4 h. ago Air Canada Attendant Strike Begins, Grounding Hundreds of Planes

Air Canada’s 10,500 flight attendants went on strike Saturday, grounding hundreds of flights and disrupting 130,000 passengers per day at the peak of holiday season after pay negotiations fell through.

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4 h. ago Were you planning to fly Air Canada? What you need to know about the strike

Air Canada flights are cancelled after thousands of flight attendants began a strike early Saturday morning. The company says the work stoppage means all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights would be cancelled amid the work stoppage. Around 130,000 customers will be affected each day that the strike continues. For summer travellers worried about […]

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5 h. ago Air Canada flight attendants on strike, airline’s flights cancelled

The union representing more than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants says its members have walked off the job after it was unable to reach an eleventh hour deal with the airline. The strike officially began just before 1 a.m. ET on Saturday. The airline said all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights would be […]

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5 h. ago Marooned by Air Canada flight attendant strike? Here are your options

You were planning to catch a flight and the dreaded text pops up on your phone: your flight has been cancelled. Now what? More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants are off the job after a strike deadline passed Saturday without a deal. The airline had already cancelled 500 flights on Friday in anticipation of […]

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10 h. ago La ministre commence déjà à s’impatienter dans le conflit touchant Air Canada

La ministre juge inacceptable le peu de progrès réalisé jusqu’à maintenant dans les négociations.

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11 h. ago Alberta family’s Caribbean ‘adventure of a lifetime’ could be grounded by Air Canada strike

The spent four years planning a Caribbean adventure of a lifetime, but an Alberta family could be left high and dry by a strike at Air Canada.

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12 h. ago Air Canada risks ‘pyrrhic victory’ in sending flight attendants to the picket lines, says TD analyst

Says carrier should settle to 'secure labour peace'

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12 h. ago Air Canada risks ‘pyrrhic victory’ if flight attendants land on the picket lines, says TD analyst

Says carrier should settle to 'secure labour peace'

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13 h. ago Conflit de travail chez Air Canada: Ottawa ne compte pas réagir pour l’instant

Le gouvernement de Mark Carney ne compte pas s’ingérer dans le conflit de travail à Air Canada pour l’instant.

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14 h. ago Travel chaos starts for passengers impacted by Air Canada labour dispute

The Ottawa International Airport Authority said it was continuing to monitor the situation and advised those with Air Canada bookings to confirm the flight status online "in anticipation of disruptions beginning Aug. 16."

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14 h. ago Grève des agents de bord d’Air Canada: un seul vol annulé à Québec malgré la tourmente

Malgré les annulations de vols un peu partout en raison de la grève chez Air Canada, un seul vol était annulé à l’aéroport de Québec vendredi.

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14 h. ago Des clients d’Air Canada craignent de payer le prix fort pour rentrer à la maison

Des milliers de voyageurs québécois se retrouvent coincés aux quatre coins du monde en raison de la grève annoncée.

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14 h. ago Des clients d’Air Canada craignent de devoir payer le prix fort pour rentrer à la maison

Des milliers de voyageurs québécois se retrouvent coincés aux quatre coins du monde en raison de la grève annoncée.

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14 h. ago Air Canada points finger at staff for flight cancellations amid strike talks

Air Canada continues its preemptive cancellations ahead of a possible flight attendants' strike, and Canadians are pissed.After failed negotiations at the bargaining table, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, provided notice that it plans to begin a strike as early as 1 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 16.In response, the carrier issued a 72-hour lockout notice and began cancelling flights on Thursday, continuing into Friday, with plans for a complete pause of Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights on Saturday, Aug. 16.According to the carrier, as of noon EDT on Friday, 294 flights have been cancelled and 55,726 travellers have been impacted.On Thursday, the carrier shared a statement on social media that has Canadians and some of its customers unimpressed."CUPE, Air Canada's flight attendants’ union, rejects agreement to fly Canadians home. As a result, 25,000 ...

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15 h. ago ‘Don’t be a pushover’: What a passenger rights activist says you need to know ahead of possible Air Canada strike

'If you take a refund, then it can be viewed as you waive your right to alternate transportation,' says Gábor Lukács

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15 h. ago ‘Don’t be a pushover’: Passenger rights activist on what you need to know before possible Air Canada strike

'If you take a refund, then it can be viewed as you waive your right to alternate transportation,' says Gábor Lukács

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15 h. ago Air Canada disrupts Calgary woman's hopes of visiting ill father

Air Canada said it was unable to re-book flights on another airline for Barbara Gritti, but the family says multiple flights were available

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15 h. ago Calgary woman can visit ill father as WestJet steps in for some Air Canada cancellations

Air Canada said initially it was unable to re-book flights on another airline for Barbara Gritti, but later got them

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15 h. ago 59% of Canadians support Air Canada flight attendants fight for full ground pay: Poll

A new Angus Reid poll finds Air Canada’s reputation is suffering during a battle between the company and unionized flight attendants. The flight attendants issued a Saturday strike warning amid a labour dispute that revolves around whether in-flight service crews should be compensated for work they do before their flights push back from the gate. […]

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16 h. ago Le syndicat des agents de bord d’Air Canada refuse l’arbitrage exécutoire

Le SCFP souhaite que ses membres ne se fassent pas «imposer» leurs conditions. 300 vols ont déjà été annulés vendredi.

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