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Calvin Gautschi 2023-02-02 Calvin Gautschi 2023-02-02

LOU #8 Layoff & Recall Clarification

LOU #8 Layoff and Recall Clarification

Dear 4070 Members,

With the recent news of type training initial hires on the 787 aircraft, your Executive met with the Employer and has negotiated a LOU that allows the Employer and the Union the possibility to meet and to potentially open the Layoff and Recall article in the Collective Agreement. The language follows the same language and intent as per LOU #2 in the Collective Agreement.

This LOU came about after the company’s decision to include training for new hires prior to having all current members be dual qualified. If layoffs were to occur in the future, we wanted to make sure that the company would meet with the union to discuss the process and order as they will have complicated the matter by differences of seniority and who is dual qualified and who is not.

Notwithstanding Article 47—Layoff and Recall, the Company may, prior to exercising layoffs based on Type Qualification, meet with the Union to discuss the possibility of modifying the Layoff and Recall order as per Article 47.

While this language, like LOU #2, does not guarantee the opening of the article, should layoffs ever occur again at WestJet. It is the full intent of your Executive to pursue and meet with the Company to ensure seniority is protected.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the matter further please reach out.

To connect with your Base VP, please use the Contact Form: 

https://www.cupe4070.ca/contact

On behalf of your Local 4070 Executives:
CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
CUPE 4070 Vice President, Charles Brochu
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Calvin Gautschi
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
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, Vacant
Swoop Base VP, Sherrie Moore

Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-26 Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-26

Swoopsters Update January 2023

Dear Fellow Swoopsters,

I wanted to update you on a few things.

NEW BASE

By now, I am sure all of you have received knowledge of the Town Hall presented by Bob Cummings, Jimmy Dean Porter and Mark Rallo on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. The announcement of the new Abbotsford base comes with questions, some of which can be answered immediately while others will take some time as the details are worked through.

WestJet confirmed on January 19, 2023, that they are opening a base in Edmonton as early as May 2023, which brought about conversations around the Flow MOA. Any changes to the Flow MOA, such as flowing earlier than two years, would have to be discussed between the Company and the Union. In the MOA, at least 3% of eligible Flight Attendants can flow per yearly quarter. This number can increase without any amendments to the agreement, however because of Swoop’s crewing need, even an increase to 4% would only be 16 Flight Attendants - Swoop cannot flow more Flight Attendants without the resources to replace them.

UNION REPRESENTATION

The Union is aware of Members attending disciplinary meetings without Union Representation. It is your right to request the presence of a Union Representative at any meeting that may lead to discipline and any meeting where discipline is issued (CA 29-1.04). Stewards are trained to represent you, take notes, to inform you of your rights under the Collective Agreement, and prepare (if necessary) the documents the Union requires to determine the merits of a grievance in the event of excessive discipline. If you receive a request from Management for a meeting, please reach out to me with the meeting details, your personal email, and your preferred contact number. A Steward with then be assigned from the seven excellent representatives we have for Swoop, who will then contact you for a briefing prior to your meeting.

POLICY GRIEVANCE

The Union has filed the Scheduling Policy Grievance and is awaiting the hearing date. Please keep emailing Crew Resources with your scheduling concerns and ensure to copy me in the email for the Union’s records and filing.

GOSSIP AND CREWMOURS

When referencing fellow colleagues in conversation, kindly ensure that the language used is kind natured and adheres to the Code of Business Conduct.

CONTACTING THE UNION

To connect, you can email me at sherrie.moore@cupe4070.ca or www.cupe4070.ca/contact.

I can arrange your Union Representation for you, and I look forward to hearing from you with any questions or concerns you may have.

Swoop Base VP, Sherrie Moore

Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-25 Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-25

787 Training

Dear Members of CUPE 4070,

Your Executive has heard the frustrations some have shared with the update to how 787 type training will be taking place moving forward in 2023. We would like to share some context that many of you are asking for.

The Company communicated yesterday that because of their shifting of the 787 operations to YYC in preparation for their summer schedule, they will be training an additional 600 CCMs on the 787, as well as initial hires based in YYC going forward. Bringing the total number of 787 qualified Cabin Crew Members in Calgary to over 1100.

YYC base size, according to the December 20, 2022 MSL, was 1208 CCMs (not including CMs). From that MSL there was 708 CCMs not 787 qualified. The company has committed to train 600 YYC CCMs on the 787. Keeping in mind this does not account for those who elect to go to the YEG base, those on protected leaves, and those who defer the training for their own reasons.

The Company advised the Union that they would begin to train YYC based initial classes beginning in February. This is something the Union has firmly said it was against. The Union met with the Company on several occasions with suggestions such as training all CCMs in annual and building pairings in both YVR and YYZ to allow our currently qualified CCMs with existing training to continue to crew the 787 aircraft. The Company advised that these options had been considered and that based on the timelines for summer schedule training, type training new hires was the option the Company opted to pursue and agreed to increase the number of CCMs type trained based on seniority from 300 to 600.

Prior to the announcement, 787 type training was offered via seniority in the spirit of the MOA that was signed between the Company and the Union prior to ratification of the Collective Agreement. When the MOA expired upon ratification of the CA, the Company decided to continue offering 787 type training via seniority – this decision was supported by the Union.

The Company approached the Union to inform us that they would be incorporating 787 type training into initial classes. The Union took a position that did not support the Company’s decision to train new hires, as training should be done via seniority with the absence of Collective Agreement language pertaining to type training, the Company holds the management rights to make these changes to how type training is offered.

We hope this provides some context, if you have any questions, please contact your Inflight Leader.

To connect with your Base VP, please use the Contact Form: 

https://www.cupe4070.ca/contact

Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-23 Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-23

Election Results January 2023

Good day Members,

Below you will find the election results. Thank you to everyone one who participated.

ELECTED & ACCLAIMED POSITONS:

1x CUPE 4070 Vice President 1305 (44.9%) voted
Charles Brochu 422 (32.3%)
Elizabeth Greene 56 (4.3%)
Meghan Gulliver 60 (4.6%)
Rose Streete 389 (29.8%)
Tyson Conrod 378 (29.0%)

1x WS YYC Communications Committee
Meghan Gulliver

9x WS YVR Union Stewards
Elizabeth Greene
6 Vacant

7x WS YYC Union Stewards
Meghan Gulliver
3 Vacant

Electoral Officer:
The Electoral Officer for this by-election will be Tara Keeping, WestJet YYC Base Cabin Crew Member.

Respectfully,
Calvin Gautschi
Recording Secretary & Returning Officer - CUPE 4070

Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-19 Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-19

Base Announcements January 2023

Dear Members of CUPE 4070,

As you may have heard by now, WestJet (WS) announced plans to open a YEG base, and Swoop (WO) advised of a YXX base to be opened this year.

January 18th, was the first time the Employer advised CUPE of these plans to open new bases.

Your CUPE Executive team expressed a serious message of concern and disappointment to the Employer, that this late advisement, when compared to the notice given to the other labor groups, did not reflect their commitment to good labor relations. We expressed that the opening of new bases is of significant importance to our membership, and moving forward, the expectation the Union has with the Employer remains the same as always, to have open lines of communication.

The Employer has committed to keeping the Union more informed going forward on changes as significant as this.

Since then, your CUPE Executive has been in active communication with the Employer, unfortunately as or right now, the only information we have is the same information that has been provided to you.
We do however, give our full commitment to you, the membership, to communicate more details once they become available to the Union. We continue to monitor the situation closely.

To connect with your Base VP please use the Contact Form 

https://www.cupe4070.ca/contact

On behalf of your Local 4070 Executives:
CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice President, Colleen Tracey
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Calvin Gautschi
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
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

Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-17 Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-17

Elections January 2023-Voting Package & Update

Elections January 2023 - Voting Package and Update

Good day Members,

Below is the information for voting, followed by acclaimed positions that do not require a vote. Dependent on the vote result, more acclaimed positions will be announced afterwards.

ELECTION REQUIRED:

1x CUPE 4070 Vice President
Charles Brochu – READ MORE
Elizabeth Greene
Meaghan Gulliver
Rose Streete – READ MORE
Tyson Conrod – READ MORE

ACCLAIMED POSITONS – ELECTION NOT REQUIRED:

1x WS YVR Communications Committee -Vacant
1x WS YYC Communications Committee
1 pending the election
1x WO Communications Committee -Vacant

1x WR Education Committee -Vacant
1x WO Education Committee -Vacant

1x WR Women's Committee -Vacant
1x WS Women's Committee -Vacant

1x WR Committee Against Racism and Discrimination (CARD)-Vacant
1x WO Committee Against Racism and Discrimination (CARD)-Vacant

1x WR YYC Health and Safety
2x WR YYZ Health and Safety
1x WO YEG Health and Safety
Camilo Hurtado Gomez – READ MORE

1x WS YVR Uniform Committee-Vacant
1x WS YYC Uniform Committee-Vacant
1x WS YYZ Uniform Committee-Vacant
1x WR Uniform Committee-Vacant

1x WR YYZ Scheduling Review Committee-Vacant

1x WR Return to Work Accommodations Committee-Vacant

1x WS YYC Commuter Committee-Vacant
1x WS YVR Commuter Committee
Corie Ives

1x WS YVR Bylaw Review Committee
1x WS YYZ Bylaw Review Committee
1x WR YYZ Bylaw Review Committee
1x WO Bylaw Review Committee

9x WS YVR Union Stewards
1 pending the election
Karen Navarrete
Pamela Garinger

7x WS YYC Union Stewards
Alexis Alain
1 pending the election
Rachel Molle – READ MORE
Sylia Alves

10x WestJet YYZ Union Stewards
Nika Porter – READ MORE

9x WR YYC Stewards
Christine Kim
Jodi Tamuyao

10x WR YYZ Stewards-Vacant

3x WO YEG Stewards
Tammy Deren – READ MORE
2 Vacant

Voting is open to Members in Good Standing only.

NOTE: Some votes are open to all Members in Good Standing, others are unit specific or unit and base specific.

If you wish to become a Member in Good Standing, please sign a card and pay the $5 Membership fee (if you haven't already), this will begin the process and is completed as the next General Membership Meeting (GMM). 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 find the link, please email vote@cupe4070.ca

Please include your full name, airline unit and employee number in the email.

First Round Election Start:
January 18, 2023 at 03:00PT / 04:00MT / 06:00ET
First Round Election End:
January 24, 2023 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.

Respectfully,
Calvin Gautschi
Recording Secretary & Returning Officer - CUPE 4070

Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-15 Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-15

January 2023 Newsletter

Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-11 Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-11

December 2022 Violations & Grievances

December 2022 Violations and Grievances

Dear Fellow Members of CUPE 4070,

First, we would like to acknowledge your perseverance, resilience, and actions, which do not go unnoticed.

December 2022 we saw one of the most extreme irregular operations in our company's history.

If you encountered a violation of the CA, the grievance procedure is to be used to seek a resolution. It starts with an informal discussion (article 30-2) with your DPM/Base Lead or their designate. Be sure to loop in your Base VP.

Grievances must be filed within 30 days of you having reasonable knowledge of the violation (30-3.02), which the date of the incident is used as day 1. It is vital to take action on violations of the collective agreement, as when we do not, we relinquish our power and rights to the employer. Which will impact bargaining when we return to the bargaining table. 

We’ve received a few emails but we want to make sure no one is missed. If you encountered any abnormal work days where you believe a violation occurred, review your CA and connect with your DPM/Base Lead or their designate and Base VP. 

Examples of violations that may have occurred:
WS on duty beyond absolute maximum duty day CA 34-11.01/LOU 7
WR on duty beyond absolute maximum duty day CA 34.10-03
WO on duty beyond absolute maximum duty day CA 33-9.04

Other violation examples could include minimum rest or hotels assignments.

To connect with your Base VP please use the Contact Form 

https://www.cupe4070.ca/contact

Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-07 Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-07

Wet Lease Update

Hello fellow Swoopsters,

In answer to your questions, the charters are to end on January 9th, tomorrow. It was a last minute decision made mid-December.

In a meeting with Jimmy-Dean Porter (Director of Operations), Mark Rallo (Manager of Inflight), Kelsey Buck (Human Resources Partner), Alia Hussain (CUPE 4070 President), Myself Sherrie Moore (WO Base's Vice President), and other CUPE national members, it was disclosed that the charters had to be used for two reasons. Weather recovery and network recovery caused by routes planned, seats sold, crews scheduled but no aircraft available.

The unavailable aircraft was the result of the Swoop Planner leaving their job to go to a competitor at the last minute, without completing their work for the month or sharing what they had completed at the time of their departure.

Aircraft were either not assigned or were unavailable due to required maintenance. We also had to pull one aircraft to alleviate the pressure on the WS maintenance department, as they take care of both our aircraft as well as WS's.

All routes and schedules should return to normal after tomorrow, but if not, please let me know byclicking here!

Take care and happy flying!!

Sherrie Moore(She/Her)

YHM/YYZ YEG Base Vice President- Swoop Cabin Crew Members
CUPE 4070 - WestJet, WestJet Encore Swoop

Email: sherrie.moore@cupe4070.ca
Cell: 905-715-0593

Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-02 Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-02

By-elections January 2023

Dear Members,

The following is an outline for Elections January 2023:

Nominations Open:
January 3, 2023 at 14:00PT / 15:00MT / 17:00ET
Nominations Close:
January 10, 2023 at 14:00PT / 15:00MT / 17:00ET
Nomination Acceptance Due:
January 13, 2023 at 14:00PT / 15:00MT / 17:00ET
Resume/Info Sheet Due:
January 15, 2023 at 14:00PT / 15:00MT / 17:00ET
First Round Election Start:
January 18, 2023 at 03:00PT / 04:00MT / 06:00ET
First Round Election End:
January 24, 2023 at 15:00PT / 16:00MT / 18:00ET

Members in Good Standing can nominate other Members In Good Standing and participate in the voting process. If you wish to sign a card and pay the $5 Membership fee on our website. SIGN A CARD HERE

Notes

The nominator must discuss the nomination with the nominee and both must be Members In Good Standing.
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 are located on the CUPE4070 website: click here

All nomination forms that have been submitted receive an automatic reply right a ways. If you did not receive an automatic reply, please check your junk folder. Submit again if you did not get an automatic reply. Email inquiries to: nominations@cupe4070.ca

Nomination Acceptance
All Members who have been nominated will be sent an email from Calvin Gautschi, 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: nominations@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 Tara Keeping, WestJet Cabin Crew Member - YYC Base.

In Solidarity,
Calvin Gautschi
Recording Secretary & Returning Officer - CUPE 4070

Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-02 Calvin Gautschi 2023-01-02

Reminder Unpaid Work Update & Survey

A MESSAGE FROM YOUR AIRLINE DIVISION
COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS

UN MESSAGE DE VOTRE DIVISION AÉRIENNE
CONSEIL DES PRÉSIDENTS

REMINDER Unpaid Work Update and Survey

Dear Members,

The Airline Division will be looking at ways to ensure our members voices are heard loud and clear on unpaid work within our sector.

Please find below a survey that we are hoping all members will fill out, please feel free to share the survey with your co-workers.

In English: https://survey-sondage.cupe.ca/index.php/779424?lang=en

En Français : https://survey-sondage.cupe.ca/index.php/779424?lang=fr

This survey will drive the bus on what you see as unpaid work, along with airline specific unpaid work issues.

We wish you a safe and festive holiday season and happy holidays to everyone.

In solidarity,

Your Airline Division Council of Presidents
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RAPPEL Mise à jour et enquête sur le travail non rémunéré

Chers membres,

La Division des compagnies aériennes examinera les moyens de s'assurer que la voix de nos membres est entendue haut et fort sur le travail non rémunéré dans notre secteur.

Vous trouverez ci-dessous une enquête à laquelle nous espérons que tous les membres répondront. N'hésitez pas à partager cette enquête avec vos collègues.

En Anglais: https://survey-sondage.cupe.ca/index.php/779424?lang=en

En Français: https://survey-sondage.cupe.ca/index.php/779424?lang=fr

Cette enquête nous permettra de savoir ce que vous considérez comme du travail non rémunéré, ainsi que les problèmes spécifiques au travail non rémunéré dans les compagnies aériennes.

Nous vous souhaitons de bonnes fêtes de fin d'année et de bonnes vacances à tous.

Solidairement,

Votre division aérienne conseil des présidents

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Wesley Lesosky
ADCP President &
President Air Canada Component
of CUPE
DACP Président et
Président Composante d’Air Canada du SCFP

Rena Kisfalvi
ADCP Secretary-Treasurer &
President
DACP Secrétaire-trésorière et
Présidente
CUPE Local 4055
Section locale 4055 du SCFP
Sunwing

Dominic Levasseur
President / Président
Air Transat Component of CUPE
Composante d’Air Transat du SCFP

Morgan Braun
President / Présidente
CUPE Local 4029
Section locale 4029 du SCFP
Calm Air

Cameron Jones
President / Président
CUPE Local 4060
Section locale 4060 du SCFP
Flair Air

Alia Hussain
President / Présidente
CUPE Local 4070
Section locale 4070 du SCFP
WestJet

Courtney Decker
President / Présidente
CUPE Local 5451
Section locale 5451 du SCFP
PAL Airlines

Joseph Kalin
President / Président
CUPE Local 8111
Section locale 8111 du SCFP
Canadian North

Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-22 Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-22

Snowtastrophe Recognition MOA-WR

"Snowtastrophe" Recognition MOA

Dear Members,

Over the last few days and more to come, we have and we will experience the most extraordinary IROP in the Companies history. The Union met with the Company to advocate on behalf of you.

Our members deserve recognition for their perseverance and dedication. As a result of our discussions with the Employer, we would like to share that CUPE Local 4070 and WestJet Encore have signed a Memorandum Of Agreement (MOA) for compensation for any member who was operational from 01:00 LBT Dec.18, 2022 to 00:59LBT Jan.8, 2023.

Open Time Premium Pay:
Premium Pay under article 41-4.01 will be two (2) times the Hourly Base Rate during the above period

If the Open Time is a statutory holiday (46-2), Cabin Personnel will be paid three and a half (3.5) times the Hourly Base Rate.

Front-Line Holiday Peak Payment:
Each Cabin Personnel that operates a minimum of one pairing during the above period will receive a one time lump sum of $750 (minus taxes). This payment will be on the second paycheck of Jan. 2023.
Note: this will also include reserve and RTD during the above period.

If you have any questions in regards to this MOA please reach out to your DPM.

Please be safe, be patient and kind to one another.  We thank you for your continued professionalism and perseverance.

On behalf of your Local 4070 Executives:
CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice President, Colleen Tracey
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Calvin Gautschi
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
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

Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-22 Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-22

Snowtastrophe Recognition MOA 2022-WO

"Snowtastrophe" Recognition MOA

Dear Members,

Over the last few days and more to come, we have and we will experience the most extraordinary IROP in the Companies history. The Union met with the Company to advocate on behalf of you.

Our members deserve recognition for their perseverance and dedication. As a result of our discussions with the Employer, we would like to share that CUPE Local 4070 and Swoop have signed a Memorandum Of Agreement (MOA) for compensation for any member who was operational from 01:00 LBT Dec.18, 2022 to 00:59LBT Jan.8, 2023.

Open Time Premium Pay:
Premium Pay under article 39-4.01 & 39-4.02 will be two (2) times the Hourly Base Rate during the above period.

Front-Line Holiday Peak Payment:
Each Cabin Personnel that operates a minimum of one pairing during the above period will receive a one time lump sum of $750 (minus taxes). This payment will be on the second paycheck of Jan. 2023.
Note: this will also include reserve and RTD during the above period.

If you have any questions in regards to this MOA please reach out to your DPM.

Please be safe, be patient and kind to one another. We thank you for your continued professionalism and perseverance.

On behalf of your Local 4070 Executives:
CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice President, Colleen Tracey
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Calvin Gautschi
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
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

Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-22 Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-22

Snowtastrophe Recognition MOA 2022-WS

"Snowtastrophe" Recognition MOA

Dear Members,

Over the last few days and more to come, we have and we will experience the most extraordinary IROP in the Companies history. The Union met with the Company to advocate on behalf of you.

Our members deserve recognition for their perseverance and dedication. As a result of our discussions with the Employer, we would like to share that CUPE Local 4070 and WestJet have signed a Memorandum Of Agreement (MOA) for compensation for any member who was operational from 01:00 LBT Dec.18, 2022 to 00:59LBT Jan.8, 2023.

Open Time Premium Pay:
Premium Pay under article 41-4.01 will be two (2) times the Hourly Base Rate during the above period

Front-Line Holiday Peak Payment:
Each Cabin Personnel that operates a minimum of one pairing during the above period will receive a one time lump sum of $750 (minus taxes). This payment will be on the second paycheck of Jan. 2023. Note: this will also include reserve and RTD during the above period.

If you have any questions in regards to this MOA please reach out to your DPM.

Please be safe, be patient and kind to one another. We thank you for your continued professionalism and perseverance.

On behalf of your Local 4070 Executives:
CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice President, Colleen Tracey
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Calvin Gautschi
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
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

Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-21 Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-21

Drafting-December 2022

Drafting - December 2022

Dear Members,

WestJet has just informed us that they will begin Drafting this afternoon and evening

Please familiarize yourself with DraftingCA 34-27.

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.
When drafted you are expected to report to work fit for duty and 12 hour cut off time to 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.
The Company shall provide the Cabin Personnel with confirmed travel to and from their Domicile
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 now, grieve later.

We also ask that you email your Base VP if you believe the Collective Agreement was violated over this IROP.

As professionals it is our responsibility to ensure we are rested and fit for duty. We would like to remind Cabin Crew to carefully self assess their fatigue levels and being fit for duty when being called for drafting. Please find more information on fatigue on your CCD under the Fatigue Management collection and WS Cabin Crew-Safety > Fatigue Risk Management Program (FRMP).

Please be safe, be patient and kind to one another

On behalf of your Local 4070 Executives:
CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice President, Colleen Tracey
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Calvin Gautschi
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
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

Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-20 Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-20

December 2022 IROP

Dear Members,

We are in the midst of Snow-mageddon 2022, starting in the West and soon will be in the East.

What to do in an IROP:
Know your rights and familiarize yourself with:

Duty Day Maximums:
WestJet CA 34-10 & 34-11
WestJet Encore CA 34-9 & 34-10
Swoop CA 33-8 & 33-9

Rest Minimums:
WestJet CA 34-13 & 34-14
WestJet Encore CA 34-11 & 34-12
Swoop CA 33-10 & 33-11

If you have questions regarding the CA reach out to a Base VP.

Being on Duty is defined as Report to Release:
WestJet CA 34-9
WestJet Encore CA 34-8
Swoop CA 33-7

ForReport Time see:
WestJet 34-9.02
WestJet Encore 34-8.02
Swoop 33-7.02.

ForRelease Timesee:
WestJet 34-9.03
WestJet Encore 34-8.03
Swoop 33-7.03

Which is 15 minutes after the actual arrival time of the last flight of their duty period, WestJet Encore and Swoop for a DH is actual arrival of the flight.

If you are at the hotel or at home and your flight is canceled, stay there and await further instructions from Crew Scheduling, they will reach out once they have a plan for you. If you are a commuter, please ensure to still continue to your base unless otherwise advised by Crew Scheduling as per WestJet and WestJet Encore 38-2.

If you are waiting for transportation to your layover hotel, you can use a taxi if transportation is not provided within 40min after release time, or 10min after scheduled hotel shuttle time from the hotel and will be reimbursed.
WestJet and WestJet Encore CA 37-2.03
Swoop CA 36-2.03

Contact your CSC or DPM for specifics on how to submit this for your unit.

If you are waiting on accommodations from Crew Scheduling please be patient with them as they work through this. If you feel they have overlooked and forgotten about you please contact them. As per the Companies emails they will be approving temporary positive space business travel and hotel reimbursement for those traveling to support our business and extenuating circumstances. Please review the emails for details.

There will be long wait times, keep track and document time of phone calls.

If the CA is violated, email your DPM and CC your Base VP in the email. If CUPE is not informed, we unable to hold the company accountable. There is a timeframe where grievances must be started before it is expired.
WestJet, WestJet Encore, Swoop CA Article 30

Today we shared with Greg Orth, Lisa Davis, Mark Rallo and Diederik Pen, an LOU that we believe offers the enhanced operational coverage the company requires to recover from both staffing shortages and the winter storms across the country during our busiest season.
This LOU is requesting pay incentive during the busiest season, which is aligned with the same request made by ALPA.

Effectivity Period from: December 22, 2022 though January 2, 2023:

For the effective period credit hours eligible and earned at premium pay are paid at a rate of three (3.0x) times the hourly base rate
For the effective period, Cabin Personnel operating straight time pairings shall be compensated straight time at (1.5x) times their hourly rate of pay. These earnings are WSP eligible. This includes pairing swaps, trades, voluntary pairing swaps, deadheading, and reserve.

We will update you on this matter once we hear back from the Company.

We would like to remind all crews to monitor their duty periods and personal level of fatigue. As professionals it is our responsibility to ensure we are rested and fit for duty. We would like to remind Cabin Crew to carefully self assess their fatigue levels when considering their duty extensions
Please be safe, be patient and kind to one another

On behalf of your Local 4070 Executives:
CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice President, Colleen Tracey
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Calvin Gautschi
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
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

Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-18 Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-18

Unpaid Work Update & Survey

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Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-16 Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-16

CUPE 4070 Holiday Message 2022

Dear Members,

2022 has been one of the most challenging years for Inflight. Though we had a fully recalled department, we faced significant challenges and disappointment with the implementation of the PBS, full schedules, heavy reserve activations and uncertainty felt by those affected by Company announcements of network and base reorganizational changes. Despite this, Cabin Crew Members worked tirelessly to get the guests safely and happily to their destinations with bags packed and smiles on their faces.

You showed up.

While the holiday season is joyful for many, it is also full of many stressors – full flights, bulked out cabin baggage, IROPs, network outages and reassignments. With these unfortunate realities of seasonal Canadian travel, please ensure you refer to your Collective Agreement for a refresh on language pertaining to duty days, reassignments and reserve.

Our Membership contains over 3500 Members between WestJet, WestJet Encore and Swoop. While many are excited about a first holiday with a new baby, time away on an overdue vacation, or celebrating at home with loved ones, we hold space for those who are approaching a first holiday without a loved one, are away on the road when they long to be at home, and those who simply yearn for something different during this time of year. In a Union, we are all one collective Membership – let's take a step back to not only do our jobs safely, but to recognize the Members beside us and what this season looks like for them.

We see you. We appreciate you. We stand beside you.

From your Local 4070 Executive and our families to you and yours – we wish you a safe and peaceful holiday season.

Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-14 Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-14

December 2022 Newsletter

Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-09 Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-09

A Pleasant Farewell

Dear Members,

I would like to formally send you all, my farewell from the position of Base Vice President representing all Swoop Cabin Crew members under CUPE4070. This has taken some time as I have been in FLOW training and also dealing with the death of my father. It has been a tumultuous journey the last few weeks to say the least, for that I apologize. However, I would like to say, that my journey as the first Base VP, took me to many levels, from professional, psychological, emotional and personal. I have had the honor of meeting many fabulous fellow members across all paths from both sides. Thank you for making me part of your life, it was an honor and privilege. My journey will continue within CUPE, as a National Trial Panelist, and a member of the National Pink Triangle committee, to which I encourage all of you become part of the many committees across CUPE National. As I begin my new venture with WestJet Mainline, I hope to cross paths with many of you, perhaps over a coffee or simple ‘hi’.

For those of you that I have not had the opportunity to meet, you are in great hands of your new leadership, for those who I have met, I appreciate and thank you. I have full confidence with the new Base VP Sherrie for Swoop, and our new President Alia for CUPE4070, she has been the wind of change that was needed and will be an exemplary leader for CUPE4070.

Keep supporting each other, and keep Solidarity alive.

In closing, I would like to leave you with this quote that I truly believe in.

“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”

Nelson Henderson

Stay safe and see you in the skies.

Allan Ramsarran (He/Him)

SWOOP Base Vice-President - YHM - YEG - YYZ. ( Former )

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