ACPA in the News

"OTTAWA—Pilots flying in Canadian skies are getting hit with blinding lasers more than ever, sparking calls for a crackdown on a problem that experts say threatens passenger safety."

"OTTAWA Pilots flying in Canadian skies are getting hit with blinding lasers more than ever, sparking calls for a crackdown on a problem that experts say threatens passenger safety."

"TORONTO – A ten-day effort by Air Canada pilots to negotiate a new agreement with the airline has failed, sending the dispute to federally-legislated arbitration."

The union representing Air Canada (AC.A-T0.86----%) pilots says a last attempt to reach a negotiated settlement has failed and the dispute will be going to arbitration.

Air Canada’s talks with the union representing its pilots have broken off and the dispute will now go before final offer arbitration.

A last-ditch attempt between Air Canada and its pilots to work out a new contract on their own came to a crashing halt Saturday and it appears resolving the matter will fall to a federal mediator.

"Air Canada will commence a 10-day bargaining period with pilots union Thursday with the hopes of hammering out a new tentative agreement, or least finding some common ground, before their labour dispute goes to final offer arbitration."

Labour Minister Lisa Raitt has appointed two arbitrators to help mediate long-standing contract disputes at Air Canada.

"OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 2, 2012) - The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada's Labour Minister, has today appointed Mr. Douglas Stanley as the arbitrator in the dispute between Air Canada and the Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA)."

"It is the country’s biggest and most dysfunctional airline, at war with its unions, losing money and protected by Ottawa. There may be only one way out."

Air Canada and the Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA) have agreed to re-commence negotiations.

Wake up call on Pilot Fatigue?

Dead Tired

Air Canada is threatening to fire the president of its pilots’ union after the carrier alleges he publicly questioned the safety of the airline while in uniform in a televised interview.

"Paul Strachan, the president of the Air Canada Pilots Association, has been reprimanded by the airline for making allegedly “reckless” remarks about plane safety."

"Labour tensions at Air Canada continue...and some say they're thinking twice about their travel plans. We hear from Montrealers, and Mike speaks to the president of the Air Canada Pilots Association."

The Air Canada Pilots Association is urging a group of 27 former union leaders to stand down and join a united campaign to obtain a fair labour contract.

Former labour leaders from the Air Canada Pilots Association are telling union members to open their minds to new ideas from the airline’s management.

Back to Work Backlash - Air Canada Pilots Challenge Legislation

Back to Work Backlash - Air Canada Pilots Challenge Legislation

Air Canada sent signals Wednesday that if legally challenged over its treatment of Aveos Fleet Performance Inc. it plans to argue its own maintenance centres in Canada comply with the 1988 privatization act that requires it...

"The Quebec government is considering suing Air Canada and the federal government for the loss of nearly 1,800 Montreal jobs after the closing of aircraft repair firm Aveos Fleet Performance Inc."

MONTREAL—Two of Air Canada’s largest employee groups are launching constitutional challenges against federal back-to-work legislation that prevents a strike or lockout at the country’s largest carrier.

"The government's latest intervention in relations between Air Canada and its pilots might have prevented stoppages over the busy March Break period, but it has not brought labour peace."

The union representing Air Canada pilots has launched an appeal in Ontario Superior Court to overturn federal back-to-work legislation passed last week.