We Fly The Flag

Air Canada Pilots

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.

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#27
September 29 · 41 min
Episode 26: Then, Now, and What Comes Next: Preparing for 2027
In 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 bargaining cycle. The episode explores our past, present and future and looks at the dynamic relationship between the pilots and Air Canada.
#26
July 30 · 29 min
Ep 25: It's Time to Honour the Deal
On 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.
#25
June 24 · 1 hr 15 min
Ep 24: PBS Committee
On 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 for the membership.
#24
May 22 · 20 min
Ep 23: Grievance Committee
On 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 new expedited mediation procedure in our collective agreement, and the new grievance QRH available to assist members! Dans cet épisode du balado We Fly the Flag, le commandant Ben Buhler s’assoit avec le premier officier Dan Niro et Sarah Winterhalt, conseillère en relations juridiques, pour discuter du processus de grief, de la nouvelle procédure de médiation accélérée dans notre convention collective et du nouvel aide-mémoire sur les griefs pour aider les membres!
#23
April 30 · 49 min
Ep 22: Scheduling Committee
On 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 wide range of topics related to scheduling and offer clarification on many issues that are frequently encountered on the line. Dans cet épisode de We Fly the Flag, le Commandant James Ralph, président du Comité de supervision des affectations, et le Commandant Kirill Lofichenko, président par intérim du Comité de l’affectation et des griefs salariaux, couvrent un large éventail de sujet reliés à l’affectation et clarifient de nombreux problèmes souvent rencontrés en vol.
#22
April 7 · 43 min
Ep 21: Contract Implementation Update
On this episode, host Jason Chamberlain discusses contract implementation with ACA MEC Chair, Tim Everets and Negotiating Committee Chair, Harold Evans. We also get an introduction to the ACA MEC Officers and SPSC Chair, Colin Walker.
#21
Feb 14, 2025 · 36 min
Ep 20: The 2025/26 Vacation Bid
Host 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 changes, tips and the do's and don'ts for vacation bidding.
#20
Jan 24, 2025 · 43 min
Ep 19: The Joint Implementation Committee
The 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 Chernyshov, discuss the progress on the implementation of the Air Canada pilots new collective agreement. Also on the table for discussion is the vast range in complexity to some agreed upon changes and why some items are taking longer to implement than expected.
#19
Oct 9, 2024 · 56 min
Ep 18: The TA - Pension Changes
Join 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 pilots tomorrow. Tune in for an episode all about the DB and CWIPP pension plans.
#18
Oct 7, 2024 · 28 min
Ep 17: L'accord de principe : de l'entente jusqu'à la ratification
Dans 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 venir dans le processus de ratification. In this episode, Captain Kyrylo Chernyshov, member of the negotiation committee, joins us once again and discusses the recently reached tentative agreement and what the upcoming ratification process entails.
#17
Oct 1, 2024 · 48 min
Ep 16: The TA - Proposed Changes to Scheduling
In 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 language in the TA.
#16
Sep 28, 2024 · 36 min
Ep 15: The TA - Changes to PBS and Scheduling
The 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 committee Chair Captain Dave Darby about the TA's changes to contractual language for bidding and scheduling and what these changes would mean for the Air Canada pilots if the TA is ratified.
#15
Aug 20, 2024 · 28 min
Ep 14: The Strike Vote
With 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 member First Officer Jason Chamberlain talks with MEC Chair First Officer Charlene Hudy, MEC Vice Chair First Officer Jesse Jantzi and MEC Strike Committee Chair Captain Seena Ali-Mirsilari about the importance of every pilot voting. This episode also features input from fellow Delta pilot SPSC National member Captain Dana Dan Messier on the power of a unified strike vote.
#14
Aug 19, 2024 · 20 min
Ep 13: Mise à jour : conciliation, scrutin de grève et piquetage / Update: Conciliation, Strike Vote and Picketing
Mise 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 de mandat de grève et du piquetage informatif national à venir. Montreal LEC Vice-Chair Captain Hugo Desrochers discusses latest developments during conciliation as well as the opening of the strike mandate ballot and the upcoming national informational picket.
#13
Aug 16, 2024 · 37 min
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
Le 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 l'historique des conventions collectives des pilotes d'Air Canada. Retired Captain Jean-Marc Bélanger, former Air Canada MEC Chair recalls the previous decades while discussing the history of Air Canada pilot's previous collective agreement.
#12
Aug 15, 2024 · 50 min
Ep 11: Taken and Not Returned 2001 - 2024
Join 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 Canada pilots, even after record years of profit and expansion at Air Canada.
#11
Jul 19, 2024 · 28 min
Ep 10: Du passé au présent à nos ambitions futures / Past to Present and Where We're Going
L'épisode inaugural du balado francophone des pilotes d'Air Canada! Vice-Président du comité des communications, le premier officier Jérémie Laplante rencontre le Commandant Kyrylo Chernychov, membre du comité de négociation, pour discuter des progrès à la table des négociations alors que le décompte vers la conciliation commence. It's the inaugural 'En Francais' version of the WeFlytheFlag podcast! The communications committee Vice Chair First Officer Jeremie Laplante talks with negotiations committee member Captain Kyrylo Chernyshov about the Air Canada pilots past, present and future goals as the countdown begins on the conciliation clock.
#10
Jul 11, 2024 · 39 min
Ep 9: MEC Update - Conciliation Begins
Join 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 the 60 day conciliation clock.
#9
Apr 17, 2024 · 36 min
Ep 8: Answering Important Questions from the Air Canada Pilots
In 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 and important questions asked at recent LEC meetings. Topics in the episode include timeline, conciliation, work action and more details about the mediation protocol agreement.
#8
Mar 8, 2024 · 40 min
Ep 7: Collective Bargaining Under the Canada Labour Code
In this episode host Jason Chamberlain talks with guest Joel Hodorek, Labour Relations Counsel in the Representation department of ALPA National. This episode explores several topics in the collective bargaining environment including section 48 and 50 of the Canada Labour Code, the need for representation at the bargaining table, types and uses of leverage and the use of mediation.

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