To Our Amazing Membership, 

Hello everyone, we are your newly elected Uniform Committee and we wanted to take a few minutes to introduce ourselves so that you know who is representing you and working hard to get the best for all of us in this department! 

Mark Rose – WestJet Toronto Base, Chair 
mark.rose@cupe4070.ca

My name is Mark and I’m a YYZ-based flight attendant who’s been with the company for 13.5 years.  I’ve been a Cabin Manager on the wide body for a few years now, and prior to that was an OOT (Onboard Ops Team) for 5 years.  If there’s one thing that I’m incredibly passionate about, it’s our uniform!  I was brought onto the project in the very beginning by Juli Grbac (the designer hired to design our new uniforms at WS/WR) to design the accoutrements (wings, name badges, etc.) as I have design experience and CAD technical skills.  I was very happy to be a part of the project.  It was an eye-opening experience to see what went on in those meetings, and my experience there will help me in this position. 

I’m so proud to see my designs come to fruition, for the most part, and be used as part of the new uniform.  Our uniforms have come a long way since the “days of the denim”, and I recognize that we still have some work to do on them.  I have dreamed of the day that WestJetters can walk through the airport and turn the heads of everyone we pass.  I will do my absolute best to get us the vesture we deserve; a uniform that will make you proud to put on.  

Wendy Moraghan – Swoop Hamilton/Toronto Co-Base, Secretary 
wendy.moraghan@cupe4070.ca

My name is Wendy Moraghan and I’m proud to represent SWOOP as your elected Uniform Committee Rep.   After a 30-year career in law enforcement working as a police officer in various specialized units, I decided retirement wasn’t for me. I joined the aviation industry in October of 2019 when I was hired as a flight attendant with SWOOP YHM/YYZ based.  This was one of the best decisions of my life and I am proud to work alongside some of the hardest working, most dedicated, professionals I have met and that I am proud to call my friends. I bring to this position, over 30 years of experience working with community organizations, holding positions of Chair and Board Member, member of the Halton Regional Police Joint Health and Safety Committee; responsible for reviewing incident reports and conducting workplace safety inspections, working on the New Horizons for Seniors Federal Grant Selection Committee in Ottawa and currently Vice Chair of The Willow Foundation, a not for profit charitable organization in Halton Region that raises funds for 3 Long Term Care Homes.   

I am a wife, a mother of 6 adult children, and a “grammy” to 10 (soon to be 11) grandchildren.  

I will work hard for all SWOOP members and represent you in a professional, dedicated manner.  I strive to do what is right for SWOOP and hope to work with management to bring you uniforms, which you can you proud to wear, knowing they are professional, comfortable, stylish and safe.   

I look forward to hearing from you and gathering information/ideas about what you want!! 

Nick Lainas – WestJet Vancouver Base
nick.lainas@cupe4070.ca

The fabric of who we are.  

Some say fashion is what you buy and style is what you do with it. When you wear a uniform, the fashion is usually provided, but that doesn’t mean style shouldn’t play a big part of the look. Uniforms exist for some utterly practical reasons; when we look the same, we’re easily identifiable and trustworthy. Pretty important for an airline like us. The style part comes in when we start to tell the story of our brand and people through the fabric of our uniforms. Uniforms have to fit everyone, and perform well in a variety of challenging environments and tasks. Think about loading bags in all seasons, giving first aid at 40,000 feet, fixing aircraft engines and greeting and helping our guests at check-in counters and beyond – it all needs to be done looking like a pro and feeling comfortable. Our style has to be us. 

As the airline grows and changes, our uniforms have to grow with it, or the story of who we are doesn’t make sense. To help with that job, we frontline WestJetters in a uniform committee and tasked them to work directly with VF Imagewear, our uniform provider, to take our uniforms to the next level. 

“It's important to both come together collectively and bring identity to each individual while showcasing ourselves in the best possible way in an international market,” says committee member Nick Lainas, Cabin Crew Member (CCM), who has worked in the industry for two decades. 

Fabricio Loza-Alvarado – WestJet Calgary Base 
fabricio.loza-alvarado@cupe4070.ca

Fabricio Loza-Alvarado is a Nicaraguan-born Canadian that has worked in the beauty industry for more than two decades. Fabricio is energetic, motivated, fluent in English and Spanish, and has been at WestJet for over fourteen years. Fabricio is the former President of Aria Models Canada and a former Production Director for the Miss Universe Organization (Canada) - A pageant formerly owned by Mr. Donald J. Trump. Fabricio has worked with world-renowned designers, photographers and was part of the National School of Beauty by Clinique Canada. In 2015, Fabricio received the "Best Canadian Latino Artist Award" from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Fabricio is committed and honoured to be the elected uniform committee rep for the YYC base and looks forward to being an advocate for our people.   

Kalliopi (Kelly) Tasopoulou – WestJet Encore Toronto Base 
kelly.tasopoulou@cupe4070.ca

Hi everyone!  

My name is Kalliopi (Kelly) Tasopoulou and I'm based in Toronto. I have been with WestJet Encore since August 2018 and I became a QCFA 6 months later. I was also chosen to take part in the uniform test group for our new uniforms, which provided me with great insight and valuable feedback from my colleagues. I'm very excited to bring all of the feedback to the committee and subsequently the company amongst all the other concerns and questions our members may bring forward.  

If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding any part of our uniform, the policies or standards, please reach out and any one of us would be happy to assist you! 

Kruti Sutaria – Executive Liaison, Secretary Treasurer  
kruti.sutaria@cupe4070.ca

My primary goal as Liaison is to support the Uniform Committee in any way that they need, whether that be helping coordinate surveys to the membership to asking the company for meetings to discuss standards. I am their bridge to the rest of the Executive board to make sure the issues that are brought to the Committee from the membership are acknowledged and actioned to the best that they can. I work very closely with the Chair Mark, to ensure that the vision of the committee comes to fruition. 

I have worked at 1 other airline before WestJet, so I have the experience of wearing another uniform, and I am a hobby seamstress (have been for 15 years) so I am very familiar with the construction and design of garments from a creation standpoint. In a related endeavor, I have been one of the primary CUPE Executive’s that has been championing the recently awarded tattoo, piercing & mehndi (henna) arbitration that Air Canada recently received. I have been working with the Executive Board, the Uniform Committee and the company to modernize and liberate the standards at WS/WR/WO to align with the award. 

I am excited to see what the Uniform Committee can accomplish! 
 

From our first meeting, we can already see that we have a very passionate and dedicated group of people that will represent you to the best of our ability.  We’re a group that isn’t afraid to voice our opinions, nor are we afraid to stand up for what we feel is the best for all of us when it comes to the uniform and all the standards around it.  We’re here for you, and we want to hear your feedback - all of it.  We’ll try to be as transparent as we can and keep you informed of all that’s happening with the projects that we’re working on.  

If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at: uniforms@cupe4070.ca and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.   

We wish you all very safe and happy flying.  Take care, everyone. 

Sincerely, 
Your CUPE 4070 Uniform Committee