Recall Notice - (WR) WestJet Encore Members - April 2022
Dear Members,
The Union has been advised by the Company of recalls to active status for Members currently on furlough; effective April 1, 2022. These recall notices were sent out yesterday, February 7, 2022.
Recall will occur based on the Master Seniority List (MSL) as per the Collective Agreement (CA).
This recall will see:
- Approximately eight (8) YYZ-based Cabin Crew Members.
- All recall in YYC is now complete.
- Please be aware that only those receiving a recall notification will be contacted.
- This notice of recall also includes a cross-base recall option to select the YYC or YYZ base.
Members eligible for recall will have only fourty-eight (48) HOURS to accept a recall should they desire.
This recall is being executed under Article 47-5.05 of the Collective Agreement (CA):
Layoff and Recall article 47-5.05
"If, in exceptional circumstances, the Company requires additional Cabin Crew Members on short notice and
cannot provide the Cabin Crew Member with seven (7) Calendar Days to respond to the Notice of Recall as
outlined in 47-5.04 above, the Cabin Crew Member will have forty-eight (48) hours from the date the email
was sent to the Cabin Crew Member to respond to the Company. The email shall be formatted to ensure
"delivery receipt". A Cabin Crew Member will not forfeit their recall rights if the Cabin Crew Member is
unable to accept the short notice recall because the Cabin Crew Member is unable to report at the specified
report date."
To determine if you are eligible for recall as of April 1, 2022:
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.
As indicated, this recall is being executed under Article 47-5.05 of the CA and Members eligible for recall will have only 48 HOURS to accept a recall should they desire.
Ability to decline recall:
As per the Collective Agreement: if you are senior enough to hold recall, and recall is offered to you; you may elect to decline the 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 the MSL within your base, at which time a decline to recall would be the end of your employment at WestJet Encore. You will be notified in the Notice of Recall, if this is the case, by the Company.
The Union and the Company continue to work together cooperatively towards recalling all Members that have been placed on furlough as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are very pleased to see further recall at WestJet Encore.
Please contact the Union should you have further questions via our contact link: www.cupe4070.ca/contact.
In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team