WestJet ordered to stop Swoop hiring practices - ALPA

WestJet has been ordered to stop its current hiring practices for its new ULCC Swoop, the ALPA union said. ALPA said the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) had sided with pilots in a March 2 interim order against the airline. The CIRB decision includes “a cease and desist warning regarding management’s attempted hiring practices for Swoop,” ALPA said. The CIRB ruling came after the pilot union applied for an interim order against WestJet and WestJet Encore Airlines. There is also an unfair labour practice complaint still under consideration by the Board. “It’s unfortunate that management refused to acknowledge our union and that govt intervention was required, but this was a great win for both pilot groups,” Ryan Petrie, WestJet Encore’s MEC chairman said. <br/>