We Fly The Flag
The voice of the Air Canada pilots. The podcast includes discussions and interviews with ALPA pilot leaders and volunteers and explores life as an airline pilot at one of Canada’s major global air carriers. The challenges, the sacrifices, and the rewards of Flying the Flag for Canadians around the world. Follow along as we navigate our first meaningful contract negotiations in almost a decade to achieve a world-class contract.
Episodes
Host Jason Chamberlain talks with Vacation Committee chair and YWG 252 Captain status Rep. Captain Jeff Kemp and Vacation Committee Vice Chair Captain Rob McIntosh to explore the changes, tips and the do's and don'ts for vacation bidding.
The We Fly the Flag podcast returns in 2025 with an update from the JIC. Host Jason Chamberlain and two of the ALPA JIC members, Captain Harold Evans and Captain Kyrylo Chernyshov, discuss the progress on the implementation of the Air Canada pilots new collective agreement. Also on the table for discussion is the vast range in complexity to some agreed upon changes and why some items are taking longer to implement than expected.
Join host First OfficerJason Chamberlain in conversation with Pension committee Chair Captain Martin Hickey as they look at how proposed changes today will affect the Air Canada pilots tomorrow. Tune in for an episode all about the DB and CWIPP pension plans.
Dans cet épisode, le commandant Kyrylo Chernyshov, membre du comité de négociation, se joint à nous pour discuter de l'accord de principe récemment conclu et de ce qui est à venir dans le processus de ratification.
In this episode, Captain Kyrylo Chernyshov, member of the negotiation committee, joins us once again and discusses the recently reached tentative agreement and what the upcoming ratification process entails.
In this episode host First Officer Jason Chamberlain sits down with the scheduling committee chair First Officer Peter Winter for an in depth look at changes to scheduling language in the TA.
The WeFlytheFlag podcast is back and using its air time to explore the details of this tentative agreement. In this episode Host First Officer Jason Chamberlain talks with PBS committee Chair Captain Dave Darby about the TA's changes to contractual language for bidding and scheduling and what these changes would mean for the Air Canada pilots if the TA is ratified.
With the conciliation phase reaching its final weeks the Air Canada pilots have been asked to cast their vote for a strike authorization. In house host Communications committee member First Officer Jason Chamberlain talks with MEC Chair First Officer Charlene Hudy, MEC Vice Chair First Officer Jesse Jantzi and MEC Strike Committee Chair Captain Seena Ali-Mirsilari about the importance of every pilot voting.
This episode also featur...
Join host First Officer Jason Chamberlain and guest Strike Committee member Captain Dan McSweeney as they discuss the concessions and losses that were never returned to the Air Canada pilots, even after record years of profit and expansion at Air Canada.
It's the inaugural 'En Francais' version of the WeFlytheFlag podcast!
The communications committee...
Join the Air Canada pilot's ALPA MEC members Chair FO Charlene Hudy, Vice Chair FO Jesse Jantzi and SPSC Chair Cptn Seena Ali-Mirsalari for an in depth discussion on the start of the 60 day conciliation clock.
In this episode MEC Chair FO Charlene Hudy, MEC Vice Chair FO Jesse Jantzi, P2P Chair FO Ryan Mouck and SPSC Chair Captain Seena Ali-Mirsalari discuss answers to the most common and important questions asked at recent LEC meetings.
Topics in the episode include timeline, conciliation, work action and more details about the mediation protocol agreement.
In this episode host Jason Chamberlain talks with guest Joel Hodorek, Labor Relations Counsel in the Representation department of ALPA National. This episode explores several topics in the collective bargaining environment including section 48 and 50 of the Canada labor code, the need for representation at the bargaining table, types and uses of leverage and the use of mediation.
Join guest host SPSC Chair Captain Seena Ali'Mirsalari, MEC Chair First Officer Charlene Hudy and ALPA President Captain Tim Perry for an in depth discussion about the decision to appoint a mediator to the ongoing negotiations between Air Canada and the Air Canada Pilots.
The episode also features an introduction to the Air Canada Pilots two newest MEC members.
Re-join the discussion as we dig deeper into the ongoing negotiations between the Air Canada pilots and the company with guests Negotiations Committee chair Captain James Ralph and Vice chair Captain Harold Evans.
In this two part episode negotiations chair Captain James Ralph and vice chair Captain Harold Evans discuss the art of negotiation. The episode explores the research, planning and resources required to formulate a new collective agreement for the pilots of Canada's flagship carrier.
Buckle up for a 'Flash brief' update on the Air Canada pilots response to two major events this October.
1) The fast approaching CYYC picket on October 28th, bringing attention to the loss of multiple long standing Calgary routes, including the Air Canada legacy route "Calgary - Frankfurt."
2) The Montreal airport picket on October 30th that will follow the Air Canada Q3 financial report.
Join the discussion as host First Officer Jason Chamberlain talks with Air Canada's SPSC Chair Captain Seena Ali-Mirsalari, ALPA National's SPSC Chair Captain Ronan O'Donoghue and with ALPA National's SPSC Communication Specialist Captain David Campbell. Ep3 explores the outcome of the September 29th picket, ALPA's tool chest during negotiations and the damaging long term effects of losing Air Canada legacy routes to foreign c...
Join the Air Canada Pilots as they discuss life as a newly hired Air Canada pilot, the differences between flying for Air Canada vs other international carriers and the informational picket in Toronto, Ontario on September 29th 2023.
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