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Air Transat and Pilots Union Reach Tentative Deal to Avert Strike

Union members will vote in the coming days on a package the union says raises pay 59% over five years.

Overview

  • ALPA said the tentative agreement includes major improvements to working conditions in addition to the pay increases.
  • More than 750 pilots will participate in a ratification vote following nearly a year of negotiations.
  • Air Transat said the deal allows operations to normalize and reassures customers ahead of the holidays.
  • The airline had already cancelled 18 flights as a precaution before the strike deadline.
  • Wages were the final sticking point, with federal conciliators helping close the gap after 11 months of talks to replace a 2015 contract.