WestJet Pilots Association turned down a tentative agreement
Good Morning All:
This in from Reuters on the 29th and best wishes to the WJPA in securing an agreement with their employer.
November 29, 2013
Pilots at WestJet Airlines have turned down a tentative agreement with the company, but the airline said no disruption was expected.
WestJet pilots, represented by the non-union group WestJet Pilots Association, voted against the deal by a 58.7 percent margin, with 96 percent of pilots casting a vote, the airline said in a statement.
"There is no chance of a labour disruption of any kind," said WestJet spokesman Robert Palmer.
"Our pilots, like all WestJetters, have a vested interest in the health and stability of the company, and it will be business as usual as we head toward the busy Christmas travel season."
WestJet did not disclose details of the rejected proposal and efforts to contact the pilot's association were not successful.
WestJet's chief executive Gregg Saretsky said the airline was disappointed with the results and that it would continue to work toward a new agreement. The current deal remains in place until a new one is reached, the airline said.
WestJet, which launched a regional carrier this summer and announced its first trans-Atlantic flight for next summer, saw its stock finish a modest 0.2 percent higher at CAD$27.60 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
(Reuters)