1 hour ago Unpaid work for flight attendants could be on the way out as union declares win

Unpaid ground time for flight attendants could be on the way out as Air Canada looks to be joining a growing number of airlines that have agreed to move away from the widespread practice.  In announcing a tentative deal with the airline, the Canadian Union of Public Employees said “unpaid work is over” after making […]

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6 h. ago Air Canada and flight attendants union reach tentative deal to end strike

Air Canada has reached a deal with its flight attendants to end a three-day walkout that led to mass cancellations during the busy summer season and forced country’s largest airline to withdraw its financial outlook for the year. The agreement was reached early Tuesday after a mediated negotiation session that lasted more than nine hours, […]

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6 h. ago Flight attendants union says tentative deal reached to end Air Canada strike

The two sides met through the night with a federal mediator before reaching a tentative agreement that will be brought to members of the Air Canada component of CUPE

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6 h. ago Air Canada strike is over after tentative deal reached with flight attendants union

The two sides met through the night with a federal mediator before reaching a tentative agreement that will be brought to members of the Air Canada component of CUPE

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6 h. ago As flights resume after end to Air Canada strike, passengers left scrambling

The two sides met through the night with a federal mediator before reaching a tentative agreement that will be brought to members of the Air Canada component of CUPE

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7 h. ago Air Canada, flight attendants reach tentative deal ending strike

Air Canada says service will gradually resume following an agreement being reached with flight attendants, but advised some cancellations will still occur.

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7 h. ago Air Canada, flight attendants union reach tentative deal to end strike

The airline said it will gradually begin operations Tuesday.

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8 h. ago Air Canada, Union Reach Deal to End Strike After Overnight Talks

Air Canada reached a deal with flight attendants to end a three-day walkout that led to mass cancellations during the busy summer season and forced country’s largest airline to withdraw its financial outlook for this year.

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8 h. ago Chris Roberts: Bid to quash Air Canada strike shows Liberals don’t care about workers’ rights

What's the point of anti-scab legislation if the government is going to constantly side with employers and shut down strikes before they even start?

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9 h. ago Hope for a deal as Air Canada and flight attendants union return to bargaining table

Union cautions that the strike is still on and that the talks had 'just commenced'

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19 h. ago At YVR, stranded Air Canada passengers search for options as strike drags on

Passengers say there simply doesn't appear to be room on other airlines

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19 h. ago Ottawa to probe unpaid airline work allegations key to Air Canada strike

OTTAWA — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says the federal government is launching a probe into allegations of unpaid work in the airline sector as a work stoppage at Air Canada stretches on. One of the key complaints from the union representing Air Canada flight attendants is that workers are not paid for duties performed when […]

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20 h. ago Uncertain travel plans leaving Saskatchewan passengers, businesses anxious

The impacts from the Air Canada strike are being felt by passengers and local businesses as a majority of flights remained cancelled.

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21 h. ago Passenger frustration mounts at Pearson as Air Canada strike drags on

Tempers flared and patience was tested Monday as Air Canada passengers inside Toronto’s Pearson International Airport remained helplessly grounded while flight attendants continued to defy a federal back-to-work order. “I’m sitting here at my own expense — this is my fourth night (stuck),” said Veronica McGinn, from Fredericton, N.B. “I’m a little upset. I’ve been […]

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23 h. ago John Ivison: In the Air Canada flight attendant strike, Carney has options

This dispute goes far beyond a wage negotiation — it is about the kind of country that Canada wants to become

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23 h. ago Jesse Kline: Air Canada strike brought to you by the Liberal government

The monster the Grits created is now coming back to bite them

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24 h. ago CUPE responds after Labour Board declares Air Canada flight attendant strike illegal: 'If it means going to jail, then so be it'

"Our members want a solution here, but that solution has to be found at a bargaining table."

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24 h. ago CUPE defiant after Labour Board declares Air Canada flight attendant strike illegal: 'If it means going to jail, then so be it'

"Our members want a solution here, but that solution has to be found at a bargaining table."

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24 h. ago Air Canada Cancels More Flights After Cabin Crew Defies Ruling

Air Canada’s flight attendants stayed on strike Monday even after the country’s labor board ordered them back to work, causing the airline to delay plans to restart flights.

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25 h. ago Opinion: Ordering Air Canada workers back to work bad for the middle class

Will Mark Carney go down in history as the prime minister who weakened worker bargaining power and accelerated the decline of the Canadian middle class? That’s the question that many Canadian unions and workers are asking in the context of the contentious strike by Air Canada flight attendants. And they’re demanding a major course-correction from […]

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