Amendments to the Agreement (WS) (Non-Monetary MOA) - Update
Dear WestJet Members,
We would like to provide all CUPE 4070 WestJet (WS) Members with an update before the MOA vote opens.
Voting Process:
All WestJet Members, regardless of having signed a Union card, are legally allowed to participate in the MOA vote; this applies to all active and inactive Members. Any Member who has not signed a Union card or does not currently have an email address on file with the Local are asked to complete the Rand Member Form on our website to ensure you receive your MOA voting package. If you would like to become a Member in Good Standing you can do so HERE.
Voting Opens: Saturday November 20, 2021 @ 10:00PT / 11:00MT / 13:00ET
Voting Closes: Saturday, November 27, 2021 @ 10:00PT / 11:00MT / 13:00ET
Your secure voting link will arrive via email from vote@simplyvoting.com.
If you do not find your voting link in your email, please check your spam/junk folder.
If you are still unable to locate this link, please email Lou Arab, CUPE National Communications Representative, at: larab@cupe.ca. Please include your full name, airline, and employee number in the email.
Townhall:
The Townhall regarding the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) held on Wednesday November 17, 2021 can be found at cupe4070.ca within the Members portal on the WestJet landing page.
Website Portal:
Please review this email if you have not set-up your access or need to reset your password.
Questions from the MOA Townhall:
Q: Regarding recall, if take a voluntary recall into another base. Do we have to move, or can we commute?
A: You do not have to move. All language in the Collective Agreement pertaining to commuting (Article 38) will apply.
Q: MOA 1.3 - Is the CM able to decline reassignment if senior enough to do so?
A: Yes, cabin personnel language does include Cabin Managers. The 737 does not require a CM therefore they are able to decline working when the flight has been downgauged prior to check in.
Q: MOA 47-5.08 - When it says exhausted does that mean once everyone is back to work?
A: Yes, that would mean that everyone on the recall list has either accepted or declined their recall.
Q: If this doesn’t pass does this mean that if an WR or WO are eligible for flow to open bases over furloughed Members?
A: In theory, yes. Anytime there is a training class of new hires each WestJet Encore and Swoop Collective Agreements state that a percentage must come from each unit. If this does not pass the Company is able to hire externally, and these new classes would allow for WR and WO Members to flow.
Q: If I choose to commute to another base, living in a base, does 38-5 Temporary Partial Shift Exception apply?
A: No, the language is 38-5 you would have had to have been a commuter prior to February 2, 2021.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns please reach out to us at cupe4070.ca/contact.
In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team