Strike Averted After WestJet Reaches Tentative Agreement With Unifor Service Workers

A WestJet Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is seen parked at a gate at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Jan. 21, 2021. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

There will be no strike at WestJet this week now that the airline has reached a tentative labour deal with the union representing hundreds of workers at the Calgary and Vancouver airports.

Both the airline and Unifor Local 531 announced the deal on Sunday evening, days before nearly 800 baggage and customer service staff could have walked off the job.