Dear Members,

The Company has advised the Union of further recall for WestJet (WS) Members as follows:

- Recall will occur in the YYZ, YYC and YVR bases.
- Recall will be Expedited Recall, per the Layoff and Recall Article in the Collective Agreement.
- Recall Notices will be released later today for YYZ, followed by YVR and YYC in the next several days.
- Effective as soon as June 1, 2021 with necessary training scheduled for June prior to flying activity being added.

To ACCEPT or DECLINE Recall:
1) Check the personal email account that you have most recently registered with the Company related to your inactive status. If you need to change the email address on file with the Company, please reach out to peopleservices@westjet.com.
2) Ensure to check your ‘spam/junk’ folder, just in case.
3) The Company will provide official recall notice, or contingent recall notice to your personal email address, which will be marked in part by ‘SHORT NOTICE RECALL’.

Schedules following any mandatory training in June will be assigned at the Company’s discretion. The Union has been advised that Cabin Personnel recalled in June will likely see a high number of reserve days added to their schedule for the remainder of the month following any required training. Members accepting recall will be able to bid for the July 2021 block month onward.

Urgency to respond ‘ACCEPT’ or ‘DECLINE’ to Recall Notices:
In previous recalls, the non-response rate (meaning no reply of ‘accept’ or ‘decline’ recall) has been as high as 10 (ten) percent. As recovery of the industry progresses, recall may approach the lower end of a seniority list in any specific base at any time.

When a Member does not respond to a recall notice, that Members’ response defaults to ‘DECLINE’. In future recalls (standard, not expedited recall), should recall begin to be offered to Members in instances where there are no Members below them on the seniority list, the Cabin Personnel must accept the recall to their affected base or they will be deemed to no longer be employed by the Company, and recall rights will cease.

NOTE: It will be clearly indicated in your notice of recall that you must accept to maintain your relationship with the Company. The Union urges Members to read every Notice of Recall received to avoid any issues that may arise from not accepting a future recall. **By not accepting this type of recall your employment would be ended.**

Layoff and Recall article 5-06
“If a Cabin Personnel is recalled to their Affected Base they may decline a Notice of Recall and continue on layoff status provided there are more junior Cabin Personnel at their Affected Base in the same classification and with the same aircraft qualifications who remain on layoff. Once all junior Cabin Personnel are recalled, the Cabin Personnel must accept the recall to their Affected Base or they will be deemed to be no longer employed by the Company.”

The Union does not want any Member to be inadvertently, and permanently released from employment as a result of failing to respond to a recall notice. We urge all Members to respond to all Notices of Recall, either Accepting or Declining the recall, to ensure that this does not occur.

Company Seniority List vs. Master Seniority List:
This recall will use the Company Seniority List.

The work towards construction of the Master Seniority List (MSL) is well underway. We anticipate having the MSL released to Membership within approximately the next sixty (60) days.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to the Union at www.cupe4070.ca/contact should you have further questions regarding this recall.



In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team