At a parliamentary committee hearing Wednesday, travel industry representatives said problems retaining certain workers, such as pilots and air traffic controllers, persist heading into the busy winter season.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Pilots from other jurisdictions are fundamentally disconnected from their union and can undermine the collective bargaining process as a whole, said Perry.Article contenttap here to see other videos from our teamNew job vacancy numbers from Statistics Canada on Thursday show the country’s tight labour market continuing in August as vacancies were little changed from July.
“Historical short-staffing has meant that the system has always relied on a high amount of overtime by controllers to function,” said von Schoenberg.Article content He called on NAV Canada for a reliable training system and said that the corporation must do whatever it takes to retain staff.