Encore Pilots Lose Reserved Seniority

[JBI]

For those hired before Dec 5, 2022, they still retain their reserved seniority when they flow. They will be slotted in where they were previously supposed to be with respect to the WestJet Pilots that are currently on the WJ/Encore Combined seniority list. There may be a former SWG pilot beside them or not. But basically, if someone was hired at Encore Aug 1, 2018, they will go on the new list behind a WJ pilot hired July 2018 and above a WJ pilot hired later in Aug 2018.

Yeah, there's not going to be major grievances made regarding that. If an Encore pilot is slotted between slot 500 and 502, but now there's four Sunwing pilots there, where does the Encore pilot go?

haha agreed "Adjacent to" is a pretty ambiguous term!

[dontcallmeshirley]

For those hired before Dec 5, 2022, they still retain their reserved seniority when they flow. They will be slotted in where they were previously supposed to be with respect to the WestJet Pilots that are currently on the WJ/Encore Combined seniority list. There may be a former SWG pilot beside them or not. But basically, if someone was hired at Encore Aug 1, 2018, they will go on the new list behind a WJ pilot hired July 2018 and above a WJ pilot hired later in Aug 2018.

Yeah, there's not going to be major grievances made regarding that. If an Encore pilot is slotted between slot 500 and 502, but now there's four Sunwing pilots there, where does the Encore pilot go?

haha agreed "Adjacent to" is a pretty ambiguous term!

And it's all great until WestJet sells the dash operation to another operator and the MOA at the end of the contract comes into play.

WHEREAS:
A.
The Parties wish to provide a commitment to Pilots that there would be preferential hiring at WestJet in the event that Encore were to cease operations.
NOW THEREFORE, the Parties agree to the following:
1) In the event that Encore were to be dissolved, the Pilots shall, for a period of four (4) years from the date their employment with Encore ceases, have priority to receive an offer of employment for a Pilot vacancy at WestJet, an Alberta Partnership, for which they meet the minimum requirements. For clarity, Pilots accepting a position following the dissolution of Encore shall not be entitled to REIP.