer to exhibit A, the EasyJet 52% pay disparity cited above, EasyJet has 100 years to either: (a) pay their FA's the same as pilots, (b) incentivize wome...

Umm, why not start hiring women? That might solve the pilot shortage problem and close the gender based pay gap. I call that a twofer!

Altiplano, it had to happen sooner or later.

JBI, do you have a background in the STEM fields? I don't want to button hole you, but I'm trying to get a feel for where your biases (we all have them) may be.

And to correct you, I never mentioned anything about gender roles, only gender based pay gap illusions.

Correlation does not imply causation, and equality of opportunity does not imply equality of outcome. The feminist dogmatic narrative, firmly entrenched in the neo-Marxist, post-Modern illiberal leftwing that has taken control of western universities, is victorious. Trump touched a nerve in the USA ...

It is likely the same at airlines the world over, but here is the stat that the BBC is reporting: "Women's hourly pay rates are 52% lower than men's at Easyjet." http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-42580194 This is a stain on all men in the airline industry. I hang my head in shame that we have all participa...

Might I be so bold as to ask why bother with the ALPA forum. I understand that your reps don't answer questions posed to them, unlike the WJPA reps, who, for the most part, went above and beyond to respond. Further, this policy of non-response on forum postings appears to be a directive from Herndon...

If you were unsuccessful, please read the following document for a clue:

https://decisia.lexum.com/cirb-ccri/cir ... ocument.do

One word is missing from this press release. If you spot it, please don't divulge it just yet. Just ask yourself why it is missing. http://www.alpa.org/news-and-events/news-room/2017-11-29-encore-pilots-secure-alpa-representation Release #: 17.61 November 29, 2017 Encore Pilots Secure ALPA Represent...

GAF . I'm not actually working much OT these days, and haven't for the last two years. Ripping the skies in my wingsuit, and most recently I'm in the final stages of my wingsuit airspeed indicator design that I'm calling the WingNut. I'm not sure, but I don't recall any unionized shops going the no...