MONTREAL — Low entry-level pay in the tentative deal between Air Canada and its pilots could be a stumbling block ahead of a union vote on the agreement, some aviators and experts say.
While the tentative agreement’s cumulative 42 per cent wage hike over four years applies to all flight crew — a major topline gain after a decade of two per cent annual raises — many could still feel left out of the windfall.
Under their current contract, pilots earn far less in their first four years at the company before enjoying a big wage increase starting in year five.
The Air Line Pilots Association had been pushing
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