More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants went on strike shortly after midnight on Aug. 16 after the airline and union failed to renegotiate a contract that expired in March.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) issued a 72-hour strike notice on Aug. 13 following stalled talks over wages.. The airline, which has proposed its own wage and benefits package, responded with a 72-hour lockout notice and began “winding down” its main operations, which include about 700 daily flights.
Air Canada says the action will impact about 130,000 travellers daily.
Air Canada flights operated by third-party airlines Jazz and PAL are not impacted.
The union says picket lines will be held at airports in Montreal, Mississauga, Richmond, and Calgary. Members may also have picket lines at airports in Halifax, Ottawa, and Winnipeg….