As we step into 2025, it’s time to think about taking control of your future at WestJet. Together, we have the power to create a workplace where every voice is heard, fairness prevails, and you can shape the conditions that impact your lives. Joining Unifor is the first step toward making this vision a reality.

Why Unifor?

Unifor is Canada’s largest private-sector union, representing over 320,000 members. That includes groups just like yours—Customer Service Agents, Contact Centre workers, IT professionals, Operations Control staff, and office professionals working in the aviation, aerospace, and telecommunications sectors.

Unlike the American-based Teamsters, Unifor is entirely Canadian, ensuring every decision and resource is focused on workers here in Canada.

  • Your Dues Stay in Canada: Every dollar in union dues stays in the country, directly funding resources to negotiate strong collective agreements, enforce rights, and empower members through education. Your money works for you.

  • Member-Driven Democracy: Unifor is built on worker representation. You and your coworkers elect local leaders, bargaining teams, and workplace representatives (often called stewards). Decisions are made by those who know your workplace best.

Representation at Every Level

Unifor provides unmatched support through a robust structure that ensures your voice is heard:

  • Local Leadership: Locally elected leaders, including your President and workplace representatives, address your concerns and enforce the collective agreement.

  • National Representative: A dedicated expert assigned to your unit, with decades of experience representing workers in aviation.

  • Airline Director: Focused solely on the aviation industry, ensuring your unique needs are prioritized.

  • Telecommunications Director: Amplifying your voice and keeping you informed.

  • Assistant to the National Officers: Providing high-level oversight and advocacy for your sector within Unifor’s leadership.

This multi-tiered approach guarantees that you’re supported from the bargaining table to the workplace and everywhere in between.

Unifor Sector Representation and Councils

Unifor represents workers across over 20 sectors, ensuring that every industry has dedicated support and advocacy through its robust sector representation and councils. These councils, such as the Aviation Council, Aerospace Council, Telecommunications Council, and Education, Technical, and Professional Employees (ETOP) Council, are composed of members working within these industries. They meet regularly to discuss challenges, share insights, and develop strategies to advance workers’ interests. Sector-specific directors and representatives ensure that issues unique to your industry are prioritized at both the local and national levels. This structure strengthens Unifor’s ability to negotiate collective agreements, address workplace concerns, and advocate for industry-wide improvements, giving workers a united voice across the country.

Education and Empowerment

Unifor invests in its members through an extensive range of education programs:

  • Courses on steward training, collective bargaining, and health and safety.
  • Anti-harassment and equity training to foster inclusive workplaces.
  • Access to regional training and Unifor Family Education Centre for immersive learning experiences.

These programs empower you to take an active role in shaping your workplace and your future. Learn more about Unifor’s courses here.

A Proven Track Record in Aviation and Telecommunications

WestJetters in Calgary, Vancouver, and Toronto who joined Unifor have already seen the benefits, including wage increases and improved working conditions. The newly unionized Ramp Agents in Toronto and Calgary just elected their bargaining reps and are now voting for local workplace representatives.

Imagine what you could achieve with Unifor as your union. The more WestJetters who join, the stronger your collective voice will be at the bargaining table.

Clearing Up Misunderstandings

We understand there has been some confusion and incorrect information shared by those supporting the American-based Teamsters Union. To help clarify the facts, Unifor is hosting an upcoming virtual meeting where WestJetters can ask questions, share concerns, and learn why Unifor is the better choice.

Meeting 1
Jan 13, 2025, 11:00 Eastern Time
Zoom Link

Meeting 2
Jan 13, 2025, 14:00 Eastern Time
Zoom Link

Meeting 1
Jan 13, 2025, 20:00 Eastern Time
Zoom Link

Contact your organizer for meeting log in info:

We encourage you to join this conversation and share the meeting details with your coworkers. This is your opportunity to hear directly from Unifor representatives and WestJetters working to build a better future.

Your Call to Action

Now is the time to connect with your colleagues. Talk about the changes you want to see:

  • Fair and transparent scheduling.
  • Better wages and benefits.
  • A real say in decisions that affect your work and life.

Unifor is the union that listens, fights, and delivers for Canadian workers. It’s not just about fixing today’s challenges—it’s about building a better future for you and your coworkers.

Let’s make 2025 the year you take control and demand better—not just for yourself but for every WestJetter who deserves fairness, respect, and a share of the success you help create.

Join the conversation. Join Unifor. Share the details of the upcoming virtual meeting, and let’s take the first step toward a brighter future together.

Signing a membership card is the first step toward unionizing with Unifor. The process is simple:

  1. Complete the Unifor membership card using the Adobe form provided by your organizer.
  2. Pay the $5 fee required by law when signing the card.

In solidarity,

Billy O’Neill
Unifor National Representative Organizing
416.605.1443
[email protected]

Lucy Alessio
Unifor National Coordinator Organizing
416.998.3189
[email protected]

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