Fanblade wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 9:18 am
We still have some elected reps (5) talking from the point of view of zero cost bargaining. They don’t always say it that way, but the theme is the same.
Membership. We would like XYZ. The 5. What are you willing to trade for that?
Membership. ENOUGH ALREADY with this “gains are off the table” BS!
But I completely agree with you.
Take a look at gains made in bargaining over last 3 years at Morningstar, Sunwing, and Transat in terms of raw pay rates. No matter which way you sliced it, average Pilot pay was going up on each property.
There should be no excuses at AC. Perhaps it will have to wait another 12 months, but the outcome should be the same. Average pilot pay at AC must go up in a meaningful fashion. It would behoove the employer to get out in front of the issue. And it would behoove ACPA to start sounding like a pilot union.
Fanblade wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 9:10 am
Who do you think is behind all this push for change? It’s not all, but by in large, it’s the next generation. Not so much those in their 20’s. It’s that experienced group in their mid to late 30’s. They have been at AC 5-15 years. They have previous union experience.
From the outside looking in, it has always seemed there were 2 (or 3) AC pilot silos. WB. NB. Then Rouge.
WB has generally done quite well. NB not so much. And then there was the Rouge ‘experiment’.
If there is disenchantment with status quo, it most likely emanates from the NB group or those stuck on flat pay (the year 1-15 pilots).
Most Pilot groups follow the agenda of the majority of the constituents. Who are the majority?
I think the silos are more like pre TA1 and post TA1. At the moment we are approaching 50/50.
Post TA1 is very pissed and about to exceed the pre TA1 membership.
The other silos you mention certainly exist but I don't think they are the reason for so much anger being generated. The anger is coming from the group that has taken the brunt of the TA1 changes. 4 year Flat pay. Reduced FO and RP wages. Second class pension. Then just told by the old guard to just suck it up
Inthrustwetrust wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 7:13 pm
Incoming ressection.. expect acpa to use it as excuse to not get any gains
Think they'll ask for another 10% haircut?
Oh there will be gainz... big mooning gainz for shareholders. My advice, mortgage your house, sell your assets and put it all into AC stock to hedge against the pay cut. As soon as they announce that fresh 10 percent cut the stock will moon and you wont even be bothered by the pay cut.
rudder wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 9:37 am
Take a look at gains made in bargaining over last 3 years at Morningstar, Sunwing, and Transat in terms of raw pay rates. No matter which way you sliced it, average Pilot pay was going up on each property.
I don't think you should look at Sunwing as a shining example of bargaining "gains." The CBA negotiated last year saw yearly MMG drop from 1000 to 900 (a 10% paycut right off the top), plus senior Captains are pay frozen for a number of years. Throw that in with increased inflation, and the Sunwing crew were definitely on the losing end of negotiations.
Not really….ALPA Canada invited a few ACPA reps
Out to some IFALPA conference in Singapore….nothing super material other than a new MEC Chair getting to know an old one IMO. Maybe more to come but time will tell.
The corresponding newsletters absolutely indicate a change of relationship between the organizations.
Let's go... with support from WJ/JZ that's all that's needed to wrap this up and get Canadian pilots united and back on track. Let's get a roadshow and merger vote by fall. ALPA for AC negots 2023.
Does anyone think that AC's carrot of a 350k/year wide body job at 25 years of seniority is still enough for people to sign up for 4 years of flat pay in 2022? Seems like it's a much bigger ask with the cost of living and inflation where it's currently at. I know of a few people who were willing to make the 4 year sacrifice pre covid but are unable to make the move today if they had the opportunity due to the high cost of living.
AC needs to improve quality of life if it hopes to attract the type of candidates it’s been accustomed to recruiting. The lifestyles (schedules and pay) of pilots on both wide body and narrow body fleets all all seniority levels has greatly decreased.
Demographics don’t favour OTS new hires, pilots flowing from Jazz are much younger, and have been since 2017/18, than pilots joining from the RCAF or other 705 operators. There have likely been a thousand pilots hired in their mid to late 20’s and early thirties in the past few years. The wide body Captain position will likely never be obtained by anyone who is looking to leave their current position as a jet Captain at another carrier.
Starting pay and lifestyle need to improve immensely at day one if AC wants to attract the best candidates.
We’re 30% behind Americans already and they’re entering a round of bargaining set to raise pay another 25-30%. Add the currency and tax rate differences and we’re basically half of what an American major pilot makes. Mexico pay with NYC cost of living is not a good combo. A 50% raise only gets us partly to where we need to be.
Dockjock wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 8:25 am
We’re 30% behind Americans already and they’re entering a round of bargaining set to raise pay another 25-30%. Add the currency and tax rate differences and we’re basically half of what an American major pilot makes. Mexico pay with NYC cost of living is not a good combo. A 50% raise only gets us partly to where we need to be.
Completely unrealistic. Also inflation is coming down a little bit. Air Canada pilots should accept a 7 percent raise next contract balance unchanged. I will borrow a line from the WEF. “You will own nothing and you will be happy”.
Ok just kidding. Anything under 50 percent raise is not competitive. Anything under 30 percent is a slap to the face, and likely that pilots will still be actively looking elsewhere for employment.
Admiral Benson wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 7:56 pm
Does anyone think that AC's carrot of a 350k/year wide body job at 25 years of seniority is still enough for people to sign up for 4 years of flat pay in 2022? Seems like it's a much bigger ask with the cost of living and inflation where it's currently at. I know of a few people who were willing to make the 4 year sacrifice pre covid but are unable to make the move today if they had the opportunity due to the high cost of living.
I am in the same boat. Honestly I don't think I can afford to make the move to AC unless upgrades go very junior and I can supplement my income off savings/line of credit until the upgrade.