Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Discuss topics relating to Jazz Aviation LP.

Moderators: sky's the limit, sepia, Sulako, lilfssister, North Shore, I WAS Birddog

Fowler
Rank 1
Rank 1
Posts: 26
Joined: Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:20 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by Fowler »

Answer them?
Nope
This smells like a dumpster fire trying to be put out by a cotton curtain. All good pls look away,
Don't you want to know?
Two reps in Yul want clarification on spending our money. They can't release but have legitimate questions.
Did you read the yul Ames? It's true, nothing answered.
---------- ADS -----------
 
Chateau
Rank 1
Rank 1
Posts: 25
Joined: Fri Apr 15, 2022 10:04 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by Chateau »

ACA MEC (particularly YUL reps) think Claude is trash, other ALPA carriers wouldn't touch him with a 10 foot pole (look at Canada Board election) and a strong contingent of Jazz pilots are realizing maybe high end kitchens, Lincolns and paid Hawaiian vacation aren't in their best interests.

He is done.
---------- ADS -----------
 
Fowler
Rank 1
Rank 1
Posts: 26
Joined: Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:20 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by Fowler »

Message from Yul FO Rep.

To the pilots of the Montreal base,



I know you have noticed my name missing from some recent YUL LEC communications, and I want to share and explain my position with you.

I believe that our actions as elected representatives always have a potential impact on the pilot group as a whole and, therefore, need to be made thoughtfully.

My discomfort in bringing the actual discussion to the public space comes from the fact that I do not believe this discussion first happened within the MEC. I think that should have been the initial step.

Any accusation of financial wrongdoing is a serious matter and must, therefore, be taken seriously. Let me be clear: I expect accountability if any wrongdoing has occurred. But without context, even what we might perceive as “fact” does not say much.

I am still engaged with both sides of this discussion, even when we might not agree, because the pilot group deserves to have its best interests served, especially when most of your MEC’s work currently revolves around the ULP process with the CIRB.

I am available to hear your thoughts and questions, even if you disagree with my current position.



In solidarity,


Frédéric Poissant

Représentant des premiers-officiers et Vice-Président JAZ 220 LEC

First Officer Representative and Vice-Chair JAZ 220 LEC
---------- ADS -----------
 
Fowler
Rank 1
Rank 1
Posts: 26
Joined: Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:20 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by Fowler »

Respectfully I think keeping a serious issue "in house" and behind closed doors is a dangerous prospect and position to take. Especially when numbers are still not being released and the explanations given lack credibility and specificity. Wtf?
---------- ADS -----------
 
truedude
Rank 8
Rank 8
Posts: 874
Joined: Tue Apr 27, 2004 3:30 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by truedude »

Chateau wrote: Tue Apr 29, 2025 2:33 pm ACA MEC (particularly YUL reps) think Claude is trash, other ALPA carriers wouldn't touch him with a 10 foot pole (look at Canada Board election) and a strong contingent of Jazz pilots are realizing maybe high end kitchens, Lincolns and paid Hawaiian vacation aren't in their best interests.

He is done.
Who cares what the ACA reps think of him. It isn't like it would matter if they loved him. They would never give anything if they didnt get anything in return, no matter how much they loved our guy. So I am quite okay with them not liking him.
---------- ADS -----------
 
A310Heavy
Rank 1
Rank 1
Posts: 21
Joined: Thu Sep 21, 2023 6:12 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by A310Heavy »

I think the point is no one likes him outside of a few Jazz hardcore loyalists who don't mind union dues going to Lincolns & trips to Hawaii
---------- ADS -----------
 
Cypresshill
Rank 1
Rank 1
Posts: 26
Joined: Sun Apr 27, 2025 3:12 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by Cypresshill »

That’s a fluffy communication reeking of complete inexperience and shying gently away from the stinking mess pile next to him that he ignores to address in his message. He knows it’s bad. Very bad. It’s obvious. And so do others on the MEC.

If I had a dollar for every dollar the chairman spent on this office project, I’d probably have just shy of $1900000 dollars. Yes, almost two million.

2 hundred and what days in hotels? Someone loves their Marriott points. That’s gotta be $55K/year or more for a lot of years. And an infinite amount of free stays across the globe from them points. But not in Honolulu. Charge that shite dummy, cause Jazz pilots are morons! Plus I’ll get even more points!

Chairman expenses up 20% with 400 less pilots? Which were already egregious. Bahhh, not a problem. See above. Specifically “Morons”.

I guess JAZ ALPA is a Fortune 500 company now. The revenue is pilot dues. It’s fascinating.
---------- ADS -----------
 
VomitComet
Rank 0
Rank 0
Posts: 8
Joined: Wed Apr 23, 2025 5:41 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by VomitComet »

Cypresshill wrote: Tue Apr 29, 2025 9:05 pm That’s a fluffy communication reeking of complete inexperience and shying gently away from the stinking mess pile next to him that he ignores to address in his message. He knows it’s bad. Very bad. It’s obvious. And so do others on the MEC.

If I had a dollar for every dollar the chairman spent on this office project, I’d probably have just shy of $1900000 dollars. Yes, almost two million.

2 hundred and what days in hotels? Someone loves their Marriott points. That’s gotta be $55K/year or more for a lot of years. And an infinite amount of free stays across the globe from them points. But not in Honolulu. Charge that shite dummy, cause Jazz pilots are morons! Plus I’ll get even more points!

Chairman expenses up 20% with 400 less pilots? Which were already egregious. Bahhh, not a problem. See above. Specifically “Morons”.

I guess JAZ ALPA is a Fortune 500 company now. The revenue is pilot dues. It’s fascinating.
Well considering CB lives in YUL, and the MEC offices are in YYZ, it’s not a big surprise. If anything it shows he spends more time away from home than any other pilot in the company.

Perhaps you’d rather a lame duck MEC that does nothing but bend over and take it up the ass from the company like AC pilots had with ACPA for 20 years.

The fact is, the YUL cry babies sent their info to all the reps and several levels of ALPA, and they all said nothing there. I put more trust in the national oversight process than a single rep and his lap dog.
---------- ADS -----------
 
Cypresshill
Rank 1
Rank 1
Posts: 26
Joined: Sun Apr 27, 2025 3:12 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by Cypresshill »

Spoken like someone who’s been C-Diddy-ed.

This thing he has going is one of a kind.
---------- ADS -----------
 
Cypresshill
Rank 1
Rank 1
Posts: 26
Joined: Sun Apr 27, 2025 3:12 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by Cypresshill »

Just open the books.
---------- ADS -----------
 
Fowler
Rank 1
Rank 1
Posts: 26
Joined: Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:20 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by Fowler »

YUL Pilots,

We are not confused about the directives we were given by the YUL pilots on April 15, 2025.

You gave us motions that were clear and unambiguous.

You directed us to recall the MEC executive due to your mistrust of their handling of your business.

You directed us to get a cost comparison to validate the renovation of the ALPA office and the purchase of a vehicle, which was made to reduce spending.

We made several requests by email to the MEC executive chair to obtain:

1) A cost comparison of the office renovation/vehicle purchase to validate we are truly saving money for the pilots as promised by the MEC executive.

2) An explanation of 4 trips to Honolulu that he charged to the MEC budget.

To date, the MEC executive chair has not responded other than to offer a closed (confidential) face-to-face meeting at the MEC offices in Toronto, which would further our costs and lacks transparency to the pilot group. This is another example of the MEC executive’s model of control over the MEC, which does not follow ALPA’s “bottom up” model.

The next step is to bring a motion to the MEC to request that information. That can be done via a remote, special MEC meeting on short notice or in person at our next MEC meeting in June. The MEC will have to vote on that motion, and it must pass by 51% for us to move forward.

What would you prefer?

We do not understand what the YUL first officer representative has "discomfort" about. The solution to this issue is simple: transparency with the pilots. Our secretary-treasurer internally reported this to the channels a treasurer must ethically take—ALPA Finance in Washington, ALPA Finance in Canada, and the MEC. When there was a complete lack of concern or interest in the days that followed from the majority of the MEC members, we began communicating with our pilots.

The MEC executive chair should voluntarily provide the cost comparison, justification, and supporting proof for his four trips to Honolulu.

A clear answer to these financial requests may help us achieve your next request to recall the MEC executive.

We will continue to try to achieve your requests, even if the YUL first officer representative believes in keeping this issue within the MEC in closed session.

We have clear direction from the YUL pilot group by motion to proceed... It is not complicated!


Gilbert Renaud

Chair

Captain Rep

Andrew Schliep

Secretary-Treasurer
---------- ADS -----------
 
CaptDukeNukem
Rank (9)
Rank (9)
Posts: 1986
Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2022 9:33 am

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by CaptDukeNukem »

:prayer:
AllthatJazz wrote: Sat Apr 26, 2025 6:59 pm
truedude wrote: Sat Apr 26, 2025 5:17 pm
AllthatJazz wrote: Sat Apr 26, 2025 3:36 pm - A Lincoln Aviator? Oh, clearly someone’s auditioning for the role of Matthew McConaughey in a regional airline biopic. “Alright, alright, alright,”

- Running "Top Chef" out of the MEC office? Because nothing says “regional pilot solidarity” like a luxury Viking kitchen range. I’m sure the pilots are thrilled their dues are funding a Gordon Ramsay HQ.

- MEC offices turning into Earl’s with a fully stocked bar? Why stop there? Let’s add a rooftop pool and call it “Club ALPA.” Membership perks include overpriced cocktails and a side of misplaced priorities.

- Paid trips to Hawaii? Back-to-back twice? To “organize a flow” with Hawaiian Airlines? Sure, because if you can’t manage a flow with your own mainline, why not aim for the stars—or, in this case, the Pacific. Immigration issues? ALPA’s stance on foreign workers? Details, details.

- Six figures in expenses? Oh, of course, because running a regional pilot group is basically like running the Sopranos.

- Fourteen years as MEC chair? That’s not a tenure; that’s a dynasty. I didn’t realize ALPA was dabbling in monarchy. Or is it more of a “benevolent dictatorship”?

Enough is enough. Time to channel your inner whistleblower and have a chat with your reps. Maybe bring snacks from the MEC kitchen—they’ll probably appreciate the gesture.
A new profile, with 4 posts, less than a month old. Clearly agenda drivin, and likely the same people posting in other spots. Give it up guys, it is beyond sad at this point. Utterly pathetic!
Lol "TrueDude". Classic...try to de credit the messenger instead of the message...

These are ALL admitted FACTS from the Claude himself. Read below:

And yes I have an agenda - to clean up this corruption of my union!

https://contentsharing.net/actions/emai ... d=65911274
---------- ADS -----------
 
CaptDukeNukem
Rank (9)
Rank (9)
Posts: 1986
Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2022 9:33 am

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by CaptDukeNukem »

Type your salary in your phone calculator times 0.018 and see how much you’re paying for people to have a good time
---------- ADS -----------
 
Cypresshill
Rank 1
Rank 1
Posts: 26
Joined: Sun Apr 27, 2025 3:12 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by Cypresshill »

CB expenses

· Hawaii Dec 4 to 10, 2024: $6,000+

· Mileage $0.70/km, March 2024: 470 km of errands

· Saskatoon Jan 24–26, 2024; Whitehorse, Hamilton?

· Vehicle seen at residence – usage?

· Hawaii Dec 7 to 20, 2023: $8,000+

· Meals only (excluding group entertainment): 2024: $27,000+ / 2023: $22,000+ / 2022: $18,000+

· Office cost proposed: ~$1 million (Net Book Value: $1.8 million)

· Previous YVR reps in Hawaii, March 2023 – no bargaining

· Lodging expenses: 2024: $58,000+ / 2023: $56,000+ / 2022: $40,000+

· Entertainment account (2024, separate from meals): $10,000+

· Hawaii Feb 23 to Mar 6, 2023: $10,000+

· Vehicle total cost: over $90,000 (breakdown: $68K vehicle + $11.5K warranty + $5.5K tires + $3,700 insurance + $4,000 fuel)

· Personal expenses of Chairman: 2024: $118,000+ / 2023: $136,000+ / 2022: $103,000+

· Hawaii Dec 4 to 12, 2022: $8,000+

· Other meeting costs Jan 2024 (YYZ): “No small food and beverage”; 2 claims = $17,000 (Catered events held in MEC)

· Mileage and parking claims: 2024: $15,000+ / 2023: $18,000+ / 2022: $7,000+

· Claims dispersed through account and sub-account numbers – diluting impact

· Sum of Chairman’s Hawaii trips: $33,000+

· Sum of other parties (previous YVR Ca and Fo rep, previous Exec treasurer)’ Hawaii trip (Feb–Mar 2023): $10,000
---------- ADS -----------
 
proper
Rank 4
Rank 4
Posts: 235
Joined: Wed Feb 16, 2005 1:07 am

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by proper »

@#$! sakes.
This accurate?
---------- ADS -----------
 
Inverted2
Rank 11
Rank 11
Posts: 3876
Joined: Tue Mar 23, 2004 7:46 am

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by Inverted2 »

Hopefully not true….. but I have heard he’s a generous spender on the union dime for over a decade now so I’m not really surprised at this.
---------- ADS -----------
 
DEI = Didn’t Earn It
Cypresshill
Rank 1
Rank 1
Posts: 26
Joined: Sun Apr 27, 2025 3:12 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by Cypresshill »

Absolutely accurate. Any pilot can go to Washington and look at the expenses in detail. This is far from a complete list.

Pigs at the trough.
---------- ADS -----------
 
hithere
Rank 7
Rank 7
Posts: 595
Joined: Mon May 08, 2006 8:05 am

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by hithere »

Negative,
Only an elected officer(LEC CA/FO rep or secretary treasurer) can go to Washington to look at this stuff. And then record it and publically disseminate it? Negative again. But hey this is an anonymous forum and no one is fact checking anything so anything goes right?
---------- ADS -----------
 
Cypresshill
Rank 1
Rank 1
Posts: 26
Joined: Sun Apr 27, 2025 3:12 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by Cypresshill »

Nope. Herndon lawyer got into it and confirmed anyone can go and take notes.

Anyone with a DCA or IAD layover ought to make arrangements and go for themselves.
---------- ADS -----------
 
Cypresshill
Rank 1
Rank 1
Posts: 26
Joined: Sun Apr 27, 2025 3:12 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by Cypresshill »

Article XII, Section 4.A (14) and Article XIII, Section 4.A (13) of C&BL.

…any member in good standing can come to the home office and see the books.

OR….or they can ask their MEC Executive to honestly provide that info but since the JAZ MEC Executive is far from honest in any way, shape, or form, better to just go straight to Washington.

Out with these clowns.
---------- ADS -----------
 
Fowler
Rank 1
Rank 1
Posts: 26
Joined: Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:20 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by Fowler »

New First Officer rep in Yul. Both candidates campaigned on transparency and honesty.
How about the other bases?
Who stands behind the same values?
In Yyc only the skipper Rep seems to. What's the vibe in other bases. What are the reps saying to justify this nonsense?
---------- ADS -----------
 
Cypresshill
Rank 1
Rank 1
Posts: 26
Joined: Sun Apr 27, 2025 3:12 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by Cypresshill »

More precisely:

Office and Financial Overview

Office Renovation Cost (Proposed): Approx. $1,000,000 (with overruns)
Net Book Value of Office: over $1,815,450
Net book Value of Vehicle: $68,220
Net book Value of multiple “furniture” expenses: $36,780, $39,082, $6,538, $111,065, $ 5,894, $20,701 and other. = $220,060 in “furniture”

Chairman Expenses

Master Account - INFOR “CHAIRMAN”

2024: $5,134
2023: $6,932
2022: [Not listed]
Personal Expenses of Chairman when name searched in addition to above

2024: $118,782
2023: $136,753
2022: $103,576
Broken down among:

Mileage Claims & Parking of Chairman

2024: $15,686
2023: $18,987
2022: $7,987
Mileage Rate: $0.70/km
Claims from home to YYZ return cease since June 2024
March 2024 Mileage: 470 km (errands)
Off-Site Data Storage

2024: $16,700
2023: $12,682
Vehicle Usage / En Route Fuel Claims

Vehicle seen at his residence, mileage claims, and travel claims to YYZ office from Chairman’s home cease when we acquired the vehicle

Spousal Claims (2022 and not an ALPA rep/volunteer)

Amount: $1,653
Description: Chairman's wife’s expenses (office renovation mileage & hotels)
Vendor Listed: Claude Buraglia

Event & Meeting Expenses

YYZ Meetings (Jan 2024):
2 Claims for MEC Catered Events
Total: $17,154
Note: "No small food and beverage" catering company
Meals (CWD (committee work day when working from home) $505/month included; group meals & entertainment excluded):
2024: $27,437
2023: $22,169
2022: $18,059
Entertainment Account (2024): $10,133 (separate from meals)
Travel & Lodging

Lodging Costs of Chairman

2024: $58,350
2023: $56,196
2022: $40,342
Hawaii Trips – Chairman

Dates

Cost

Dec 4–10, 2024

$6,462

Dec 7–20, 2023

$8,535

Feb 23 – Mar 6, 2023

$12,041

Dec 4–12, 2022

$8,330

Total

$35,368

Hawaii Trip – Darryl Boon (ex YVR captain rep) Jordan White (ex YVR FO rep currently sits as exec secretary)

Feb 23 – Mar 6: $10,089
Other Travel

Saskatoon (Jan 24–26, 2024): $687
Other Destinations: Yellowknife, London, Saskatoon

Trenton-Belleville (week trip charged to family awareness)
YUL Marriott September 2-7 $1,631 + 480 meals.
Parking fees at Montreal airport Marriot for one expense 260$.

OFFICE RENT: 15615$ - 3445$ (ALPA?) = 12169$ for rent

2024 rent: 146467

Vehicle rims and Tires: $5,578

Vehicle Warranty: $11,454





Budget Concern

Observation:
Claims appear to be distributed across various account and sub-account numbers, which may dilute or obscure actual expenditures by individuals
---------- ADS -----------
 
Cypresshill
Rank 1
Rank 1
Posts: 26
Joined: Sun Apr 27, 2025 3:12 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by Cypresshill »

From YUL COM:

“We may now disclose amounts to the pilots; however, we cannot present the actual Tableau-generated expense reports without executive approval or an MEC majority”

The numbers are real and most are gross to even look at.

Hold your reps accountable. They work for YOU. Not the other way around.
---------- ADS -----------
 
Fowler
Rank 1
Rank 1
Posts: 26
Joined: Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:20 pm

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by Fowler »

I got it! I know why most reps still follow the Jazz Chairman!
They Believe in his one liners!
"Shhhhhhh we're getting a foreign A330 contract" (goes to Hawaii)
"Shhhhhhh we're getting the A220 from mainline" (New Office)
"Shhhhhhh we're getting date of hire with mainline" (Drives the Lincoln)

And no one asks for a shred of proof?
In Claude we "trust".... Ouf....
---------- ADS -----------
 
proper
Rank 4
Rank 4
Posts: 235
Joined: Wed Feb 16, 2005 1:07 am

Re: Time to end this circus: Claude has to go

Post by proper »

What’s happening with our union money is just wrong.
While pilots are dealing with high food prices, short staffing, and no way to drop trips or use timebank, union leaders are out spending our dues on vacations, big TVs, and expensive offices. And some reps are backing them up instead of standing up for us. Why?
The ULP just drags on and on and on with no real answers. And the chairman? Hiding in the shadows where he spends our money.
I reread the ONLY explanation provided. Remember their message? 80% ends up on the cutting room floor? Are you fucking serious? If 20% of my flights were safe would I even be alive? Maybe try this on for size, if you're make a shitty movie about greed and corruption well you succeeded but we need leader not directors who accept that sort of waste. Give your head a shake. 80% loss, ask Musk. fucksakes. I guess they blow 80% of our money so that number actually works out. Frankly we DESERVE BETTER THAN A 20% MARGIN!

We’re supposed to trust this?
It’s time we stop accepting excuses. Every treasurer can see the spending reports. If they’re not telling you the numbers, ask yourself why. That silence? That’s all the answer you need. Yul is sharing but no other base? Lots of cowards it seems.
Ask yourself: How many trips is too many? How much spending is too much? How far is too far?
And if the Jazz pilots condone this, fine, next time your on a dark and dirty approach, working forced overtime from a shitty agreement, think in a different timezone your leaders are watching a sunset in Hawaiian shirts, stuffing their faces a and sipping on scotch.
We need change. We need honesty. We need our union back.
If you’re fed up, start asking real questions. Demand real answers. It’s our money. It’s our careers, It's our paycheck!. It’s our union. Don't let that silver tongued devil work you over.
Let’s take it back from the politicians and the WEAK leadership and return it to the Jazz pilots. Because these assholes don't represent me.
---------- ADS -----------
 
Post Reply

Return to “Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express”