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Old 3rd Apr 2010, 10:34
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CHC Pilots Association: As a matter of fact......

Ladies and Gentlemen

It is good to see that Global Helicopter Pilots Association keeps getting confirmed as a union in accordance with rules and regulations in Canada. It is my hope that management will find the will and motivation to build a constructive and friendly relationship with GHPA in the time to come.

As far as unions for pilots within CHC, all pilot groups with exeption of GHPA have established collective labour agreements with their respective companies.

In the 5 countries/6 business units in Europe you will find pilot union membership varying between 90-99,5%.

The percentage is lower in GHPA. Some reasons may be that the union is newly founded and membership is scattered around the globe. Historically, management was perceived to be union hostile, leading to some pilots not daring to show an interest in union membership

CHC Australia has a separate CLA through the membership in Australian Federation of Air Pilots and Australian ALPA. Membership percentage equals Europe.

Other staff groups in the European companies are also unionized with high percentile membership.

If FRC follows what seems to be the typical timeline for its type of company, they will stick around for 5-7 years from taking over CHC in the summer of 2008. Whether FRC would sell CHC as a single entity or as separate companies is for them to know and for us to find out.

In my opinion, profit and cash are keywords for FRC. Unions, new and old would hardly be of major interest as long as business is taken care of in a professional manner.

Best regards,

Olav Bastiansen
Executive Chairman
CHC-PA
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