加拿大第二大航空公司WestJet与代表4400名空乘人员的加拿大公共职员工会（CUPE 8125）达成初步协议，结束了这场导致大规模航班取消的罢工[1][2]。周日罢工期间，WestJet取消了495班航班，约25万名乘客的行程受到影响[1][2]。
本次争议的核心在于地面工作报酬问题[1][2]。工会方面认为部分地面工作无报酬，而公司则主张通过"信用小时"或"工作时数系统"进行了补偿[1][2]。为化解分歧，WestJet之前提出的方案包括10月加薪13%，之后每年1月增加2.5%，追溯至去年1月的工资补付，以及其他福利升级[1][2]。
工会主席Alia Hussain表示这份初步协议"代表了有意义的进展"[2]。该协议仍需经工会投票批准方可生效[2]。
Canada's second-largest airline, WestJet, has reached a tentative agreement with its flight attendants' union to end a strike that disrupted hundreds of flights and stranded passengers.[1][2] The strike resulted in the cancellation of 495 flights on Sunday, affecting approximately 250,000 travelers.[1][2] The agreement was reached with the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 8125 (CUPE 8125), which represents 4,400 flight attendants.[1][2]
The central dispute centered on compensation for ground duties performed by flight attendants.[1][2] The union had argued that some ground work went unpaid, while the airline maintained it provided compensation through a "credit hours" system.[1][2] WestJet's previous offer included a 13 percent salary increase in October, followed by annual increases of 2.5 percent each January, retroactive pay dating back to last January, and additional benefits related to ground work compensation.[1][2] CUPE 8125 President Alia Hussain stated that the initial company proposal "was not sufficient," but characterized the tentative agreement as representing "meaningful progress."[2] The deal requires ratification by union members before taking effect.[2]