Bargaining Update #4: Conclusion of Week 3 at the Table

Dear Members,

Your Bargaining Committee has concluded the third week of in-person negotiations with the Company. For live updates and to track the status of each article, please visit the Article Tracker at: www.wjcomponent.ca/negotiation-tracker

We are pleased to share that we reached agreement in principle on 4 additional articles:

• Article 3 – Management Rights  

• Article 9 - Strike/Lockout

• Article 16 - Non-Bargaining Unit Employees and Inflight Duties

• Article 23 – Compassionate Transfers

This brings our total articles with an agreement in principle to 11.  

In addition to the articles we've agreed to in principle, progress has been made on several other components of your Collective Agreement. The items are currently under review by either the Bargaining Committee (U) or the Employer (E) for continued discussion.

• Article 22 - Ad Hoc Assignments (E)  

• Article 29 – Discipline, Suspensions and Terminations (U)

• Article 30 - Grievance Procedure (E)  

• Article 33 – Hostage, Internment, or Death (E)

• Article 40 – Charter Operations and Special Purpose Flights (E)  

• Article 42 – Pay Schedule and Pay Discrepancies (E)

• Article 46 – Vacation, Statutory Holidays, and GDOs (U)

• Article 50 – Legal (E)  

We have shared the results of the seniority survey with you. As mentioned in that communication, we as members will now move forward together and focus our collective efforts on our crucial negotiations.  

This past week the Bargaining Committee met in Toronto, and the next two consecutive weeks are scheduled to be held in Calgary. We have six more bargaining weeks scheduled between now and the end of the year over a variety of bases, with more dates and locations planned for early in the new year.  

If you haven’t already, we ask you to follow, like and share our social media posts on Facebook and Instagram. This increases our visibility and brings attention to what we are fighting for. Ultimately, increasing our reach beyond the bargaining table. This week we also released another episode of our podcast - AVAILABLE HERE.

Thank you for your continued unity. Your strength is what fuels us to push for an agreement that reflects your value and professionalism.

In Unity,

WestJet Bargaining Committee

Alia Hussain - President
Bryan Hansraj - WestJet Unit VP
Jean-Francois Laframboise - YVR/YEG Rep
Shane Campbell - YYC Rep
Justin Patterson - YYZ Rep
Cailey Millard - YWG/YUL Rep
Alex Grigoriev - Local Executive (Alternate)
Cameron Jones - Local Executive (Alternate)