A group of more than 100 WestJet employees is taking legal action against the airline and the federal government over the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policies for airline workers.
The group, comprised of active and inactive pilots, flight attendants, and customer service agents, said in a statement that they were “negatively impacted” by the mandates, such as being placed on unpaid leave, forced into early retirement, or being terminated.
“Our objection lies in the coercion, discipline, and denial of informed consent used to achieve the government’s goals of mass vaccination. Achieving informed consent under such a heinous act of forced compliance is not only unethical and unconstitutional, it is un-Canadian,” the statement reads….