Dear Members,

We are very pleased to share that the Union has been advised by the Company of ‘recalls’ to active status effective June 1, 2021.

Recall will occur based on the Company Service Lists that are published by base – the same lists that were used to determine those who were placed on furlough, and will be completed senior to junior within each base. These lists are available after log-in at www.cupe4070.ca.

This recall will see a total of 44 CCMs returned to active status:
- 14 CCMs in YYZ
- 30 CCMs in YYC

In the Memorandum of Agreement agreed to between the Union and the Company, there exist two (2) options for the time-frame of recall and acceptance by the Member. The Company will be executing the ‘Expedited Recall‘ Option 1 as outlined in the MOA (Articles 7 & 8).

To determine if you are eligible for recall as of June 1, 2021:
1) Check the personal email account that you have most recently registered with the Company related to your inactive status.
2) Ensure to check your ‘spam/junk’ folder, just in case.
3) The Company will provide official recall notice, or contingent recall notice which will be marked in part ‘SHORT NOTICE RECALL’ to that email address.

As indicated, this recall is being executed under the ‘Expedited Recall’ and Members eligible for recall will have only 48 HOURS to accept a recall should they desire. The Company has advised the Union that recall notices will go out later today.

Ability to decline recall:
As per the MOU executed between WestJet Encore and CUPE Local 4070, if you are senior enough to hold recall and 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 junior to you on your base’s Company Service List, at which time a decline to recall would be the end of your employment.

The Union and the Company continue to work together cooperatively towards the goal of seeing demand and network capacity grow to a point where recalling all Members that have been placed on furlough becomes a reality.

While today’s recall is positive news, there remain no guarantees of when and how many Members will be recalled in the future – this will be determined by customer demand and ultimately Network Planning. Please keep this in mind should you choose to decline an offer of recall.

Despite growing vaccination levels, and optimism that we may feel, it is important to remind ourselves that the virus is not gone, and your health and safety is of utmost importance. Please continue to follow all directions from the Union and the Company related to COVID-19 protocols, and please continue to use your PPE as appropriate and as directed.

For concerns or questions related to health and safety, please contact the CUPE 4070 WestJet Encore Health & Safety Committee at: wr.ohs@cupe4070.ca.

Additionally, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Union via our contact link: www.cupe4070.ca/contact.


In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team