WestJet Encore pilots issue strike notice, work stoppage possible

WestJet Encore pilots could walk off the job this weekend if an agreement isn’t reached with the airline, after filing a 72-hour strike notice. The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), the union representing the pilots, announced the strike notice on Wednesday, saying its members can begin job action on June 1 if the two parties can’t come to terms on a new contract. WestJet issued an advanced lockout notice to the ALPA on Wednesday afternoon. The airline said a work stop