WestJet Encore averts pilot strike with tentative deal
CBC
WestJet says it's reached a tentative deal with its Encore pilots after two weeks of negotiations, steering clear of a potential strike this week.
The Air Line Pilots Association, which represents the 350-plus aviators at the regional carrier, issued a 72-hour strike notice Wednesday that could have seen a work stoppage as early as this weekend.
Meanwhile, WestJet had sent out an advance lockout notice to the union, saying planes could be grounded as early as 6 p.m. MT on Saturday if no deal was reached.
In an interview Thursday afternoon, WestJet president Diederik Pen said the new agreement comes as a "relief" for all parties as well as for travellers, some 6,000 of whom would have been affected for each day of a strike.
The union says the tentative deal, which its membership is set to vote on next month, will help with pilot retention, working conditions and work-life balance.
The pilots, who approved a strike mandate in early April, rejected an initial tentative agreement earlier this month.
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