Release of WestJet (WS) Master Seniority List

Dear Members,


After a tremendous amount of work behind the scenes in conjunction with the Company, we are pleased to inform you that today the first Master Seniority List (MSL) for WestJet (WS) will be published. Much of this work involved data gathering from paper/hard copy personnel files prior to electronic records being adopted by the Employer. Your patience awaiting the first MSL has been appreciated as the Parties ensured the utmost attention to accuracy in construction of the list.

The MSL has been formed based on the following:

- A Members’ date of completion of their first Inflight in-class training, or “IAT” at WS.

- If more than one Member has the same IAT date, the Member with the lower employee number shall have greater seniority.

Seniority accrual and removal on/off of the MSL will be in accordance with Article 15 of the Collective Agreement (CA) as of the ratification date of the CA (March 20, 2021).

In creating the starting point of the MSL, your elected Union Executive was tasked with the requirement to uphold the language contained in the CA. Compiling the first ever MSL must be done in a manner that is satisfactory with Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) regulations, and is neither arbitrary nor targeted/punitive towards any individuals or groups. The MSL must respect the concept of time served Inflight, directed by the Membership as a bargaining priority.

The MSL will be the governing seniority list moving forward once the dispute period has concluded. The MSL will be finalized and re-published to the membership after all disputes have been reviewed and addressed.

Members who have concerns with their own seniority date, or any information related to themselves on the MSL (such as base, equipment, status or classification) will be able to submit a dispute to the Company as per deadlines as follows:

1) By July 18, 2021 at 23:59MT to have the dispute considered prior to the 2022 Vacation Bid period. The Company’s external software vendor for this first Vacation Bid under Article 46 of the CA requires the seniority list being used for this round of Vacation bidding to be at their headquarters by end of July.

2) Within thirty (30) calendar days from the date the MSL is posted, for all disputes not filed by the above noted deadline: by August 12, 2021 at 23:59MT.

As a reminder, and as per the CA - a Member may only dispute their own placement on the MSL. Disputes related to another Members’ placement on the MSL will not be considered by the Union and Company, and will not receive a response.

If you wish to file a dispute under either of the deadlines outlined above, please follow the link provided by the Company (“Master Seniority List Dispute form”) in their e-mail today (July 13, 2021) regarding the release of the MSL.

A copy of the most recent MSL will also always be posted to the Union website (www.cupe4070.ca) behind the Member Portal.

To set-up access to the Website Portal, please click on this email.

Should you have any questions or require further information, please contact the Union at www.cupe4070.ca/contact.


In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team