"After nine months of negotiating, management still fails to understand today's labour market conditions, leading to a mass exodus of our pilots in search of better work opportunities," Lewall said in a statement Monday.

Source: https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/massive-gap-between-westjet-pilots-union-as-strike-looms-and-bookings-fall-ceo-1.6401930

Bernard Lewall, who heads the union's WestJet contingent, says the workers' issues revolve around job protection, pay and scheduling at the airline and its discount subsidiary Swoop.

Source: https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/westjet-pilots-vote-in-favour-of-strike-mandate-could-walk-before-may-long-weekend-1.6360499