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Onex WestJet must play fair during union drive

Onex WestJet must play fair during Unifor’s union drive Onex WestJet management is fully aware of your rights and its obligations. Despite this, Unifor has had to speak to...

Unifor for WestJet

April 02, 2021

Collective Bargaining to Secure Your future

Collective Bargaining to Secure Your future Joining the union is about empowering workers to have a voice in their working conditions. When workers have a say in their workplace,...

Unifor for WestJet

March 24, 2021

Workers mark the one-year anniversary of federal inaction on aviation

One year has passed since government-levied travel bans, but despite growing aviation sector job losses, there has been no action to bolster Canada’s struggling aviation industry. “Governments around the world...

Unifor for WestJet

March 16, 2021

Aviation workers demand action on relief funding

On the eve of the anniversary of government-initiated travel bans, Canada’s aviation workers will issue a renewed call for funding to save the industry from total collapse. “Canadian workers and...

Unifor for WestJet

March 12, 2021

Let's Save Canadian Aviation

Let's Save Canadian Aviation Following a long and arduous year of Unifor submitting reports, letters, submissions, and presentations to the Federal government, advocating for a National Aviation Recovery...

Unifor for WestJet

March 12, 2021

More change at YVR while Ed Sims explains Onex WestJet's position on third party providers

More change at YVR while Ed Sims explains Onex WestJet's position on third party providers A few weeks ago, we sent an update email, "Outsourcing who pays the Price", this...

Unifor for WestJet

March 10, 2021

Aviation StraightTalk Live with WestJet CEO, Ed Sims

Aviation StraightTalk Live with WestJet CEO, Ed Sims The following is an excerpt from an interview that took place on March 2, 2021. WestJet CEO Ed Sims talks about the...

Unifor for WestJet

March 03, 2021

It is time to take your seat at the table

Sky Regional Airlines to close as the Air Canada Express contract shifts to Jazz Aviation LP Sky Regional Airlines Inc. will be the first Canadian airline to close...

Unifor for WestJet

March 03, 2021

As vaccinations start to ramp up across the country, check out Unifor's new vaccines web site

As vaccines begin to roll out across the country, Unifor is also examining the legal and ethical issues surrounding the roll out – including your rights and making sure...

Unifor for WestJet

February 28, 2021

Remaining airports workers need a union in the face of aggressive change at Onex WestJet

Onex WestJet continues to pursue cost-saving measures as the airline sector faces unprecedented challenges in Canada. WestJet workers see this change every day as their co-workers and friends are kicked...

Unifor for WestJet

February 26, 2021

Outsourcing: Who pays the price?

On February 15, 2021, Thomas Brown from Menzies Aviation sent employment offers to those WestJet workers on lay off and those who lost their jobs due to outsourcing. Brown, a...

Unifor for WestJet

February 17, 2021

Loyal WestJetters continue to lose their jobs while remaining bases move towards unionization

The airline industry's uncertainty mounts each week with further job layoff and reductions in routes at Canada's major airlines. These are troubling times for the thousands of workers who...

Unifor for WestJet

February 11, 2021

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