Dear Members,

After a lengthy negotiation process that started in April 2019 and extended due to the pandemic, CUPE Local 4070 and WestJet have reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) today. The 4070 Bargaining Committee, along with our four CUPE National Bargaining representatives have been working tirelessly throughout the weekend to conclude negotiations for our historic first ever Union Collective Agreement.

A special thank you goes to our WestJet Bargaining Committee for their hard work on this first CUPE agreement for WestJet Cabin Crew Members. We formed our Union with CUPE back in July 2018 and this milestone should make all Members feel very proud.

WHAT’S NEXT?

We will be planning virtual roadshows to present this Tentative Agreement to our Members and answer your questions. Once the planning for this has been finalized, we will communicate all of the information and dates to you along with a copy of the TA for review.

WHO VOTES?

Voting for this Collective Agreement will be conducted by secure online voting sent via email. Voting will be open to all WestJet Members, regardless of having signed a Union card or not. For clarity, this includes all active and inactive/furloughed Members.

I DIDN’T SIGN A UNION CARD

Members that have not signed a Union card, or, do not have an email address on file with the Union are asked to submit one using our online Rand Member Form ASAP.

We will update you as soon as we can. In the meantime, we would like to thank our over 3,100 WestJet Members for their patience as we worked towards this ground breaking goal. We are excited to be able to present this TA to you for ratification in March.

In Solidarity,

Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team