Air Canada Pilots Dispute Goes to Arbitration

Air Canada Pilots Dispute Goes to Arbitration

 

19 May 2012

 

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.

"To say we are disappointed would be a vast understatement," said Captain Jean-Marc Belanger, Chair of theMaster Executive Council of the Air Canada Pilots Association. "We did everything possible to reach anagreement, paring down our proposals, addressing the airline's issues and showing flexibility at thebargaining table."

Under the protocol governing the negotiations, ACPA will not comment on the reasons that an agreementcould not be reached.

The pilots will now prepare a final offer for submission to federal arbitrator Doug Stanley, in compliancewith the 90-day process legislated by the federal government.

The Air Canada Pilots Association is the largest professional pilot group in Canada, representing the3,000 pilots who operate Air Canada's mainline fleet.

 

Contact: Paul Howard

Director of Communications

905-678-9008 ext. 4011

phoward@acpa.ca

 

Submitted by ACPA on Saturday 05/19/2012