WestJet MEC Pilot Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Captain Desmond Jordan sits down with MEC Chair Captain Bernie Lewall to get an update of the past few months in the MEC. Joining the conversation is our new SPSC Chair Captain Russ Martin.
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Captain Desmond Jordan sits down with MEC Chair Captain Bernie Lewall and Grievance Chair Captain Jeff Roberts to give an update on the work of the Grievance Committee.
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Captain John Potter Chair of the WJAMEC Pilot Assistance sits down for a second discussion with Psychologist Doug McKibbon (M.Ed., R.Psych., CEAP) about Pilot mental health and ALPA's Are You in the Green? The question is a reference to the IMSAFE checklist, a self-assessment tool for pilots to determine physical and mental wellness in preparation for each flight.
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Captain Desmond Jordan sits down with MEC Chair Captain Bernie Lewall and Captain Gerry Erlam WJAMEC Training & Pilot Standards Chair to discuss hot topics facing the pilot group.
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Captain John Potter Chair of the WJAMEC Pilot Assistance sits down in discussion Psychologist Doug McKibbon (M.Ed., R.Psych., CEAP) about Pilot mental health and suicide prevention.
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P2P Chair Captain Desmond Jordan sits down with MEC Chair Captain Bernie Lewall and MEC Vice Chair Captain Chris Tholl to discuss hot topics facing the WestJet Pilot group. The discussion includes insight into the recent arbitrated award with Sunwing Unifor, the decision around not pursuing reconsideration, and looking forward to 2025.
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Captain Desmond Jordan sits down with MEC Chair Captain Bernie Lewall to discuss the recent merger arbitration and the path forward.
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Captain Desmond Jordan sits down with Grievance Chair Captain Joe Cota and Labour Relations Council Joel Hodorek.
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MEC Vice Chair Chris Tholl sits down with Francis Hane WJAMEC Merger Committee Chair to discuss the July 30th CIRB ruling on the WestJet/Sunwing Merger
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Captain Desmond Jordan continues his conversations with SME WestJet Pilots First Officer Clayton Gossen, First Officer Daniel Bernier, and CAAT CEO Derek Dobson to dive deeper into the new WestJet Pilots pension plan.
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WJAMEC Chair Captain Bernie Lewall and MEC Vice Chair Captain Chris Tholl sit down with newly elected Secretary-Treasurer Vignesh Sridhar to discuss a wide range of topics facing the MEC.
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Captain Desmond Jordan meets with SME WestJet Pilots Clayton Gossen, Daniel Bernier and CAAT CEO Derek Dobson to discuss the new WestJet Pilots pension plan.
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Captain Desmond Jordan sits down with Professional Standards Chair Captain Alan Marshall and committee member Captain Kristin Long to provide more information about the Professional Standards Committee.
Episode overview:
- Intro
- Example of ProStans
- History
- How It's Going
- ProStans Training
- Members
- Code of Ethics
- ProStans Process
- What Prostans Is Not
- Command Course
- Contact ProStans
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MEC Chair Captain Bernie Lewall and Vice Chair Captain Chris Tholl sit down to give an update from the WJA MEC meeting in Winnipeg about the following topics:
- Canada Board Meeting
- Non-Passenger Screening
- Flight time / duty time
- Volunteering
- Pension
- Sunwing Merger
- Grievances
- WestJet Encore Tentative Agreement
- WestJet Tech Ops AMFA Negotiations
- PAL Negotiations
- Air Canada Negotiations
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Scheduling Committee Chair John Jaenicke talks with P2P Chair Desmond Jordan to give updates about pilot scheduling, and some information about sections 8, 9, and 10 of the Collective Agreement.
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Merger Committee Chair Francis Hane sits down with host Desmond Jordan to give us an update on the merger with Sunwing.
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Captain Desmond Jordan sits down with the WJA MEC Executive to discuss 2023 and what's ahead for 2024
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MEC Chair Captain Bernie Lewall and Vice Chair Captain Chris Tholl sit down to discuss a wide range of current topics facing the WestJet Pilot Group.
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Host Captain Desmond Jordon discusses the upcoming Sunwing merger with Merger Chair Captain Francis Hane.
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MEC Chair Captain Bernie Lewall and Vice Chair Captain Chris Tholl discuss recent events and what to expect in the coming months.
Update from the Captain Bernie Lewall and Captain Chris Tholl on the ratification of CA2, upcoming vacancy and Swoop integration bids as well as MEC elections.
Captain Desmond Jordan sits down for a conversation with the WJA ALPA Negotiation Committee. Captain Andrew Hamber, First Officer Tracy Law and First Officer Joel Lautenschlager share their thoughts on our recent TA and the negotiation process.
Captain's Bernie Lewall and Chris Tholl join Captain Desmond Jordan to answer some questions and discuss our recent Tentative Agreement with WestJet.
Roadshow in Vancouver by the WestJet ALPA MEC in support of our Tentative Agreement. Hear from our Negotiations and Legal team as they walk us through the details of CA 2
Captain Chris Tholl and Captain Bernie Lewall discuss the signing of an Agreement in Principle with the WestJet Group of Companies.
With less than 16 hours to go before the Strike or Lockout deadline, Captain Chris Tholl is joined by Captain Tom Lindstrom and Captain Rob Simms to give us an update on Negotiations and plans for picketing in Toronto
28 hours out from a strike deadline Captain Chris Tholl gives an update from the negotiations in Toronto.
MEC Chair Captian Bernie Lewall and MEC Vice Chair Captain Chris Tholl discuss the filing of 72 hour strike notice.
MEC Vice Chair Chris Tholl and MEC Chair Bernard Lewall take a moment from the negotiating table to talk about the recent May 8th picket by WestJet pilots, and of course to give an update about the negotiations taking place in Toronto.
Following the Master Executive Council meeting last week in Calgary, P2P Chair Desmond Jordan talks with MEC Chair Bernard Lewall, MEC Vice Chair Chris Tholl, and Strike Chair Christina Thomson.
Topics of discussion include the meeting itself, the potential of labour action, how pilots can get more information, and a few questions get some answers.
The latest WestJet PIREP Podcast features P2P Chair Desmond Jordan, MEC Chair Bernard Lewall, MEC Vice Chair Chris Tholl, and Strike Committee Chair Christina Thomson.
The primary topic of discussion is the announcement of the strike authorization results. WestJet and Swoop pilots sent a strong message to management with an overwhelming vote of support for lawful job action should a negotiated settlement not be reached by May 16.
P2P Chair Desmond Jordan and SPSC Chair Christina Thomson are joined by Alaska Airlines Captain Ronan O'Donoghue ALPA SPSC Chair and Alaska Airlines Captain David Campbell SPSC Communications Specialist to discuss recent strategy meetings with ALPA National, how WestJet pilots can show unity, and how to get the contract that WestJet pilots deserve.
Featuring SPSC Chair Christina Thomson, MEC Chair Bernie Lewall, and MEC Vice Chair Chris Tholl.
This episode includes topics such as:
- Bernie's recent visits with Government officials in Ottawa
- The recent informational picket by WestJet pilots
- Negotiations Update
- Why the WestJet MEC is holding a strike vote, and why the association needs a strong YES mandate from the pilots.
P2P Committee Chair Desmond Jordan, MEC Chair Bernie Lewall, and Negotiating Committee Chair Andrew Hamber take to the air and give an update on the current status of negotiations, and answer a few common questions from the line.
SPSC Chair Christina Thomson, MEC Chair Bernie Lewall, and MEC Vice Chair Chris Tholl sit down to discuss various topics such as:
- Bernie's state of the union negotiations update
- WestJet's CEO's comments during the recent WestJet Live
- Differences between Canadian and North American pilot agreements
- Details about the upcoming informational picket
- Other upcoming family and unity events
P2P Chair Desmond Jordan and MEC Chair Bernie Lewall sit down with ALPA Labour Relations Council Joel Hodorek, to answer some of the pressing legal questions about the current state of negotiations.
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P2P Chair Desmond Jordan talks with MEC Chair Bernie Lewall, SPSC Chair Christina Thomson, and Government Affairs Chair Ryan Leier about the recent filing by the WestJet MEC for conciliation and what it means for the negotiation process.
Communications Member Adam Priest talks with LEC 230 Chair Sam Brennan about the latest LEC 230 news and upcoming local elections.
Communications Member Adam Priest talks with Professional Standards Committee Chair Allan Marshall about the role of the Professional Standards Committee.
Communications Chair Todd Sinclair talks with PSB Association Representative and Communications Member Adam Priest to learn more about how the Preferential Standing Bid works.
Communications Member Adam Priest sits down with recently elected MEC Chair Dave Kingston to talk about his first two weeks in office and his vision for the future of the Association.
Giovanni Martorella from the Communications Committee and John Jaenicke from the Scheduling Committee discuss the recently announced LOU 8 and what it means for WestJet Pilots.
Acting MEC Chair Mark Jurkowski and MEC Secretary-Treasurer Mike Taylor introduce the podcast and catch the membership up on the events of the last few months.
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