Dear WestJet Encore Members,

Your Union would like to inform you that the MSL is now located in our Member Portal, as well as your CCD. If you have not created a profile on the Union website, you can find the instructions HERE.

The MSL is attached and can be accessed by clicking HERE.

As per the Collective Agreement Article:

15-2.01, The Company shall maintain a Master Seniority List (MSL) for Cabin Crew Members. The MSL shall be published every four (4) months per calendar year, with a copy to the union. The MSL shall be posted electronically on the Company Intranet and on Cabin Crew Devices (CCD) and shall remain there until replaced by an updated list.  

15-2.02, The MSL shall show the seniority by name, base and date of seniority of all Cabin Crew Members employed by the Company.  

15-2.03, The Parties agree to review and discuss finalizing the MSL within ninety (90) Calendar Days of the effective date of this Agreement.  

Implementation – March 2022 

34-24 DRAFTING  

NOTE: Effective the third full monthly scheduling period following the finalization of the Master Seniority List

34-24.01 Both the Company and the Union are committed to not cancelling flights due to lack of Cabin Crew Members. In keeping with this commitment, a draft shall be considered as an option of last resort.  

34-24.02 If the Company has exhausted the available options to cover a Company open time pairing, the Company shall draft a Cabin Crew Member who is on a Day(s) Off for the pairing. In such circumstances, the Company shall draft a Cabin Crew Member in reverse seniority order by base.  

34-24.03 Prior to any Cabin Crew Member being drafted for a pairing, the following call-out order shall be used by Crew Scheduling:  

a) Cabin Crew Member on RTD status;  

b) Cabin Crew Members holding reserve duty;  

c) Electronically post the pairing to Company open time for voluntary pick up. 

34-24.04 No Cabin Crew Member will be drafted more than three (3) times in a calendar year.  

34-24.05 A Cabin Crew Member will not be drafted on a GDO.  

34-24.06 If a Cabin Crew Member is drafted for a pairing, the Cabin Crew Member shall receive premium pay at two (2) times the Cabin Crew Member’s regular rate of pay in accordance with Article 41 – Pay Administration. 

35-3.14 Pairing Assignment Process 

NOTE: Effective no later than the third full monthly scheduling period following the finalization of the Master Seniority List 

a) When a pairing is assigned to a Reserve Holder, assignments will be made to the Reserve Holder with the number of available Reserve Periods remaining exactly matching the length of the available pairing. 

b) If two (2) or more Reserve Holders meet the criteria of 35-3.14 a) above, the more senior Reserve Holder will have the right to decline the assignment when more junior Reserve Holders are available. The most junior qualified Reserve Holder must accept the duty assignment. Where the Company contacts the more senior Reserve Holder and the senior Reserve Holder does not immediately answer the call, the Company shall contact the next Reserve Holder until the pairing is assigned. 

c) If there are no Reserve Holders with the number of available Reserve Periods remaining exactly matching the length of the pairing as outlined in 35-3.14 a) above, the Company will assign the pairing to a Reserve Holder with a number of available Reserve Periods remaining which is one (1) Reserve Period greater than the length of the available pairing. The Company will continue to increase by one (1) Reserve Period until they are able to assign the pairing following the pairing assignment process outlined in 35-3.14 a) and b) above. 

35-4 AIRPORT STANDBY RESERVE (ASR) 

35-4.01 A Reserve Holder assigned an ASR period will be required to report to the airport at their base to remain on standby for possible pairing assignment. The Cabin Crew Member must remain in the airport during the ASR period, must respond to the Company within ten (10) minutes of the Company initially contacting the Reserve Holder, and must be able to report to the required gate in a reasonable amount of time. The duty period will begin at the required ASR Report Time.  

35-4.02 An ASR period will be for a maximum of five (5) consecutive hours which must begin within the scheduled Reserve Period. Assignment may be made to a flight departing within the ASR period or no later than two (2) hour after the ASR period. If no assignment is made by the end of the ASR period, the Reserve Holder will be released for a rest period. There shall be no more than two (2) ASR periods per Reserve Block, without the consent of the Reserve Holder.

35-4.03 If a Reserve Holder on ASR is not assigned a pairing, they shall receive four (4) Credit Hours towards their MMG for that ASR period.  

35-4.04 ASR will be assigned to a Reserve Holder in accordance with 35-3.14 above 


Layoff and recall 

In the event we announce any future recalls or layoffs, the finalized MSL will be utilized. 

In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team

CUPE 4070 Interim President, Crystal Hill
CUPE 4070 Interim Vice-President, Brigitte Benoit
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Marco Di Virgilio
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
Interim WestJet YYC Base VP. Brandy Whitby
Interim WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Colleen Tracey
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Swoop Base VP, Allan Ramsarran