Air Canada T.AC

CN, CPKC

[jjwilson]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/government-ndp-rail-cn-cpkc-1.7298418

Earlier Monday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said his party would oppose any government intervention in the ongoing labour dispute.

"I want to send a clear message to Justin Trudeau and the Liberals. We will oppose any attempt of the federal government to intervene on behalf of the employer against the workers in which should be a negotiated agreement between workers and the employer for good wages and safe working conditions," he told reporters in Halifax.

"For too long we have seen Liberals and Conservatives interfere in these types of labour disputes to the advantage of the employer, to the detriment of the worker. That is wrong and we will oppose that."

MacKinnon (Labour Minister) previously seemed resistant to interfering. Last week he rejected a request from CN for binding arbitration, and instead urged the parties to hammer it out at the negotiating table.

[ThisIsYerChance]

Ya but those are trains AC rocks planes

[jjwilson]

"Ya but those are trains AC rocks planes" I think the Feds are even less likely to interfere in the airline industry than in rail.  In the rail strike/lockout there will be a complete stoppage with no backup.  In our situation Westjet, Porter, Jazz will all keep flying.

[ThisIsYerChance]

I see what you mean now

[thinkyourmoney]

This is delusional.  Let's just look at trans-pacific travel.  Air Canada accounts for 45% of all seats available across the Pacific.  Westjet accounts for 5%.  They just lost 10% of their fleet in a hail storm and they are scrambling to solve that problem.  The airplanes that could actually make the trip (787s) are all fully booked into their current scheduling

[TELEMARKER]

cross border and catch US carrie Approx 80% of canadians live within 100 kms of US

[ThisIsYerChance]

Are you actually saying you want us to fly a Porter plane across the pacific?

[thinkyourmoney]

Give it a try and let me know how that goes.  Figure it out if you can.

[ThisIsYerChance]

Would ya come with me?

[jjwilson]

"This is delusional.  Let's just look at trans-pacific travel.  Air Canada accounts for 45% of all seats available across the Pacific.  Westjet accounts for 5%.  They just lost 10% of their fleet in a hail storm and they are scrambling to solve that problem.  The airplanes that could actually make the trip (787s) are all fully booked into their current