https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/air-canada-labour-dispute-1.7321527

Obligatory fuck the CEOs and Shareholders

“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.

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      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.

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        Ridiculous, just look at the quality work that Boeing extracts from it’s beaten down employees!

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    Super, let’s resolve all our labor issues by not negotiating knowing we’ll get backstopped by the government.

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      we’ll get backstopped by the government.

      Air Canada has been relying on that since its inception.

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      “If the two parties are unable to reach an agreement, we will begin drafting legislation to re-nationalize the company”

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      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.

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    Wink wink nudge nudge Labour Minister, CIRB, you know what I’m saying, eh? - Air Canada CEO

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    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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    The nerve of them to say that of course they would after the corrupt liberals used arbitration on the railway strike.