Global National: June 29, 2024 | Flight cancellations grow as WestJet mechanics hit picket lines

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In tonight's top story: On one of Canada's busiest long weekends, thousands of travellers find themselves stranded due to a mechanics' strike at WestJet. The airline has cancelled at least 235 flights, affecting thousands of people. This turn of events comes as a surprise, as the Canadian federal government had imposed binding arbitration in an attempt to prevent the work stoppage. WestJet claims that the union walked away from a deal that would have made the maintenance engineers the highest paid in Canada. The government is now intervening, meeting with both sides to seek a resolution. Sean O'Shea has that story.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's political fate is hanging by a thread following a devastating by-election loss for the Liberals in the riding of Toronto-St. Paul's. Amidst growing discontent within the Liberal caucus, Trudeau has refused to address the upsetting defeat for five consecutive days, fueling speculation and outrage. While the PM remains tight-lipped in public, rumours are swirling about a covert phone campaign orchestrated by the prime minister's office to quell the political uproar. Mercedes Stephenson reports on how the prime minister's office is working overtime to lower the political heat.
In the United States, there is a mounting push to get President Joe Biden to reconsider his decision to run in the 2024 presidential election. This fervent call for reconsideration comes on the heels of a lacklustre performance in Thursday's debate with former president Donald Trump. As Reggie Cecchini explains, even members of his party are now openly questioning whether he is up to the task, underscoring the intensity of the situation.
A Russian missile strike has caused grievous injuries to at least one person and has left over a dozen others wounded in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Additionally, reports from Kyiv indicate that separate Russian attacks across eastern Ukraine have resulted in the death of at least 11 more people today. Meanwhile, Russian officials have reported attacks by Ukraine, with at least five people said to have been killed by a "Ukrainian" drone strike in Russia's southwestern Kursk region. Mike Armstrong reports on how drones have become pivotal in this conflict.
Plus, the federal government in Canada has implemented new regulations targeting "greenwashing," requiring companies to substantiate their environmental claims under the amended Competition Act. While environmental groups support the changes, opposition from industry and some provincial leaders persists. The new laws have caused concern in the energy industry and have been criticized for their vague nature. Heather Yourex-West reports.
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@StohnJanley 2 күн бұрын

Westjet used to be a great airline. My family was booked on WS419 for the Volleyball Canada Nationals in Edmonton back in May. Toronto to Edmonton. The flight was delayed, delayed, delayed, then cancelled 12 hours after it was supposed to depart. Westjet flew us to Saskatoon at 10:30PM and we had to sleep in the airport overnight, then we got to Edmonton on a commuter prop jobby the next morning. We were out over $500.00 for hotel and car rental, plus we missed a day in Edmonton. When my wife filed a claim they said GFY. So we are flying to Calgary in September for a family event...on Porter. Westjet, you can GFY. We will never, ever, ever, ever fly on Westjet, ever again.

@MellieMelOG 2 күн бұрын

Just pay your workers, enough of CEOs and share holders reaping all the benefits AND gaslighting everyone else!!

@shawnferrie6990 2 күн бұрын

What is enough pay? Give me one group who would be satisfied.

@jamesbilodeau8188 2 күн бұрын

Lets not forget the goddamn politicians who run the damn show. Won't be one of those bastards left waiting for a flight!

@Zola_6 2 күн бұрын

The rejected offer Under the proposed agreement, WestJet Aircraft Maintenance Engineers would have been the highest paid in the country, with a 12.5 per cent wage increase in the first year of the agreement, and a compounded wage increase of 23 per cent over the term of the agreement. In addition, the agreement would: Protect work-life balance standards that are already exceptional by industry comparators Enforce strong commitments to job security Attract highly skilled professionals to WestJet’s Technical Operations team, to ensure adequate resourcing well into the future Additional context Using 2023 T4s as a source of truth, our AME’s make on average $109,000, with our top earners making between $150,000 and $170,000, approximately double the average annual salary in Canada

@jamesbilodeau8188 2 күн бұрын

@@Zola_6 And they want more, disgusting

@MellieMelOG 2 күн бұрын

@@Zola_6 I see you are getting your info directly from westjet

@PrairieSquid 2 күн бұрын

it's Canada Day weekend and it's my dead brother's birthday today. My brother, Ian, was murdered by the Canadian government in their engineered homelessness and predatory prescription genocide a year and a half ago, when he was quickly replaced in his job by a new immigrant, and his apartment, went to a new immigrant. this is a very unhappy Canada day for me. Rest in peace, Ian And rest in peace to the many thousands of other Canadians, who have been slaughtered in this genocide, and replaced by a new immigrants, many of whom don't even need to be here

@JimMacintosh 2 күн бұрын

Pay your skilled labour. WestJet and its weird management team are a rudderless disaster.

@Zola_6 2 күн бұрын

@dnwwebb2370 2 күн бұрын

TIME FOR PM TO GO

@chooch9816 2 күн бұрын

And why I no longer fly WestJet… always one of their unions walking out. Unreliable airline, makes AC look like Qatar Airlines.

@briandufoe3719 2 күн бұрын

No compensation ! Typical of WestJet.

@enhancer8213 2 күн бұрын

this wasn't sudden; they were warned many times,

@alljunk4824 2 күн бұрын

To think that under the previous West Jet leadership of Clive Beddoe, the company was one of the most admired, with dedicated employees, faithful customers, and decent profitable company. And now this since acquired by Kestrel Bidco Inc, a cowered president that avoids answering questions truthfully, has made the employees looking to unionized, etc. all in the name of squeezing more money and cutting costs. The only thing the AMEs want is salary comparable to what mechanics make in the USA and in Europe.

@syberspy9 2 күн бұрын

They shouldn't have allowed the sale we all knew this is what happens when shareholders is all that matters

@alljunk4824 2 күн бұрын

@@syberspy9 Well, "In December 2019, WestJet Airlines was acquired by Kestrel Bidco Inc., a subsidiary of Onex Corporation. This acquisition resulted in WestJet transitioning from a publicly traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol "WJA" to a private company."

@letmedietomorrow 2 күн бұрын

Westjet doing everything they can short of actually sitting at the negotiation table.

@DavidHalverson 2 күн бұрын

They can always fire the entire staff of engineers across their corporation and hire new engineers from the universities who will not be unionized. Unions are the cause of increase in prices for everything across Canada.

@Zola_6 2 күн бұрын

@bcanuck Күн бұрын

@@DavidHalverson I think the government money printing and taxation was the cause of inflation. The unions are responding to the government caused inflation. Regardless it will be those without that will suffer from the greed of both parties.

@briandufoe3719 2 күн бұрын

People should know better then booking with WestJet, Zero service, zero respect for is passengers.

@margyeoman3564 2 күн бұрын

Ouch! I have one of their tickets. I hope the strike crosses my dates .

@briandufoe3719 2 күн бұрын

@@margyeoman3564 WestJet could learn a lot from Asian airlines about service,period. Good luck !

@rhondamartel5838 2 күн бұрын

Jagmeet’s greed for his pension means more than Canadians & their needs.

@garyhaggquist740 Күн бұрын

Poilievre is the one who's been gorging at the public trough for 20 yrs - becoming a multi- millionaire (with a multi-million dollar real state portfolio) - off the backs of CDN taxpayers. Conservatives want to force an early election - while the NDP is focused on continuing to force the the government to get a long list of results for CDNs.

@Bragg-WRC123 2 күн бұрын

Got stuck in LAX when WJ connection got cancelled. Cost $2K to get home to YYC on AC. Will never ever fly WJ again.

@Kevin_geekgineering 2 күн бұрын

good for union, airlines are profiting from every corner and paying back nothing, time to stop this

@DavidHalverson 2 күн бұрын

Anticipating an uptick in the price of air fares to pay for the increased wages.

@Zola_6 2 күн бұрын

@bosvarkutube Күн бұрын

A category four hurricane is hitting the leeward islands this morning, where people are stranded because they could not get out. I personally had to drive arduous and risky 12 hour journey because my flight was canceled. To the WestJet engineers : thank you for putting peoples lives at risk you idiots

@bob-qz9ey 2 күн бұрын

I'm a 76-yr-old former Union Member of 50-yrs, sayin' the fault lies with Government, who could easily have gained strong support for a provision that Company must inform the Public for a "legalized" lockout, compelling Unions not to dilly-dally; to even accept inevitable 'Arbitration'. Pity the Ticketholders.

@edr.2642 2 күн бұрын

Goodluck getting any compensation from Airlines. We are frequent flyers and NEVER got any compensation before. You will have more luck with your credit card company. Trust me.

@Willchannel90 2 күн бұрын

Work rights is very important.

@dangunton 2 күн бұрын

Good for them. As much as I fly and could be affected by this, they do deserve well more than they’re making. I make more building fences and decks seasonally. I doubt my most stressful days compare to an average day for anyone in their position. If you are complaining, I hope you can appreciate your worth and stand by it like these folk are doing. They’ve been the subjects to this whole Boeing fiasco too and you should be happy because this will be how new safety standards are set, and ones that are needed.

@qiwang220 23 сағат бұрын

A flight cancelation ??? Again???OMG!!!!!

@sandraleishman878 2 күн бұрын

Please stop using this countdown. Over used on youtube.

@elaineqin4877 2 күн бұрын

Union is the biggest problem for the economy. There are many people having hard time finding a j professional job.

@nightfall_gamer 2 күн бұрын

You can't just walk off the street and become an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer. Years of schooling, specialized training for each aircraft type and a lot of skill involved so think about that the next time you step on an aircraft but try to dismiss the men and women who keep that aircraft safe to fly.

@JY20014 2 күн бұрын

@@nightfall_gamer No doubt that most of the engineers are very capable. My issue is their entitlement to deviously strike at the worst time possible for passengers. Westjet employees used to be part share owners. How idiotic are they to jeopardize their own company by enraging your customers? They went on strike just one year ago again before May long weekend. I don't know why companies require unions rather than employ people directly. If you don't like your conditions you have the freedom to work for someone else.

@nightfall_gamer 2 күн бұрын

@@JY20014 that blame lies squarely at the feet of the incompetent and disrespectful Executive level of the company who refuse to negotiate with the union. Do not believe what you hear millionaire executives have to say in the media because I can tell you it is all lies. Once again try to learn the truth of the situation before commenting. Everything that is happening for the last 2 days can be stopped immediately by the WestJet execs.

@Zola_6 2 күн бұрын

They are American based Union also 🙈

@brenthill3241 2 күн бұрын

I would have like more info from the workers point of view with respect to their contract complaints and less about Trudeau's political woes.

@Zola_6 2 күн бұрын

@Kathy007s Күн бұрын

Westjet has such a long history of flight disruptions and cancellations, that it is not safe booking any flight with this company. As they have incompetent CEOs (likely with huge salaries), they deserve to bankrupt or to be sold to another company that will perform this service seriously and fairly to their customers.

@Cheetor89 2 күн бұрын

It's time for the PM to step down. Also the US citizens must be crazy for their choices for their next President. Both Presidential candidates have massive egos, one is a criminal and the other one is just to dam old and can't remember what he said 1 minutes ago.

@user-jq2wu3jj8w Күн бұрын

Most worse airline that I ever experienced!!!!!!!!

@AnwerHashimSamnani 2 күн бұрын

May Love Peace Prevail In The World....

@dnwwebb2370 2 күн бұрын

Y CANADA DID NOT SEND BAD PEOPLE HOME PEOPLE

@geoffsale5866 2 күн бұрын

Guys sound like Klause Schwab

@BDee3126 2 күн бұрын

Thank goodness I'll be at home sleeping and doing nothing this long weekend in this post nation state.

@commonsensecraziness7595 2 күн бұрын

Sean O'Shea still fabricating his own stories or is this one real? No one knows. I don't see a shoving match.

@ijji4615 2 күн бұрын

these "engines" all have crooked and cracked shafts.

@user-cw9em3mo3w 2 күн бұрын

Time for JTrudeau to go back to his profession he trained for ,Drama Teacher.😮

@Tha66 2 күн бұрын

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@wayneboyd4372 2 күн бұрын

Engineers??? LOL It's like calling a cashier a grocery consultant LOL

@JY20014 2 күн бұрын

True the title is misused for self promotion.

@AellaMaude-oy9qn 2 күн бұрын

@wayneboyd4372 More like calling a cashier a Nutritionist. 🙄

@SoBiased 2 күн бұрын

Do Increase the travel fee and problem solved

@johnpersad5557 2 күн бұрын

Congratulations Elon!🎉🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳💖💖💖💖💘💘💘💘💘🍯🍯🍯

@ainschuntayleuhn1147 2 күн бұрын

I like WestJet, it’s Boeing that Scares me!

@commonsensecraziness7595 2 күн бұрын

Yep. WestJet never sent an assassin to kill a whistleblower.

@shawnferrie6990 2 күн бұрын

Blaming West Jet for their Mechanics decision to hold passengers hostage is like blaming Trudeau for doing what Canadians elected, re elected and then re elected him again to do.

@keikairin2038 2 күн бұрын

All those striking folks are foreign. Can we get some local workers please? Our people need jobs too. We promise not to hold our OWN country hostage every 5 minutes.

@1kwhalley 2 күн бұрын

@keikairin2038 How do you know they're foreign? What is a "local worker"? Who is "our people"?

@keikairin2038 2 күн бұрын

@@1kwhalley I did background checks on a variety of folks actively members of unions at the airport. These people did not come into Canada legally. Our people are the Canadian citizens born in this country who are going jobless so these people can keep exploiting this country and our businesses. Shame on you. LOCAL workers were supposed to be BORN in our community. Not racist foreign criminals.

@steveharrigan7811 2 күн бұрын

@@1kwhalley People with at least 3 generations here, and do not depend on government hand-outs, would be "our people".....People who came here 5 yrs ago are not "our people", just to be clear........And no, I dont want f*cking fries with that......

@Zola_6 2 күн бұрын

@@1kwhalleyit’s an American based Union And they rejected this The rejected offer Under the proposed agreement, WestJet Aircraft Maintenance Engineers would have been the highest paid in the country, with a 12.5 per cent wage increase in the first year of the agreement, and a compounded wage increase of 23 per cent over the term of the agreement. In addition, the agreement would: Protect work-life balance standards that are already exceptional by industry comparators Enforce strong commitments to job security Attract highly skilled professionals to WestJet’s Technical Operations team, to ensure adequate resourcing well into the future Additional context Using 2023 T4s as a source of truth, our AME’s make on average $109,000, with our top earners making between $150,000 and $170,000, approximately double the average annual salary in Canada

@bcanuck Күн бұрын

The corporations (most are behind the mass migration into our country) were hoping for cheap labor on their airlines or what have you. Now they are seeing the folly of their destructive plans. They really have destroyed this once beautiful country and it's people.

@charlesward9486 2 күн бұрын

Nice title they gave themselves, "maintenance engineers"! That funny when they're nothing more than mechanics, and should be fired mechanics after this strike!

@Kevin_geekgineering 2 күн бұрын

finally someone got the balls to fine filthy oil industry

@syberspy9 2 күн бұрын

Filthy oil? Lol you know nothing... One of the safest, most efficient, and regulated industries in this country... I work in solar and wind and oil & gas and you clearly know nothing....

@bcanuck Күн бұрын

Almost everything in our society requires oil for production and distribution. The food we eat would be the most important.

@stevengibson4566 2 күн бұрын

Hey Trump is old too, so he's age matters in the election too

@steveharrigan7811 2 күн бұрын

It has little to do with age, its all about mental acuity....Trump is an energy powerhouse, speaks for hours un-scripted, no teleprompter, to massive crowds, and has actual plans for the economy, and the border, along with everything else.....Joe Biden can barely read a teleprompter, and even then, he gets lost....Speaks to small gatherings of paid supporters...Jill Biden had him up on a stage afterward, praising him like a dog....It was beyond un-comfortable, just really weird....

@haroldk724 2 күн бұрын

There are Plenty of People looking for Work....I guess these who on Strike do not need the jobs Anymore so people who want to Work....Here you perfect Timing

@nightfall_gamer 2 күн бұрын

If you nothing important and educated to say then please sit down, educate yourself on what the AMEs have been dealing with from upper management and be quiet.

@commonsensecraziness7595 2 күн бұрын

Are you a medieval lord or something? If the peasants don't work, we'll just starve them off the land, is that it?

@Zola_6 2 күн бұрын

@nightfall_gamer 2 күн бұрын

@@Zola_6 And you believe that? The truth is AMEs in Canada were being paid less than half of what their counterparts make doing the same job in the USA and all other countries in the world. The Canadian AME industry has been suppressed by the airline's here and government for the last 50 years. WestJet gave it's pilots $400 million last year then turns around and tells the AMEs the more important department in any airline because without them, the pilots have no work that the company cannot afford to pay them anything more. Then brags every quarter since then of the record profits that the company has made. When the AMEs went to the executives and asked for better pay due to inflation, the executives resorted to disrespectful comments and told them to keep working and be quiet. The AMEs were forced to unionize when the company told them to f-off and since getting unionize the company has tried to stonewall and dismiss the union and the AMEs request. Now they have resorted to try and turn he public against the AMEs and trying to discredit the union. The company at this very moment can end all of this by coming to the table in good faith and giving a fair wage commensurate with the level skill and responsibilities they hold but the company is spending every chance it has going on the media trying to bully the AMEs back to work. Like I said to everyone looking to comment in this thread. Learn the truth before you comment. The workers are well withing their rights to strike and the company deserves everything that is happening to them for treating these men and women like they are nothing. The company had the nerve to come to the table this week and offer 0.5% increase the offer that was already turned down by the AMEs. That's the level of disrespect they are dealing with.

@dy6682 2 күн бұрын

Westjet and it’s employees- another national disgrace and the public suffers . Passengers should be able to sue any union messing around with the public .

@JimMacintosh 2 күн бұрын

It’s not the union, it’s WestJet. This was completely avoidable but WestJet refuses to keep up with the times and inflation and pay its skilled labour property. You do not want cheap maintenance on an aircraft.

@JY20014 2 күн бұрын

Agreed. Unfortunately most essential or critical public services are plagued with unions. What is there to do?

@Zola_6 2 күн бұрын

@JimMacintosh 2 күн бұрын

@@Zola_6”Double the average annual salary in Canada” That is a stupid argument. Professions/skillsets/responsibility are not equal. You wouldn’t want your surgeon only making double the pathetic average salary in Canada. Nor would you want that for those responsible for working on $100,000,000+ aircraft.

@bcanuck Күн бұрын

@@JimMacintosh Please don't compare mechanics to surgeons. They are being offered $109,000 to $170,000 dollars to turn a screwdriver. Sounds more than fair to me.

@bobinabuddy 2 күн бұрын

Smith has to go, no dental….no CPP OAS……who is she to speak for those that rely on these federal benefits

@syberspy9 2 күн бұрын

She's doing what we want, stop giving handouts to liberals. You want something go out and earn it stop asking for my tax dollars for what you want

@margyeoman3564 2 күн бұрын

We can give provincial benefits in Alta. In fact we have some supports in those areas don't we?

@JimMacintosh 2 күн бұрын

Smith is the best Premier in the Country. Move to a woke province if you don’t like it here, you have plenty of choices.

@commonsensecraziness7595 2 күн бұрын

Albertans quality for OAS at 65 just like everywhere else. What are you smoking? An exit from the CPP doesn't mean you lose anything. The people that say it will are literally pulling it out of nowhere and fearmongering.

@ductdang 2 күн бұрын

Union should not have done strike because binding arbitration already in play. The union just wanted to disrupt, using customers ….

@MellieMelOG 2 күн бұрын

Nope, look again, legal strike.

@ductdang 2 күн бұрын

@@MellieMelOG legal maybe, but unnecessary since there is no longer a bargaining table.

@MellieMelOG 2 күн бұрын

@@ductdangnecessary if the company needs to be squeezed - no pain, no gain

@JY20014 2 күн бұрын

@@MellieMelOGSay that again if your flight gets cancelled. Work somewhere with better pay then. Entitlement is everywhere. I know some engineering companies in US pay more but can I not show up to work because my raise request was declined? 😂 I would like to see how these unionites survive in the real world without the protection of their union mommy and daddy.

@commonsensecraziness7595 2 күн бұрын

@@JY20014 [Work somewhere with better pay then.] The airline industry is largely an oligopoly and can't get better wages without striking. How is it that you so spectacularly fail at basic economics?