Tue Sep 14, 2021 – 2:08 pm EDTTue Sep 14, 2021 – 2:10 pm EDT
CALGARY, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) — The labor union representing Canadian airline WestJet’s pilots on Monday instructed them not to comply with the company’s recently announced vaccine mandate.
“We do NOT agree with these heavy-handed tactics when the company so clearly has many other reasonable options available for it to achieve its objectives,” reads the internal memo obtained by the Western Standard.
The memo, which was sent to pilots by the Master Executive Council (MEC), the labor group that advocates for the pilots’ interests, came in response to WestJet’s September 8 statement announcing a vaccination mandate for all employees.
“Employees who fail to attest their vaccination status by September 24 or achieve full vaccination status by October 30, 2021, will face unpaid leave or termination of employment. As part of its vaccine mandate, the airline will not provide testing as an alternative to vaccination,” stated WestJet.
The MEC memo responded with a call-to-action for all pilots in the organization.
“Therefore, there is complete agreement within the MEC that pilots should NOT disclose their vaccination status until there is an agreement between WestJet management
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