WestJet pilots get 24% raise over four years

WestJet pilots are poised to get a 24 per cent pay bump over four years under an agreement-in-principle between the company and the union. A copy of the tentative agreement summary obtained by The Canadian Press states that pilots will receive a 15.5 per cent hourly pay raise this year retroactive to Jan. 1 upon ratification of the deal. It also lays out a cumulative 8.5 per cent hike to their hourly wage over the remainder of the contract.