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CUPE 8125, representing 4,400 WestJet flight attendants, announced the results of their members’ vote on strike action after months at the bargaining table. With a strong turnout of 97.3% of the members, over 99.4% voted to give their bargaining team strike authorization.

CUPE’s National President Mark Hancock has written to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu, urging the federal government to respect the collective bargaining process between WestJet and its flight attendants.

WestJet Mainline flight attendants, represented by CUPE 8125, officially opened a strike vote today that will continue until July 15, 2026. The union is seeking a strong mandate from members to support its position at the bargaining table as negotiations continue under federal conciliation until July 11.

As conciliation between WestJet and CUPE 8125, the union representing WestJet flight attendants, approaches its conclusion, the local is calling on the federal government to respect the collective bargaining process and refrain from unnecessary intervention under Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code.

Wesley Lesosky, president of CUPE’s Air Canada Component, gave CUPE BC delegates an inside look at how CUPE flight attendants took on Canada’s biggest airline and the federal government—and won.

Flight attendants at WestJet, represented by CUPE 8125, have issued a formal notice of dispute following more than seven months of ongoing negotiations that have not produced sufficient progress on key issues.

Approximately 360 WestJet Encore cabin crew members, represented by CUPE 8125, has officially served notice to bargain a new collective agreement.

The Air Canada Component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has begun its first day of arbitration with Air Canada and Arbitrator Paula Knopf to settle wages after flight attendants voted over 99% to reject Air Canada’s final wage offer in September 2025.

CUPE 8125, representing over 4,700 cabin crew members at WestJet and Encore, acknowledges WestJet’s decision to reverse the universally unpopular new 28-inch-pitch seat configuration. This pause follows significant concern from both employees and guests regarding the operational impacts and overall experience resulting from the denser cabin layout.