WestJet Says Union for Canadian Pilots Expects American-Style Compensation

Members of the Air Line Pilots Association demonstrate amid contract negotiations outside the WestJet headquarters in Calgary, Alta., on March 31, 2023. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

WestJet Airlines has suggested that the union representing Canadian pilots expects wages in this country to be on par with high wages for pilots in the United States, which is adding to the risk of a strike by the May long weekend.

“Despite efforts to be reasonable and provide significant improvements to the current contract, the union maintains its expectation of closing in towards U.S.-like wages, despite living and working in Canada,” WestJet said in a May 15 statement.