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Determination of WestJet Mechanics Win!

July 1, 2024July 2, 2024Bill Hopwood

Update: July 1 Late on Sunday, June 30, the WestJet Mechanics union, Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), announced that their two-day strike has ended. The new agreement had significant improvements over the one the members had rejected by 97 percent. WestJet’s bosses could have avoided the strike if they had made the latest offer after […]

Aviation Industry Scandals: Capitalism Makes Air Travel Deadly

January 29, 2024Bia Lacombe

Bia Lacombe is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. In early January, in a near disaster in mid-air, an Alaska Airlines flight of a Boeing 737 MAX 9 was forced to make an emergency landing after a side “door plug” ripped off the plane. Passengers reported being sure they were going to die. […]