An Aug. 14 Air Canada press conference was interrupted and cancelled after flight attendant union members who are soon set to strike walked through holding up protest signs criticizing the airline.
The incident occurred as Air Canada announced the cancellation of 500 flights, noting that it plans to phase in a full stoppage of all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights by Aug. 16 if a deal is not reached with the union by then.
Dozens of union members interrupted the press conference carrying signs with slogans complaining about work conditions and pay at Air Canada, including “Poverty Wages = unCanadian,” “Unpaid Work Won’t Fly,” and “UnfAir Canada.” Air Canada spokesperson Christophe Hennebelle called the entrance of the protesters “unfortunate” and said they were “not allowing reporters to do their job” during the media questioning period of the press conference. When union members didn’t respond to Hennebelle’s questions about their intentions, he said the press conference was cancelled….