What’s driving WestJet strike threat? Union says ‘unpaid work’ is key issue
With WestJet flight attendants currently set to begin striking as early as Aug. 2, the union says there’s a core issue members want resolved: unpaid work. Close to 4,400 union members represented by CUPE Local 8125 voted 99.4 per cent in favour of a strike on July 15, effectively grounding Canada’s second-largest airline in the middle of the August long weekend, a major travel period between Aug.
- ▪With WestJet flight attendants currently set to begin striking as early as Aug.
- ▪2, the union says there’s a core issue members want resolved: unpaid work.
- ▪Close to 4,400 union members represented by CUPE Local 8125 voted 99.4 per cent in favour of a strike on July 15, effectively grounding Canada’s second-largest airline in the middle of the August long weekend, a major travel period between
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With WestJet flight attendants currently set to begin striking as early as Aug. 2, the union says there’s a core issue members want resolved: unpaid work. Close to 4,400 union members represented by CUPE Local 8125 voted 99.4 per cent in favour of a strike on July 15, effectively grounding Canada’s second-largest airline in the middle of the August long weekend, a major travel period between Aug. 1 and the statutory holiday on Aug. 3.WestJet has since given passengers with flights booked between July 30 and Aug. 4 the ability to make a one-time change or cancellation to their bookings with no fee.
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