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Welp after several near misses with negotiations this year, looks like this one is for real. WJ is now canceling flights as a result of the upcoming AME strike. Hold the line boys and girls, get what you deserve

https://westjet.mediaroom.com/2024-0...ployees-strike

"We are immensely disheartened that we are in a position where we must activate our contingency plan and begin parking aircraft, as a result of the strike notice served by AMFA. We deeply regret the disruption this will have on the travel plans of our guests, communities and businesses that rely on our critical air service," said Diederik Pen, President of WestJet Airlines and Group Chief Operating Officer. "Following the memberships' nearly unanimous decision to reject a generous tentative agreement that would have made our Aircraft Maintenance Engineers the highest paid in the country, with a take-home pay increase of 30 to 40 per cent in the first year of the proposed agreement, it is clear that the bargaining process has broken down."

In the coming 48-hours the WestJet Group will work to park aircraft, in a measured, phased and safe approach, resulting in the following cancellations.

Total cancellation summary
Tuesday, June 18 – Wednesday, June 19:

~40 cancellations
Guest impact*

~6,500 guests impacted
*WestJet is making every effort to reaccommodate all impacted guests