RECOVERY GOALS:
Association Flight Release (AFR) – Increase the amount of AFR by up to 1700 hours to approximate what we used to receive. Additionally We will endeavor to negotiate within our collective agreement the restoration of the nearly $400,000.00 in funding our pilots used to receive from WestJet matching a portion of our pilot dues. This cash shortfall is in addition to the current AFR shortfall. We would seek to regain the difference in the form of further association flight release.
Baggage Loss Protection – Without the requirement to provide receipts
Communication – Effective, timely communication bound by the terms of the Constitution and By-Laws and not beholden to other individuals to release communications
Commuting Policy – Protection in the event you are unable to show up rested and ready for work at no fault of your own, also some recognition of cancelling hotels and flights
Deadhead Credit – Paid outside the block guaranteeing the payment every month in the event the pilot drops the deadhead or trades it away, calls in in sick, or the deadhead itself is cancelled, also TAFB increased by 15 minutes in the event of a deadhead at the beginning or end of a pairing
Economic Wet Lease – Reduce the maximum period from 90 days to 21 days
Five Day Pairings – Maximum 6% versus 10%
Flying Credit – Maintain Duty Period Credit (DPC), Time Away From Base Credit (TAFB), and improve upon the Minimum Duty Period Credit (MDPC), and getting paid per calendar day not per duty period
Initial Training Maximum Days – Maximum 18 days versus 20 days
Law Firm – Well recognized Aviation and Labour law firm that is worldwide and looks after the interests of the WestJet and Swoop pilots
Length of Service (LOS) – 1:1 LOS applicable to all positions at WestJet and Swoop
Long Term Disability – Premiums have increased dramatically, and we need affordable and sustainable benefits
Maximum days Worked – 16 days for all pilots, not just block holders
Meal Cost Replacement – Negotiate monies to be paid in the currency of the country we are flying to and converted back to Canadian as to avoid the negative implications of currency fluctuations
Moving Package – Having a moving package that allows more access to pilots who are having to move closer to their base of employment
One List – Endeavour to maintain one list with WestJet Encore for job protection in the event of a downturn in the economy
Overtime Credit – Reconcile at 82.5 hours versus 85.0 hours
Partial Shift Trade – Expand the opportunities for partial shift trades
Premium Pay – Improve upon the way in which it is paid so we get paid for every calendar day with a minimum credit of 4.5 hours/day versus 4.0 hours/day you are on duty and getting paid the scheduled flight or better and not just the actual operated hours, paid when on displacement, paid when required for additional training in the event of an extra or unsuccessful training event
Protection of our Pilot’s Employed – Enforcing the agreement, such as protecting the percentage of pilot’s on property who were guaranteed their jobs at the time the agreement was signed and not negotiating away their protected jobs
Reduced Block Program (RBP) – Scheduled 40-55 hours/month with the guarantee of 50 hours/month
Report Times – Reflective of flight duty, 60min prior to check-in for flights not requiring customs, WATRS, ETOPS, otherwise 90 minutes for the aforementioned flights
Reserve Program – An industry standard 8%-12% reserve program that works and is predictable and capped at a maximum 16 days, similar to block holders, will be a goal
Retirement Savings – We will endeavour to have multiple solutions since our pilot group are in different stages of their lives and a “one size fits all” will not work with our pilot group. An example would be a Retirement Compensation Arrangement (RCA) which helps increase your take home pay
Schedule Release – 20th versus the 21st
Scheduled Flying Released – All scheduled flying for the month released on the day schedules are released so the company cannot withhold flying for reserve pilots
Shift Trades – Ensuring all “math” for shift trades starts at the minimum monthly guarantee or whatever the pilot is blocked to if above the minimum monthly guarantee
Sick Time Bank – Work on unlimited sick time bank versus a banked sick time system that is capped at 120 hours, similar to other industries where nearing retirement you can “cash” it in prior to retirement
Swoop – Increase the Wages and Working Conditions (WAWCON) at Swoop
Three Blocks of Vacation – Work on getting the rest of the month off so you are not scheduled the “one” day
Time Bank Program – Reinstate a time bank program that was well utilized by our pilot group and effective in the event of a downturn in the economy
Training Days Requested Off – Increase the number of days we can request off to a minimum of six/month
Transition Failure Freeze – Reduce to 12 months from 36 months
Uniform Allotment – Increase the yearly uniform allotment amount
Union Dues – 1.25% of base salary, no additional union dues paid on Profit Sharing, OPA, Cash Equivalent, Overtime, Premium Pay, Shift Trade Add’s, etc… and all union dues kept within our pilot union and not distributed to other countries or unions
Union Membership Fee – $5.00 fee due when signing a union card to join the United Pilots of WestJet (UPW)
Union Representatives – All member positions require elections and the successful representatives held accountable to the pilot membership through the effective use of the constitution and By-Laws
Voluntary Pairing Extension – Paid the greater of the scheduled credit or the flying credit
Voluntary Pairing Swap – Work on getting paid for the greater of the two pairings with the days reconciled chronologically, especially if the one picked up is longer than the one you are dropping