Air Canada said on Thursday that the federal Canadian government should be prepared to intervene to prevent a looming pilots' strike that the carrier said could cause disruption for weeks to come.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/air-canada-labour-dispute-1.7321527

Obligatory fuck the CEOs and Shareholders

“We are bargaining. We are committed to reaching a deal. But we are saying that if that fails, the government should be ready to intervene and avoid the disruption,” - Christophe Hennebelle (Air Canada’s vice-president of corporate communications)

this is not what a company that’s negotiating in good faith does

  • wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Super, let’s resolve all our labor issues by not negotiating knowing we’ll get backstopped by the government.

    • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
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      2 months ago

      we’ll get backstopped by the government.

      Air Canada has been relying on that since its inception.