Dear WestJet Members,

The voting period in the WestJet (WS) Tentative Agreement ratification process concluded today March 20, 2021 at 15:00PT / 16:00MT / 18:00ET.

The results are as follows:

“Are you in favour of the Tentative Agreement as presented? / Êtes-vous en faveur de l’entente de principe, tel que présenté?”

This Member vote requires 50% plus 1 (one) vote to ratify:

Yes / Oui: 1663 votes (66.8%)

No / Non: 826 votes (33.2%)

The Tentative Agreement is RATIFIED.

All CUPE Local 4070 Members in the WestJet (WS) bargaining unit immediately fall under this binding Collective Agreement (CA).

This Collective Agreement is effective retroactively to March 1, 2021 and remains in full force and effect until December 31, 2025 at 23:59MT.

Following the twenty-day process since reaching a Tentative Agreement (TA) at the negotiating table, the WestJet Bargaining Committee, and the CUPE Local 4070 Executive, along with other elected representatives, congratulate our Membership on ratification of our historic first ever union Collective Agreement.

A specific thank you is due to the many other union representatives who helped throughout the lengthy bargaining process, as well during the ratification process. These include:

• the 4070 Communications Committee members from all three bargaining units: a true team effort.

• all Stewards across our entire network.

• all mobilizers and mobilizing coordinators.

• our five CUPE National representatives.

The work towards full implementation of the changes across every aspect of our employment experience will begin immediately. Certain items such as per diem increases will be retroactive to March 1, 2021. Others will commence as of April 1, 2021 (the first full monthly blocking window following ratification), and some will be phased in as indicated in the implementation schedule that was released to Membership as part of the TA package that was voted on.

As always, if you have any questions, please contact us at: www.cupe4070.ca/contact. If your questions are regarding the CA, and not of an immediate nature, please know that further communications will be released frequently as implementation proceeds.

We are so proud of the engagement and questions that the Membership sent our way over the past weeks. It remains our privilege to represent you. Congratulations.

In Solidarity,
Your CUPE WestJet Bargaining Committee
Your CUPE Local 4070 Executive Team