Dear Members,


WestJet Encore Collective Bargaining again took place from May 25 - 27, 2021, via Zoom between the Union and the Company. The Committee is pleased to report that we continue to make very good progress overall, and we remain on track to bring you a Tentative Agreement in 2021, and we remain optimistic that this could occur well before year-end. 

Last week was very productive, signing a total of eleven (11) Articles into Tentative Agreement (TA) between the parties. While most of the TAs required several passes of proposals back-and-forth before tentative agreement could be reached, these exchanges were timely and efficient. There seems to be a tangible desire from both sides to reach a full Tentative Agreement to present to the Membership for ratification as efficiently as possible.

In total eleven (11) articles were signed in Tentative Agreement. They are: 

• Non Bargaining Unit Work

• Travel Privileges

• Relocation

• Classification

• Filling of Vacancies

• Health and Safety

• Layoff and Recall

• Printing of the Agreement

• Legal

• Language Qualifications

• Definitions

To provide the Membership with perspective in terms of where we are at in the Collective Bargaining process:

Following completion of TAs for each of the planned forty-eight (48) articles that will comprise the WestJet Encore proposed Collective Agreement, the final step prior to the conclusion of negotiations will be the bargaining of the all-encompassing monetary and financial package. Essentially, this will be the negotiation of anything throughout all of the tentatively agreed to articles that is related to monetary or financial matters. These articles have been negotiated in principle, with specific dollar or cost amounts that have been left “TBD” or ‘to be determined’. This is common practice in negotiations of first Collective Agreements following union certification. All TBD references will have their specific value negotiated in the final monetary package.

The next round of Bargaining for the WestJet Encore Collective Agreement is scheduled for June 8 - 11, 2021. We will update you again following these negotiations.

Bargaining dates are secured through the summer and into September, should they be needed. Additionally, we have added a total of five (5) more days, by adding single days onto existing blocks of Bargaining. The final dates over the next four (4) months are:

June 8 - 11, 2021

June 21 - 25, 2021

July 13 - 16, 2021

August 16 - 19, 2021

August 30 - September 2, 2021

September 14 - 16, 2021

September 28 - 30, 2021

Should you have any questions regarding the bargaining process, please contact us at: weare4070@cupe4070.ca. 

In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 WestJet Encore Bargaining Committee