WestJet pilots to down tools if pay deal not agreed

WestJet pilots have voted to go on strike if a pay agreement has not been reached with the airline by May 16. “This vote is a clear sign that WestJet pilots remain committed to securing a North American industry-standard contract,” said the Air Line Pilots Int’l (ALPA) union, which reported that 93% of votes were in favour of going on strike, “WestJet, despite repeatedly touting its growth strategy, is haemorrhaging around 30 pilots per month and is on track to lose up to 20%  of its experienced pilot work force within the next year,” ALPA said, “We are hopeful that