March 2023

RUMOUR: Which articles is CUPE planning to improve on the next agreement, how and when will they do so?

ANSWER: During bargaining the entire contract is open. Surveys are sent to the members as well as data collected over the years, are used to determine what will be bargained and focused on.

RUMOUR: With all the chaos that we have all been experiencing in December it would be very beneficial to have a tutorial to understand Rainmaker so that we can make sure that we are being paid properly.

ANSWER: On Sharepoint there is user guides/tutorials, Q&A/FAQ and a spot to submit questions https://westjet.sharepoint.com/sites/Rainmaker 

RUMOUR: I’ve heard from multiple people and many times over the past year that in Wings, that there is a known bug that when you select AVOID Ie. one days, that it assigns you only one days. the only reason I’m asking for clarification is, every time I use AVOID all I get is ONE days.

ANSWER: There is no bugs with the ‘Avoid’ feature. Like all bids, it is dependent on seniority, what others are bidding and scheduling rules/global solve.  If you have concerns, please reach out to your units SRC (Scheduling Review Committee).

RUMOUR: Why can’t Encore keep their seniority for monthly bidding once they flow? Why has CUPE not fought for their “Good Standing Members” to have career growth opportunities at Westjet rather than turning it into sacrifices?

ANSWER: Each Bargaining Unit (WO, WR, WS) has their own CA (Collective Agreement). Each CA’s direction is determined through what their specific membership desired and what was expressed via bargaining surveys sent to them.

RUMOUR: Rumour I keep hearing is that we're going to be adding more seats to the 737s, to bring the capacity in line with the Sunwing aircraft, around 189 seats. Potentially removing premium cabin from 737s to accomplish this.

ANSWER: The Employer advised us “We have no known knowledge regarding cabin configurations in relation to Sunwing as this acquisition has not been approved yet”