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Meet the Unifor WestJet Bargaining Committee in YYZ

Momentum is building with WestJetters in Toronto YYZ as more and more workers look to Unifor to solve workplace challenges. In union organizing drives, often the Union is required to...

Billy ONeill

October 29, 2021

Scheduling Update – Unifor Local 531- October 27, 2021

Scheduling UpdateUnifor Local 531- October 27, 2021 With the most recent schedule release, we wanted to address some common concerns, and provide an update as we wrap on another week...

Billy ONeill

October 27, 2021

Membership Update – Local 531- October 22, 2021 Bargaining Update #1

Your bargaining committee has successfully completed our first week of Collective Agreement Bargaining with the Company. It’s been a positive week, and the team is happy with our progress thus...

Billy ONeill

October 22, 2021

How WestJetters joined Unifor

Today is a historical day as collective bargaining opened with the newly-formed Unifor Local 531 and WestJet. The collective bargaining process follows the hard work put forward by workers in...

Billy ONeill

October 18, 2021

Unifor Local 531 Bargaining with WestJet takes off

Unifor National President Jerry Dias and the newly-formed Local 531 Bargaining Committee members are at the table today, as bargaining with WestJet takes off in Vancouver. The bargaining team consists...

Billy ONeill

October 18, 2021

YVR and YYC Bargaining Update Oct 1, 2021

YVR and YYC Unifor Bargaining Update September has been a busy and exciting month for your Bargaining Committee members. We spent two weeks together, one in YYC and one in...

Billy ONeill

October 01, 2021

A message from YYC and YVR bargaining team

Meet the crew that will bargain our first WestJet contract Local 531 members YYC and YVR, While the traffic within the airports may have levelled off, your Bargaining Committee is...

Billy ONeill

September 16, 2021

Airports Employee Association

Airports Employee Association (AEA) changes take place, yet it is still the same old same. Under the AEA leadership direction, we saw WestJet outsource airports employee work at 34 locations across...

Billy ONeill

September 09, 2021

An Open Letter to YEG and YYZ from the Bargaining Committee at YYC and YVR

An Open Letter to YEG and YYZ from the Bargaining Committee at YYC and YVR We are excited to hear about the momentum in card signing at your bases. We...

Billy ONeill

August 26, 2021

WestJet’s Flagship Hub YYC faces operational struggles due to failed outsourcing attempt

We urge every member of Unifor Local 531 to refrain from volunteering for wheelchair assistance duty. In November 2020, WestJet announced that the Guest Service Ambassador (GSA) work at Calgary (YYC)...

Billy ONeill

August 25, 2021

Unifor Local 531 Bargaining Proposal Meetings

Greetings Unifor 531, As we move forward with the collective bargaining process, we will host several Bargaining Proposal meetings for the membership to bring your ideas and suggestions as we...

Billy ONeill

August 17, 2021

Labour Board saw no merit in the claims from WestJet.

The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has released its final decision addressing all outstanding issues. WestJet had made several challenges to the CIRB, including the appropriateness of the bargaining unit,...

Billy ONeill

August 16, 2021

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