Air Canada said on Thursday that the federal Canadian government should be prepared to intervene to prevent a looming pilots' strike that the carrier said could cause disruption for weeks to come.
“We are bargaining. We are committed to reaching a deal. But we are saying that if that fails, the government should be ready to intervene and avoid the disruption,” - Christophe Hennebelle (Air Canada’s vice-president of corporate communications)
this is not what a company that’s negotiating in good faith does
NDP won’t support interference
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday morning the party would not support efforts to force pilots back to work.
“We’re going to send a clear message again that we are opposed to Justin Trudeau and the Liberals, or any government, interfering with workers,” said Singh.
I mean, if you’re going with the libertarian logic, we don’t need unions, but there’s also no such thing as “low-cost labour”. People get paid what they’re worth to employers.
If you want wages higher than that, you need collective bargaining.
Let’s make a real bargaining process happen. If the government is forced to intervene, for every day a negotiated contract is not signed, the company CEOs are directly fined 2 % of their total yearly compensation payable in the next tax year.
Air Canada is not a vital service (some of the little bush airlines that are the only way in or out of remote communities might be, but not them). Believing that the government should intervene on their behalf is such excessive hubris that I can’t even.
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Why am I not surprised that air canada is trying to … over it’s own employees? sigh
Here’s the big question: is the NDP willing to bring down the Government if the CPC force this topic into a confidence vote?
Fun fact, if you can’t strike you don’t have unions.
No, you can quit though, which would have a similar effect if the labour market wasn’t being fucked with low-cost labour.
I mean, if you’re going with the libertarian logic, we don’t need unions, but there’s also no such thing as “low-cost labour”. People get paid what they’re worth to employers.
If you want wages higher than that, you need collective bargaining.
“We can’t force our people to work, so let’s call on someone who can!”
Don’t know about you but I wouldn’t feel comfortable flying an airline where workers are being beaten-down by the government to do their jobs.
Probably not a safe travel environment.
Ridiculous, just look at the quality work that Boeing extracts from it’s beaten down employees!
Super, let’s resolve all our labor issues by not negotiating knowing we’ll get backstopped by the government.
Air Canada has been relying on that since its inception.
The nerve of them to say that of course they would after the corrupt liberals used arbitration on the railway strike.
When cost of living is up, union support should be non negotiable.
Government should be ready to prevent strike by forcing the two to negotiate.
Let’s make a real bargaining process happen. If the government is forced to intervene, for every day a negotiated contract is not signed, the company CEOs are directly fined 2 % of their total yearly compensation payable in the next tax year.
Would love to see the notwithstanding clause used for good, like, one time.
“If the two parties are unable to reach an agreement, we will begin drafting legislation to re-nationalize the company”
Air Canada is not a vital service (some of the little bush airlines that are the only way in or out of remote communities might be, but not them). Believing that the government should intervene on their behalf is such excessive hubris that I can’t even.
Wink wink nudge nudge Labour Minister, CIRB, you know what I’m saying, eh? - Air Canada CEO