Dear Members,

The Union has been advised by the Company of another round of ‘recalls’ to active status (back-to-work) for some Swoop Members who are currently inactive. This recall will see a total of 12 Flight Attendants in the YEG base returned to active status. This recall is a result of an influx of Members being removed from duty as a result of COVID-19 contact tracing.

We are pleased to inform you that the recalls for Swoop have been released today by the Company and will be effective April 19, 2021. Recall will occur based on the Company Service Lists that are published – the same lists that were used to determine those who were placed on inactive status and will be completed in order of the Company Service Lists.

In the Memorandum of Agreement agreed to between the Union and the Company, there exists two (2) options for the time-frame of recall and acceptance by the Member. The Company will execute the ‘Expedited Recall‘ Option 1 as outlined in the MOA (Articles 6 & 7).

To determine if you are eligible for this recall:

Check the personal email account that you registered with the Company when you began your inactive status. Ensure to check your ‘spam/junk’ folder as well, just in case. The Company will provide your official recall notice which will be marked in part “EXPEDITED RECALL” to this email address.

As indicated, this recall is being executed under the ‘Expedited Recall’ and Members eligible for recall will only have 48 HOURS to accept a recall should they desire.

Ability to decline recall:
As per the MOU executed between Swoop and CUPE Local 4070, if recall is offered to you, you may elect to decline a recall, and await recall in the future should it occur. You may opt to decline any recall until such time as there are no other Members below you on your base’s Company Service List, at which time a decline to recall would be the end of your employment.

While the Union and the Employer are committed to recalling everyone who has been placed on inactive status as soon as possible, there are no guarantees of when and how many Members will be recalled in the future – this will ultimately be determined by customer demand. Please keep this in mind if you choose to decline an offer of recall.

Should you have any questions for the Union, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Union via our contact form: www.cupe4070.ca/contact.


In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team