WestJet Encore pilots approve five-year agreement

WestJet Encore pilots have voted in favour of a new agreement with 93% of eligible pilots voting. The tentative agreement was negotiated between WestJet Encore and the WestJet Pilots’ Association (WJPA), the association representing its pilots. Voting on the agreement began on December 12th, 2015 and ended December 20th, 2015. Nearly 275 WestJet Encore pilots are represented by the WJPA, a subgroup of WestJet’s Proactive Communication Team (PACT), the wholly-elected employee association representing WestJet’s more than 11,000 employees. This is the first ratified agreement between WestJet and its Encore pilots. The new agreement began January 1st, 2016 and expires on December 31, 2020.