Porter Airlines pilots have filed for union representation with the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), a significant step toward joining the Air Line Pilots Association,
International (ALPA) Certification is anticipated within three to four weeks, which would make Porter ALPA’s 43rd pilot group and increase the union’s membership to over 80,000 across North America.
Porter is Canada’s largest non-unionized airline and the country’s fourth-largest pilot group. ALPA already represents 95% of Canadian airline pilots, including those from Air Canada, Air Transat, PAL Airlines, and Flair.
"Welcoming the Porter pilots into ALPA will further advance the interests of commercial airline pilots and strengthen aviation safety and security,” said ALPA President Capt. Jason Ambrosi.
Capt. Tim Perry, ALPA Canada President, added that a unified pilot voice will “transform working conditions and safety standards” across the Canadian industry.
Founded in 1931, ALPA is the world’s largest airline pilot union, representing pilots at 42 US and Canadian airlines.
