We Fly The Flag
by Air Canada Pilots
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Episode 26: Then, Now, and What Comes Next: Preparing for 2027
Episode 26: Then, Now, and What Comes Next: Preparing for 2027
About this podcast
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
The newest 20 of 27 episodes
- Episode 26: Then, Now, and What Comes Next: Preparing for 2027 · 41 min · Episode 27In this episode, your host, Captain Jason Chamberlain, talks with ACA MEC Negotiating Chair, Captain Harold Evans, about the Air Canada pilots' journey into 2027 and their next…
- Ep 25: It's Time to Honour the Deal · 30 min · Episode 26On this episode of We Fly the Flag, ACA MEC Chair, First Officer Tim Everets gives a real-time update on contract implementation and what to expect as we move quickly towards 2027.
- Ep 24: PBS Committee · 1 h 15 min · Episode 25On this episode of We Fly The Flag, PBS Committee members, First Officer Mark Wolfe and First Officer Kris Bourque, discuss various PBS topics and provide helpful tips and tricks…
- Ep 23: Grievance Committee · 20 min · Episode 24On this episode of We Fly the Flag, Captain Ben Buhler sits down with First Officer Dan Niro and Labour Relations Counsel Sarah Winterhalt to discuss the grievance process, the…
- Ep 22: Scheduling Committee · 49 min · Episode 23On this episode of We Fly the Flag, Captain James Ralph, Scheduling Oversight Chair, and Captain Kirill Lofichenko, Scheduling and Pay Claims Committee Acting Chair, go over a…
- Ep 21: Contract Implementation Update · 44 min · Episode 22On this episode, host Jason Chamberlain discusses contract implementation with ACA MEC Chair, Tim Everets and Negotiating Committee Chair, Harold Evans. We also get an…
- Ep 20: The 2025/26 Vacation Bid · 36 min · Episode 21Host 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…
- Ep 19: The Joint Implementation Committee · 43 min · Episode 20The 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…
- Ep 18: The TA - Pension Changes · 56 min · Episode 19Join 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…
- Ep 17: L'accord de principe : de l'entente jusqu'à la ratification · 29 min · Episode 18Dans 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…
- Ep 16: The TA - Proposed Changes to Scheduling · 49 min · Episode 17In 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…
- Ep 15: The TA - Changes to PBS and Scheduling · 37 min · Episode 16The 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…
- Ep 14: The Strike Vote · 29 min · Episode 15With 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…
- Ep 13: Mise à jour : conciliation, scrutin de grève et piquetage / Update: Conciliation, Strike Vote and Picketing · 20 min · Episode 14Mise au point avec le Commandant Hugo Desrochers, Vice-Président du conseil élu local de Montréal, au sujet du déroulement de la conciliation ainsi que de l'ouverture du scrutin…
- Ep 12: Ce qui a été pris, mais jamais retourné : historique des contrats des dernières décennies - A history of the Air Canada pilots collective agreement · 38 min · Episode 13Le commandant à la retraite Jean-Marc Bélanger, ancien président du conseil élu supérieur des pilotes d'Air Canada, revisite les dernières décennies lors d'un épisode traitant de…
- Ep 11: Taken and Not Returned 2001 - 2024 · 50 min · Episode 12Join 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…
- Ep 10: Du passé au présent à nos ambitions futures / Past to Present and Where We're Going · 28 min · Episode 11L'épisode inaugural du balado francophone des pilotes d'Air Canada! Vice-Président du comité des communications, le premier officier Jérémie Laplante rencontre le Commandant…
- Ep 9: MEC Update - Conciliation Begins · 39 min · Episode 10Join 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…
- Ep 8: Answering Important Questions from the Air Canada Pilots · 37 min · Episode 9In 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…
- Ep 7: Collective Bargaining Under the Canada Labour Code · 40 min · Episode 8In this episode host Jason Chamberlain talks with guest Joel Hodorek, Labour Relations Counsel in the Representation department of ALPA National. This episode explores several…
