Lynx pilots give discover to start bargaining first contract

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Lynx pilots formally joined ALPA on June 3 after submitting for illustration by the union in Might.

“Our aim is to succeed in a good contract that acknowledges our pilots’ vital position in rising the corporate efficiently,” Capt. Randall Hulkenberg, performing grasp government council for Lynx pilots, stated in a press launch. “As administration works to make our airline a alternative for passengers, we’d like a contract that gives enhancements to job safety, work-life stability, and compensation to make Lynx Air a alternative for pilots too.”

Merren McArthur, CEO and president of Lynx Air, stated in an emailed assertion they like to work straight with their staff however respect their pilots’ proper to prepare.

“We are going to proceed to construct upon our open and clear relationship with our pilots and can work with ALPA management to ship on our imaginative and prescient to encourage extra Canadians to fly,” she stated.

This follows on the footsteps of ALPA negotiating a Canadian sector-setting take care of WestJet earlier this month, avoiding the primary strike within the Calgary airline’s historical past.

Air Canada pilots additionally joined ALPA in Might and despatched discover to cut price to administration on June 13.

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