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Elections 2022: Round #3 Election Results
Elections 2022: Round #3 Election Results
Dear Members,
Round #3 of voting has ended. Please see the results below:
ROUND #3 – ELECTION RESULTS:
1 X WestJet Return to Work and Accommodation Committee
Brandy Whitby 545 (60.0%) - ELECTED
Meghan Gulliver 364(40.0%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 909 (37.1%)
Congratulations to those elected in Round #3 of Elections 2022. 2022 Elections are now complete.
In Solidarity,
Calvin Gautschi
Recording Secretary & Returning Officer
CUPE 4070
Special Membership Meeting Part 3
Special Membership Meeting Part 3 - December 7, 2022
Dear Members,
We held part 2 of our Special Membership Meeting (SMM) in October.
Due to the length of the meeting, there was a motion to continue the SMM at a future date. The rescheduled date was set to December 7, 2022, per a motion on the floor. The motion further stated that we would submit the amendments made to this point to CUPE National for approval. Since then we were advised by CUPE National that we are to submit all amendments together.
This SMM will be a continuation of SMM part 2, and is specific to amendments to the CUPE 4070 bylaws that have not yet been presented and voted on.
As a Reminder:
Special Membership Meetings differ from General Membership Meetings in that “no business shall be transacted at the Special Membership Meeting other than that for which the meeting is called, and notice is given.” More information on Special Membership Meetings can be found in Section 5b of the CUPE 4070 Bylaws.
Previously, a bylaw amendment was facilitated by providing the Membership with a package and voting period. Upon further review of the bylaws, the Union Executive has determined that this process was not as it was written or intended in the bylaws. Which lead us to these SMMs and the by-law amendments proposed so that this can be an option if approved.
SECTION 17 - BYLAWS
(b) Amendments
These bylaws can only be amended if:
(i) the amendment does not conflict with the CUPE Constitution;
(ii) the amendment is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of members voting at a General Membership Meeting or at a Special Membership Meeting called for that purpose; and
(iii) notice of the intention to propose the amendment was given at least seven (7) days before at a previous membership meeting or sixty (60) days before in writing.
SMM Part 3 Info:
Members in Good Standing (that have signed a Union Card and completed the membership process as outlined in By-Laws section 3) are asked to register for our Teams meeting using this link:
The SMM will take place on December 7, 2022 at
10:00 PT / 11:00 MT / 13:00 ET
*Membership status will be verified*
Meeting Agenda
Bylaw Amendments
Bylaw Amendments FAQs
We look forward to seeing you there!
Rules of Order:
Official meetings of the Union are conducted using Rules of Order as outlined in the Local Bylaws. Rules of Order allow meetings to proceed efficiently.
When the Chairperson rules a member out of order it's a result of not being compliant with the Rules of Order such as speaking out of turn, or not speaking to the motion on the floor.
Please refer to Appendix C for full reference.
A few key rules to note are:
5) A motion must be moved and seconded. The mover and seconder must rise and be recognized by the Chairperson.
13) The Chairperson will keep a speakers list and, in all cases, will determine the order of speakers including those circumstances where two or more members rise to speak at the same time.
(14) A member, while speaking, will speak only to the issue under debate. Members shall not personally attack other members. Members will refrain from using language that is offensive or in poor taste. Members will generally not speak in a manner that reflects poorly on the Local Union or other members.
(27) The Local Union’s business and the proceedings of meetings are not to be divulged to any persons outside the Local Union, or the Canadian Union of Public Employees
Other Information:
If you have difficulty accessing the SMM and are a Member in Good Standing, please email communications@cupe4070.ca for immediate assistance.
If you experienced difficulties accessing the last SMM please email communications@cupe4070.ca with what the error was, if you were able to fix it, how the error was fixed. We are hoping to eliminate these errors in the future.
If you can't make it to the SMM and have questions for us, please use the "Hot Topics" form so that we can answer them in a future issue of our monthly newsletter: Hot Topics For CUPE 4070 Newsletter
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact us: cupe4070.ca/contact
In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice President, Colleen Tracey
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Calvin Gautschi
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
WestJet YYC Base VP, Brandy Whitby
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Adrian Dayrit
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Swoop Base VP, Sherrie Moore
Reminder-SMM Part 3
Special Membership Meeting Part 3 - December 7, 2022
Dear Members,
We held part 2 of our Special Membership Meeting (SMM) in October.
Due to the length of the meeting, there was a motion to continue the SMM at a future date. The rescheduled date was set to December 7, 2022, per a motion on the floor. The motion further stated that we would submit the amendments made to this point to CUPE National for approval. Since then we were advised by CUPE National that we are to submit all amendments together.
This SMM will be a continuation of SMM part 2, and is specific to amendments to the CUPE 4070 bylaws that have not yet been presented and voted on.
As a Reminder:
Special Membership Meetings differ from General Membership Meetings in that “no business shall be transacted at the Special Membership Meeting other than that for which the meeting is called, and notice is given.” More information on Special Membership Meetings can be found in Section 5b of the CUPE 4070 Bylaws.
Previously, a bylaw amendment was facilitated by providing the Membership with a package and voting period. Upon further review of the bylaws, the Union Executive has determined that this process was not as it was written or intended in the bylaws. Which lead us to these SMMs and the by-law amendments proposed so that this can be an option if approved.
SECTION 17 - BYLAWS
(b) Amendments
These bylaws can only be amended if:
(i) the amendment does not conflict with the CUPE Constitution;
(ii) the amendment is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of members voting at a General Membership Meeting or at a Special Membership Meeting called for that purpose; and
(iii) notice of the intention to propose the amendment was given at least seven (7) days before at a previous membership meeting or sixty (60) days before in writing.
SMM Part 3 Info:
Members in Good Standing (that have signed a Union Card and completed the membership process as outlined in By-Laws section 3) are asked to register for our Teams meeting using this link:
The SMM will take place on December 7, 2022 at
10:00 PT / 11:00 MT / 13:00 ET
*Membership status will be verified*
Meeting Agenda
Bylaw Amendments
Bylaw Amendments FAQs
We look forward to seeing you there!
Rules of Order:
Official meetings of the Union are conducted using Rules of Order as outlined in the Local Bylaws. Rules of Order allow meetings to proceed efficiently.
When the Chairperson rules a member out of order it's a result of not being compliant with the Rules of Order such as speaking out of turn, or not speaking to the motion on the floor.
Please refer to Appendix C for full reference.
A few key rules to note are:
5) A motion must be moved and seconded. The mover and seconder must rise and be recognized by the Chairperson.
13) The Chairperson will keep a speakers list and, in all cases, will determine the order of speakers including those circumstances where two or more members rise to speak at the same time.
(14) A member, while speaking, will speak only to the issue under debate. Members shall not personally attack other members. Members will refrain from using language that is offensive or in poor taste. Members will generally not speak in a manner that reflects poorly on the Local Union or other members.
(27) The Local Union’s business and the proceedings of meetings are not to be divulged to any persons outside the Local Union, or the Canadian Union of Public Employees
Other Information:
If you have difficulty accessing the SMM and are a Member in Good Standing, please email communications@cupe4070.ca for immediate assistance.
If you experienced difficulties accessing the last SMM please email communications@cupe4070.ca with what the error was, if you were able to fix it, how the error was fixed. We are hoping to eliminate these errors in the future.
If you can't make it to the SMM and have questions for us, please use the "Hot Topics" form so that we can answer them in a future issue of our monthly newsletter: Hot Topics For CUPE 4070 Newsletter
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact us: cupe4070.ca/contact
In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice President, Colleen Tracey
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Calvin Gautschi
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
WestJet YYC Base VP, Brandy Whitby
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Adrian Dayrit
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Swoop Base VP, Sherrie Moore
Elections 2022:Round #2 Election Results
Elections 2022: Round #2 Election Results
Dear Members,
Round #2 of voting has ended. Please see the results below:
ROUND #2 – ELECTION RESULTS:
1 X WestJet YYC Base Vice-President
Brandy Whitby 296 (52.4%) - ELECTED
Tyson Conrod 143 (25.3%)
Meghan Gulliver 77 (13.6%)
Chantal Weeks 49 (8.7%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 565 (51.3%)
1 X WestJet YYZ Base Vice-President
Bryan Hansraj 235 (55.6%) - ELECTED
Rose Streete 188 (44.4%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 423 (48.6%)
1 X WestJet YYZ Hotel and Transportation Committee
Ryan Jones 211 (49.9%) - ELECTED
Marco Lot 101 (23.9%)
David Hohl 78 (18.4%)
Sonia Ouellette 19 (4.5%)
Nika Porter 14 (3.3%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 423 (48.6%)
ROUND#2 - ACCLAIMED POSITIONS- ELECTION NOT REQUIRED:
1 X WestJet YYC Scheduling Review Committee
Meghan Gulliver
2 X WestJet YYC Union Steward
Brandy Whitby
Tyson Conrod
1 X WestJet YYC Health and Safety Committee
Chantal Weeks
ROUND #3 – ELECTION REQUIRED:
1 X WestJet Return to Work and Accommodation Committee
Congratulations to those elected and acclaimed in Round #2 of Elections 2022. Round #3 voting package will be released shortly.
In Solidarity,
Calvin Gautschi
Recording Secretary & Returning Officer
CUPE 4070
Elections 2022-Round #3 Voting Package
Elections 2022 - Round #3 Voting Package
Dear Members,
Below you will find the information for round #3 of voting.
Voting required a stagger due to Members appearing on multiple ballots.
ROUND #1 – ELECTION REQUIRED:
1 X WestJet Return to Work and Accommodation Committee
Brandy Whitby – READ MORE
Meghan Gulliver – READ MORE
Voting is open to Members in Good Standing only.
Your secure voting link will arrive via email from: vote@simplyvoting.com.
If you do not find your voting link in your email, please check your spam/junk folder.
If you are still unable to locate this link, please email
Calvin Gautschi
Recording Secretary & Returning Officer
CUPE 4070
vote@cupe4070.ca
Please include your full name, airline unit and employee number in the email.
Third Round Election Start:
December 2, 2022 at 03:00PT / 04:00MT / 06:00ET
Third Round Election End:
December 8, 2022 at 15:00PT / 16:00MT / 18:00ET
Electoral Officer:
The Electoral Officer for this by-election will be Tara Keeping, WestJet YYC Base Cabin Crew Member and CUPE 4070 Trustee 2 Year. This is a change from a previous communication.
In Solidarity,
Calvin Gautschi
Recording Secretary & Returning Officer
CUPE 4070
Elections 2022-Round #2 Voting Package & Update
Elections 2022 - Round #2 Voting Package and Update
Dear Members,
Below you will find the information for round #2 of voting, followed by the acclaimed positions that do not require a vote.
Voting requires a stagger due to Members appearing on multiple ballots. Voting will continue in further rounds until complete (3 rounds). A list of positions in round #3 voting is included below.
Member names and resume/bio's will be released when voting packages are released.
ROUND #2 – ELECTION REQUIRED:
1 X WestJet YYC Base Vice-President
Brandy Whitby – READ MORE
Chantal Weeks – READ MORE
Meghan Gulliver – READ MORE
Tyson Conrod – READ MORE
1 X WestJet YYZ Base Vice-President
Bryan Hansraj – READ MORE
Rose Streete – READ MORE
1 X WestJet YYZ Hotel and Transportation Committee
David Hohl – READ MORE
Marco Lot – READ MORE
Nika Porter
Ryan Jones – READ MORE
Sonia Ouellette – READ MORE
ROUND #2 ACCLAIMED POSITONS – ELECTION NOT REQUIRED:
1 X WestJet YYZ Scheduling Review Committee
David Hohl – READ MORE
ROUND #3 – ELECTION REQUIRED OR POSSIBLE:
1 X WestJet Return to Work and Accommodation Committee
1 X WestJet YYC Scheduling Review Committee
Voting is open to Members in Good Standing only.
NOTE: Some votes are open to all Members, others are unit specific or unit and base specific.
If you wish to participate in elections and have not signed a card, please sign a card and pay the $5 Membership fee on our website at least 24 hours before voting ends for processing. SIGN A CARD HERE
Your secure voting link will arrive via email from: vote@simplyvoting.com.
If you do not find your voting link in your email, please check your spam/junk folder.
If you are still unable to locate this link, please email Calvin Gautschi, Recording Secretary & Returning Officer - CUPE 4070, at: vote@cupe4070.ca.
Please include your full name, airline unit and employee number in the email.
Second Round Election Start:
November 25, 2022 at 03:00PT / 04:00MT / 06:00ET
Second Round Election End:
December 1, 2022 at 15:00PT / 16:00MT / 18:00ET
Electoral Officer:
The Electoral Officer for this by-election will be Tara Keeping, WestJet YYC Base Cabin Crew Member and CUPE 4070 Trustee 2 Year. This is a change from a previous communication.
In Solidarity,
Calvin Gautschi
Recording Secretary & Returning Officer
CUPE 4070
Elections 2022:Round #1 Election Results
Elections 2022: Round #1 Election Results
Dear Members,
Round #1 of voting has ended. Please see the results below:
ROUND #1 – ELECTION RESULTS:
X1 CUPE 4070 President
Alia Hussain 597 (43.2%) - ELECTED
Brandy Whitby 296 (21.4%)
Rose Streete 265 (19.2%)
Tyson Conrod 207 (15.0%)
Nika Porter 18 (1.3%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 1383
X1 CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary
Calvin Gautschi 770 (55.7%) - ELECTED
Marco Di Virgilio 613 (44.3%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 1383
X1 WestJet YVR Hotel and Transportation Committee
Tyler Thomas 189 (74.7%) - ELECTED
Niretpal (Nicky) Aujla 64 (25.3%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 253
X1 WestJet YYC Hotel and Transportation Committee
Douglas Rotchell 342 (63.7%) - ELECTED
Joshua Loza 65 (12.1%)
Jaime Hernandez 57 (10.6%)
Christian Hidalgo 43 (8.0%)
Shae-Lynn Degelman 30 (5.6%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 537
X1 WestJet YYZ Communications Committee
Minh Ly – Acclaimed to position
Rebecca Sarasin – Rescinded nomination
X2 WestJet YYZ Health and Safety Committee
Mark Rose 232 (42.5%) - ELECTED
Dionne Klassen 187 (34.2%) - ELECTED
Christina Bucholtz 83 (15.2%)
Sonia Ouellette 44 (8.1%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 372
X1 WestJet Encore Hotel and Transportation Committee
Colleen Tracey 43 (55.8%) - ELECTED
Kendra Thibault 34 (44.2%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 77
X2 WestJet Encore YYC Health and Safety Committee
Colleen Tracey 28 (35.4%) - ELECTED
Kendra Thibault 26 (32.9%) - ELECTED
Glenn Blanco 25 (31.6%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 56
X1 WestJet Encore YYC Bylaw Review Committee
Colleen Tracey 34 (60.7%) - ELECTED
Sarah Lowe 22 (39.3%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 56
X1 Swoop Scheduling Review Committee
Jessica Lockley 76 (84.4%) - ELECTED
Judith Lee 14 (15.6%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 90
Congratulations to those elected and acclaimed in Round #1 of Elections 2022. Your new Recording Secretary will be in touch with you regarding further rounds of voting.
In Solidarity,
Marco Di Virgilio, Outgoing Recording Secretary & Returning Officer - CUPE 4070
WS-Dec 2022 Late Schedule Release
WestJet – December 2022 Late Schedule Release
Dear WestJet Member,
The Company met with the Union today and advised that the YVR, YYZ and all Cabin Manager blocking runs had been completed. The YYC CCM blocks were encountering a significant runtime and the company indicated they could no longer meet their Collective Agreement requirements in article 34-2.01 - Schedules for the following month will be released no later than 1900 MT, for YYC base Cabin Crew Members.
This also means that all December block award uploads to Flica and trades would be delayed, regardless of base and classification.
This is completely unacceptable.
The Union will respond accordingly by filing a policy grievance. The last late schedule release in June resulted in the Union filing a policy grievance currently in queue for arbitration.
Once again, the Company has failed us all. This delay has once again hindered our Members ability to manage their work life balance when they needed it the most.
In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
Interim CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice-President, Colleen Tracey
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
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Adrian Dayrit
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Swoop Base VP, Sherrie Moore
Election 2022-Round #1 Voting Package & Update
Elections 2022 - Round #1 Voting Package and Update
Dear Members,
I would like to provide you with an elections 2022 update. Below you will find the information for round #1 of voting, followed by the acclaimed positions that do not require a vote. Some committees with acclaimed Members may be expanded once rounds of voting are completed.
Voting requires a stagger due to Members appearing on multiple ballots. Voting will continue in further rounds until complete - up to 3 rounds are possible. More information on future rounds of voting will be communicated after round #1 is complete. A list of positions in round #2 voting is included below. Member names and resume/bio's will be released when voting packages are released.
ROUND #1 – ELECTION REQUIRED:
X1 CUPE 4070 President
Alia Hussain – READ MORE
Brandy Whitby – READ MORE
Nika Porter
Rose Streete – READ MORE
Tyson Conrod – READ MORE
X1 CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary
Calvin Gautschi – READ MORE
Marco Di Virgilio – READ MORE
X1 WestJet YVR Hotel and Transportation Committee
Niretpal (Nicky) Aujla – READ MORE
Tyler Thomas – READ MORE
X1 WestJet YYC Hotel and Transportation Committee
Christian Hidalgo
Douglas Rotchell – READ MORE
Jaime Hernandez – READ MORE
Joshua Loza – READ MORE
Shae-Lynn Degelman
X1 WestJet YYZ Communications Committee
Minh Ly – READ MORE
Rebecca Sarasin – READ MORE
X2 WestJet YYZ Health and Safety Committee
Christina Bucholtz – READ MORE
Dionne Klassen – READ MORE
Mark Rose – READ MORE
Sonia Ouellette
X1 WestJet Encore Hotel and Transportation Committee
Colleen Tracey – READ MORE
Kendra Thibault
X2 WestJet Encore YYC Health and Safety Committee
Colleen Tracey – READ MORE
Glenn Blanco
Kendra Thibault
X1 WestJet Encore YYC Bylaw Review Committee
Colleen Tracey – READ MORE
Sarah Lowe – READ MORE
X1 Swoop Scheduling Review Committee
Jessica Lockley
Judith Lee
ROUND #1 ACCLAIMED POSITONS – ELECTION NOT REQUIRED:
X1 Trustee 1 Year
Marla Grimmeyer – READ MORE
X1 Trustee 3 Year
Jean-Philippe Girard (JP) – READ MORE
X1 WestJet Education Committee
Lany Ellis – READ MORE
X1 WestJet Committee Against Racism and Discrimination (CARD)
Jaime Hernandez – READ MORE
X1 WestJet YVR Base Vice-President
Chris Brewer
X15 WestJet YVR Union Stewards
Conan Huang
Justin Cady – READ MORE
Kim Kroeker
Sarah Ferraro – READ MORE
Taylor Kool – READ MORE
Victoriano Perez Alvarez – READ MORE
X2 WestJet YVR Health and Safety Committee
Derek Mansfield – READ MORE
Pamela Garinger – READ MORE
X1 WestJet YVR Scheduling Review Committee
Sarah Ferraro – READ MORE
X15 WestJet YYC Union Steward
Connor Holland – READ MORE
Douglas Rotchell – READ MORE
Fabricio Loza-Alvarado – READ MORE
Lany Ellis – READ MORE
Laura McDonald – READ MORE
Lisa Blayney – READ MORE
-2 others pending election
X2 WestJet YYC Health and Safety Committee
Shae-Lynn Degelman
-1 other pending election
X1 WestJet YYC Bylaw Review Committee
Laura McDonald – READ MORE
X15 WestJet YYZ Union Steward
Alissa Goodkey – READ MORE
Christina Bucholtz – READ MORE
Justin Patterson – READ MORE
Minh Ly – READ MORE
Rebecca Sarasin – READ MORE
X1 WestJet YYZ Commuter Committee
Sonia Ouellette – READ MORE
X1 WestJet Encore Communications Committee
Sarah Lowe – READ MORE
X1 WestJet Encore Uniform Committee
Kendra Thibault – READ MORE
X1 WestJet Encore Commuter Committee
Sarah Lowe – READ MORE
X1 WestJet Encore YYC Base Vice-President
Adrian Dayrit – READ MORE
X10 WestJet Encore YYC Union Steward
Colleen Tracey – READ MORE
Kendra Thibault – READ MORE
X1 WestJet Encore YYC Scheduling Review Committee
Colleen Tracey – READ MORE
X1 WestJet Encore YYZ Base Vice-President
Hebert (Mauricio) Mejia
X1 Swoop Base Vice-President
Sherrie Moore – READ MORE
X1 Swoop Women's Committee
Sara Meister
X1 Swoop Hotel and Transportation Committee
Danielle (Elle) Burton – READ MORE
X1 Swoop Uniform Committee
Wendy Moraghan – READ MORE
X1 Swoop Return to Work and Accomodation Committee
Ashley Verbeek – READ MORE
X5 Swoop YEG Union Steward
Danielle (Elle) Burton – READ MORE
Sherman Willis – READ MORE
X5 Swoop YHMYYZ Union Steward
Ashley Verbeek – READ MORE
Jessica Lockley
Lisa Popowich – READ MORE
Matthew Allen – READ MORE
Wendy Moraghan – READ MORE
X2 Swoop YHMYYZ Health and Safety Committee
Ashley Verbeek – READ MORE
Jay Matthew Antflick
ROUND #2 & #3 – ELECTION REQUIRED OR POSSIBLE:
X1 WestJet Return to Work and Accomodation Committee*
X1 WestJet YYC Base Vice-President*
X1 WestJet YYC Scheduling Review Committee
X1 WestJet YYZ Base Vice-President
X1 WestJet YYZ Hotel and Transportation Committee
X1 WestJet YYZ Scheduling Review Committee
*Round #3 possible
Voting is open to Members in Good Standing only.
NOTE: Some votes are open to all Members, others are unit specific or unit and base specific.
If you wish to participate in elections and have not signed a card, please sign a card and pay the $5 Membership fee on our website at least 24 hours before voting ends for processing. SIGN A CARD HERE
Your secure voting link will arrive via email from: vote@simplyvoting.com.
If you do not find your voting link in your email, please check your spam/junk folder.
If you are still unable to locate this link, please email Marco Di Virgilio, Recording Secretary & Returning Officer - CUPE 4070, at: vote@cupe4070.ca.
Please include your full name, airline unit and employee number in the email.
First Round Election Start:
November 17, 2022 at 03:00PT / 04:00MT / 06:00ET
First Round Election End:
November 23, 2022 at 15:00PT / 16:00MT / 18:00ET
Electoral Officer:
The Electoral Officer for this by-election will be Tara Keeping, WestJet YYC Base Cabin Crew Member and CUPE 4070 Trustee 2 Year. This is a change from my previous communication.
In Solidarity,
Marco Di Virgilio, Recording Secretary & Returning Officer - CUPE 4070
GMM - Nov.15, 2022
General Membership Meeting - November 15, 2022
Dear Members,
As a reminder, the next CUPE 4070 GMM will take place as follows:
Date: November 15, 2022
Time:* 11:00 PT / 12:00 MT / 14:00 ET
*This time is a correction to the November newsletter
Location: Virtual (Teams)
The GMM will be followed by a Q&A session
All Members in Good Standing (have signed a union card and paid the $5 initiation fee) are eligible to participate and must complete the following registration form:
TO REGISTER CLICK HERE
*Registration will be verified to confirm Membership status (In Good Standing)
If you have not signed a union card and would like to participate, you can sign your card here.
The income statement (2021-2022), budget (Jan-June 2023), prorated budget report 2022, previous GMM Meeting Minutes (May 31, 2022), and the Agenda have all been posted to the CUPE 4070 Members Portal landing page under "GMM/SMM MEETINGS". To access our Portal, please click here and sign-in.
If you have not registered for the Member Portal, please find instructions below:
Your attendance is essential to conduct Union Business
CUPE 4070 Bylaws - SECTION 5 – MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
(c) Quorum The minimum number of members required to be in attendance for the transaction of business at any General or Special meeting shall be forty (40) members, plus at least two (2) members of the Board. Should quorum not be obtained at any General Membership Meeting, the Board shall have the authority to conduct the business of the Local and will report at the next General Membership Meeting.
In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
Interim CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice-President, Colleen Tracey
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
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
Interim WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Adrian Dayrit
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Swoop Base VP, Allan Ramsarran
Drafting -WR-WestJet Encore
Drafting – WestJet Encore
Dear WestJet Encore Members,
The Union has become aware that the Company is drafting WestJet Encore Cabin Crew Members.
Please refer to the following about drafting which was implemented as per the Collective Agreement in March 2022:
Both the Company and the Union are committed to not cancelling flights. In keeping with this commitment, a draft shall be considered as an option of last resort.
If the Company has exhausted the available options to cover a company open time pairing, Crew Scheduling will draft a Cabin Crew Member who is on a day (or days) off. In such circumstances, the Company shall draft a Cabin Crew Member in reverse seniority order by base. Before drafting can commence, Crew Scheduling will need to ensure call outs have been completed on the following
steps:
Cabin Crew Member on return to duty (RTD) status
Cabin Crew Members holding reserve duty
Post the open time pairing for voluntary pick up
It is important to note that no Cabin Crew Member will be drafted more than three (3) times in a calendar year and drafting cannot occur on a GDO.
If a Cabin Crew Member is drafted for a pairing, they shall receive premium pay at two (2) times the Cabin Crew Member’s regular rate of pay in accordance with Article 41 – Pay Administration.
Things to keep in mind:
When called on your day off, you are NOT obligated to answer the call.
If you answer the call, you MUST accept the pairing providing you are fit to fly.
You are expected to report to work fit for duty and to remain fit for duty, free of any negative impacts of alcohol or other drug use. The 12 hours cut off time should always be respected.
Any issues with commuting, and any seen and unforeseen circumstances that may prevent you from reporting within the allowable 2-hour window needs to be communicated with Crew Scheduling immediately.
If you are unsure if you are being drafted, ask.
If there is a misunderstanding with Crew Scheduling, don't argue. Let your base VP know!
Work first, grieve later.
In closing, we also ask that you email your base VP if you believe the Collective Agreement was violated over the last IROP weekend. You can contact your base VP using this link.
In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
Interim WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Adrian Dayrit
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Interim CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice-President, Colleen Tracey
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
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
Swoop Base VP, Allan Ramsarran
Update from the Executive Board - November 4, 2022
Dear Members,
Further to our Executive Board Update on October 24, we are writing to you today to inform you that Crystal Hill, President of CUPE 4070, has had her assignment with CUPE National extended until December 2, 2022.
The following appointments will stand until the elections take place:
Alia Hussain, CUPE 4070 Vice-President will continue to be the interim CUPE 4070 President in Crystal’s absence. The Executive Board appointed Colleen Tracy, WestJet Encore YYC Base Vice-President as the interim CUPE 4070 Vice-President.
Due to the first round of elections ending on November 23, 2022, this will be our final update on these current matters unless any other changes take place before elections.
In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
Interim CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice-President, Colleen Tracey
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
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
Interim WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Adrian Dayrit
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Swoop Base VP, Allan Ramsarran
Elections 2022
Dear Members,
We will be holding elections for most positions in the Local. Please review this email carefully.
The following is an outline for Elections 2022:
Nominations Open:
October 29, 2022 at 14:00PT / 15:00MT / 17:00ET
Nominations Close:
November 5, 2022 at 14:00PT / 15:00MT / 17:00ET
Nomination Acceptance Email Out:
November 8, 2022
Nomination Acceptance Due:
November 11, 2022 at 14:00PT / 15:00MT / 17:00ET
Resume/Info Sheet Due:
November October 13, 2022 at 14:00PT / 15:00MT / 17:00ET
First Round Election Start:
November 17, 2022 at 03:00PT / 04:00MT / 06:00ET
First Round Election End:
November 23, 2022 at 15:00PT / 16:00MT / 18:00ET
Members in Good Standing (signed card and paid $5 Membership fee) can nominate other Members In Good Standing and participate in the voting process. If you wish to participate in this election round and have not signed a card, please sign a card and pay the $5 Membership fee on our website at least 24 hours before the nominations or elections end for processing. SIGN A CARD HERE
Notes
The nominator must discuss the nomination with the nominee and both must be Members In Good Standing (Signed Union card and paid $5 membership fee).
Unit and base specific positions require the nominee and the nominator to be from the same base and unit.
Unit specific positions require the nominee and the nominator to be from the same unit.
Only one nomination form is required per nominee for the same position.
You cannot nominate yourself.
Click here to review all positions open for nominations.
For more information regarding the roles and expectations, please consult the bylaws.
Nomination Forms:
CUPE Local 4070 – President
CUPE Local 4070 – Recording Secretary
CUPE Local 4070 – Trustees
Base Vice-Presidents
Union Stewards
Bylaw Review Committee
Committee Against Racism and Discrimination (CARD)
Communications Committee
Commuter Committee
Education Committee
Health and Safety Committee
Hotel and Transportation Committee
Return to Work and Accomodation Committee
Scheduling Review Committee
Uniform Committee
Women's Committee
All nomination forms must be filled out electronically or printed and scanned and sent by email to: elections@cupe4070.ca
Please include the position and the nominee's name in the subject line of your email.
Nomination Acceptance
All Members who have been nominated will be sent an email from Marco Di Virgilio, Recording Secretary & Returning Officer, asking if they will allow their name to stand on the ballot and accept the nomination.
If you have been nominated for a position, please monitor your email and spam/junk folder during this period. Nominees who do not reply by the deadline will automatically be considered to have declined their nomination.
Resume/Info Sheet
All nominees that accept their nomination will be given the opportunity to provide a one (1) page (standard 8.5x11 size) resume/info sheet which can be posted on our social media pages and website with links sent by email to all Members for review.
Nominees must send their resume/info sheet in PDF format to: elections@cupe4070.ca
You can start creating your resume/information sheet ASAP.
Please do not
Submit large file resume/info sheets
Use company logos
Provide any information you don’t want public
PLEASE REVIEW THE ELECTION OUTLINE ABOVE FOR DEADLINES
Electoral Officer:
The Electoral Officer for this election will be Chantal Weeks, WestJet Cabin Crew Member - YYC Base.
In Solidarity,
Marco Di Virgilio, Recording Secretary & Returning Officer - CUPE 4070
WestJet Encore Non-Monetary MOA - Vote Results
Dear WestJet Encore Members,
The WestJet Encore non-monetary MOA vote has now closed.
The MOA has been supported by WestJet Encore Members as follows:
YES: 90.1%
NO: 9.9%
Thank you to all WestJet Encore Members that took the time to participate in this vote.
In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
Interim WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Adrian Dayrit
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Interim CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice-President, Colleen Tracey
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
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
Swoop Base VP, Allan Ramsarran
Update from the Executive Board - October 24, 2022
Dear Members,
Further to our Executive Board Update on October 7, we are writing to you today to inform you that Crystal Hill, President of CUPE 4070, has had her assignment with CUPE National extended until November 4, 2022.
Alia Hussain, CUPE 4070 Vice-President will continue to be the interim CUPE 4070 President in Crystal’s absence. Due to this extension, the Executive Board has appointed Colleen Tracy, WestJet Encore YYC Base Vice-President as the interim CUPE 4070 Vice-President.
WestJet Update:
Brigitte Benoit, WestJet YYC Base Vice-President has also taken an LOA per article 11-9.01 of the WS Collective Agreement starting today, October 24, 2022. Brigitte will also be on assignment with CUPE National with a return date expected sometime in December.
Brandy Whitby has been appointed as the interim WestJet YYC Base Vice-President.
WestJet Encore Update:
Adrian Dayrit has been appointed as the interim WestJet Encore YYC Base Vice-President.
Swoop Update:
Swoop Vice-President Allan Ramsarran has accepted flow to WestJet and will be flowing on November 14, 2022. The decision has been made to not appoint a Swoop Vice-President at that time due to the pending elections. The Executive team will redistribute Allan’s workload and work together to ensure all tasks are being completed and that Swoop Members are being supported.
We will communicate any changes to the above information should there be any further changes.
In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
Interim CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice-President, Colleen Tracey
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
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
Interim WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Adrian Dayrit
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Swoop Base VP, Allan Ramsarran
Special Membership Meeting Part 3 - December 7, 2022
Dear Members,
We held part 2 of our Special Membership Meeting (SMM) on October 19, as previously communicated. Once again, due to the length of the meeting, there was a motion to continue the SMM at a future date. The rescheduled date was set to December 7, 2022, per a motion on the floor. The motion further stated that we would submit the amendments made to this point to CUPE National for approval.
This SMM will be a continuation of SMM part 2, and is specific to amendments to the CUPE 4070 bylaws that have not yet been presented and voted on.
As a Reminder:
Special Membership Meetings differ from General Membership Meetings in that “no business shall be transacted at the Special Membership Meeting other than that for which the meeting is called, and notice is given.” More information on Special Membership Meetings can be found in Section 5b of the CUPE 4070 Bylaws.
Previously, a bylaw amendment was facilitated by providing the Membership with a package and voting period. Upon further review of the bylaws, the Union Executive has determined that this process was not as it was written or intended in the bylaws.
SECTION 17 - BYLAWS
(b) Amendments
These bylaws can only be amended if:
(i) the amendment does not conflict with the CUPE Constitution;
(ii) the amendment is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of members voting at a General Membership Meeting or at a Special Membership Meeting called for that purpose; and
(iii) notice of the intention to propose the amendment was given at least seven (7) days before at a previous membership meeting or sixty (60) days before in writing.
SMM Part 3 Info:
Members in Good Standing (that have signed a Union Card) are asked to register for our Teams meeting using this link:
The SMM will take place on December 7, 2022 at
10:00 PT / 11:00 MT / 13:00 ET
*Membership status will be verified*
Meeting Agenda
Bylaw Amendments
Bylaw Amendments FAQs
We look forward to seeing you there!
Other Information:
If you have difficulty accessing the SMM and are a Member in Good Standing, please email communications@cupe4070.ca for immediate assistance.
If you experienced difficulties accessing the last SMM please email communications@cupe4070.ca with what the error was, if you were able to fix it, how the error was fixed. We are hoping to eliminate these errors in the future.
If you can't make it to the SMM and have questions for us, please use the "Hot Topics" form so that we can answer them in a future issue of our monthly newsletter: Hot Topics For CUPE 4070 Newsletter
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact us: cupe4070.ca/contact
In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
Interim CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Marco Di Virgilio
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
WestJet YYC Base VP, Brigitte Benoit
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
Special Membership Meeting Part 2 - Reminder & Time Change- October 19, 2022
Dear Members,
We held our Special Membership Meeting (SMM) on October 5, as previously communicated. Due to the length of the meeting, there was a motion to continue the SMM at a future date. The rescheduled date was set to October 19, 2022, per the amended motion on the floor.
This SMM will be a continuation of the previous meeting, and is again, specific to amendments to the CUPE 4070 bylaws. This meeting is a continuation from where the last meeting left off.
This was previously communicated as October 19, 2022, 09:00 PT / 10:00 MT / 12:00 ET and due to scheduling conflicts has been changed to October 19, 2022, 10:00 PT / 11:00 MT / 13:00 ET.
Members in Good Standing (that have signed a Union Card) are asked to register for the Teams meeting using this link:
The SMM will take place on October 19, 2022 at
10:00 PT / 11:00 MT / 13:00 ET
*Membership status will be verified*
Meeting Agenda
Bylaw Amendments
Bylaw Amendments FAQs
We look forward to seeing you there!
If you have difficulty accessing the SMM and are a Member in Good Standing, please email communications@cupe4070.ca for immediate assistance.
If you can't make it to the SMM and have questions for us, please use the "Hot Topics" form so that we can answer them in a future issue of our monthly newsletter: Hot Topics For CUPE 4070 Newsletter
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact us: cupe4070.ca/contact
In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
CUPE 4070 President, Crystal Hill
CUPE 4070 Vice-President, Alia Hussain
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Marco Di Virgilio
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
WestJet YYC Base VP, Brigitte Benoit
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
WestJet Encore Non-Monetary MOA Townhall Reminder
Dear WestJet Encore Members,
The WR MOA Townhall is tomorrow! Please review the information below and register for the Townhall - this Townhall is essentially an information session and your opportunity to ask questions before the voting period begins:
Townhall
To provide context and answer Member questions, your Union will hold a Townhall related to this MOA ratification vote.
Date: October 18, 2022
Time: 13:00PT / 14:00MT / 16:00ET
Location: Microsoft Teams
Who can attend: All WestJet Encore Members, regardless of having signed a Union card.
NOTE: You must register and attend the Townhall using your personal email address. Registration will be verified.
We look forward to your participation in this special MOA Townhall.
Voting Process
All WestJet Encore Members, regardless of having signed a Union card, are legally allowed to participate in the MOA vote. Any Member who has not signed a Union card or does not currently have an email address on file with the Local are asked to complete the Rand Form on our website to ensure you receive your MOA voting package. If you would like to become a Member in Good Standing you can sign a card HERE.
An electronic voting link will be sent out at the end of the Townhall.
Voting Opens:
October 18, 2022 @ 14:00PT / 15:00MT / 17:00ET
Voting Closes:
October 25, 2022 @ 14:00PT / 15:00MT / 17:00ET
Your secure voting link will arrive via email from:
vote@simplyvoting.com
If you do not find your voting link in your email, please check your spam/junk folder.
If you are still unable to locate this link, please email Marco Di Virgilio, CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary at vote@cupe4070.ca. Please include your full name, airline, and employee number in the email.
Website Portal
If you have not already registered to the website portal, please follow these instructions:
To register:
Work Group: WestJet Encore
Visit www.cupe4070.ca/westjet-encore-sign-up
Enter password: CUPE4070
Click the “Subscribe” link
Complete the registration form
You will receive an email confirmation. Follow the steps in the email.
Important:
DO NOT forward this email to anyone
DO NOT share the password with anyone
All registrations will be verified
Very Important:
USE A PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS. DO NOT USE YOUR COMPANY EMAIL.
Use the email address on record with the Local (the one this email was sent to).
If after completing your registration if you still cannot access the Member section of the website, please use the contact page and select LOG-IN ISSUES.
NOTE: You will receive an automatic reply once you set-up your account with a link to verify your email address. Please double check your spam/junk folder in case this email lands there. Once you have confirmed your email address in the link provided in the email, you can go ahead and access the password protected area of our website.
In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Colleen Tracey
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
CUPE 4070 President, Crystal Hill
CUPE 4070 Vice-President, Alia Hussain
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Marco Di Virgilio
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
WestJet YYC Base VP, Brigitte Benoit
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
Swoop Base VP, Allan Ramsarran
Printed Copy of the Collective Agreement (CA) - Personal Selection (WR)
Dear Members,
As per Article 51 of the Collective Agreement (CA), WestJet Encore (WR) Members are now eligible to opt in to receive a paper copy of the WestJet Encore (WR) Collective Agreement in either English or French.
Please fill out this form on the website by October 28, 2022 at 15:00PT / 16:00MT / 18:00ET if you would like a printed copy of the CA.
Article 51-1.02 of the CA states that: “A Cabin Crew Member is not obligated to take a paper copy.” Should you not wish to have a paper copy, you may fill out the form indicating this as your selection, or alternatively simply do not complete the form.
Please Note: If you do not fill out the form you will be opted out of receiving a printed copy. Electronic copies are available on the CUPE 4070 Website, as well as the Cabin Crew Device (CCD).
This is a one-time opportunity to obtain a printed copy of your CA. There will not be a further printing of the CA during the term of the agreement. If you do want a paper copy - this is your one-time opportunity to request one.
If you have any questions, or require assistance from your Union, please contact us: www.cupe4070.ca/contact.
In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
Interim CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Marco Di Virgilio
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
WestJet YYC Base VP, Brigitte Benoit
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