WestJet Encore pilots file notice to begin contract negotiations with management

Pilots with WestJet Encore are gearing up to bargain their second collective agreement.

The Air Line Pilots Association says it's filed notice to open contract negotiations with the regional carrier for WestJet. 

The association says WestJet Encore needs to give its nearly 400 pilots drastic improvements on wages, career progression and more to keep them.

It says management has been unwilling to address pilots' main concerns despite what it calls a mass exodus from their ranks so far this year.