97 m. ago Air Canada flight cancellations snarl passengers’ travel plans

Air Canada’s cancellation of several flights due to the strike by its flight attendants has thrown a wrench in the summer travel plans of thousands of air passengers.

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5 h. ago Weary travellers at YYC despite fed intervention in Air Canada labour fight

Patty Hajdu, the federal jobs minister, directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board on Saturday morning to order flight attendants back to work, impose final and binding arbitration and extend the terms of the parties' existing contract until a new one one is determined.

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7 h. ago Travellers stranded despite federal intervention into Air Canada labour strife

Air travellers across the country continued dealing with hundreds of grounded planes on Saturday as the federal government announced it was ordering a binding arbitration in a labour strife between Air Canada and its 10,000 flight attendants on strike. In Ontario, passengers who had received notice that their flights were cancelled still showed up to […]

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7 h. ago Air Canada passengers left scrambling as strikes keep flights grounded

Over 10K Air Canada flight attendants locked out as strike grounds flights; union cites pay dispute as tensions with airline escalate.

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7 h. ago CUPE: Liberals reward Air Canada’s refusal to bargain fairly by crushing flight attendants’ Charter rights

TORONTO — Air Canada asked the government to crush underpaid flight attendants’ Charter rights, and Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu only waited a few hours to deliver. The Liberal government has invoked Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to end a strike by Air Canada flight attendants fighting to end unpaid work and poverty wages. […]

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8 h. ago I was flying back to Ottawa on Air Canada, then my flight got cancelled

Here's what it was like to be caught in the middle of the Air Canada strike while trying to fly back to Ottawa.

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9 h. ago Ottawa steps in to end Air Canada strike, seeks binding arbitration

Airline’s 10,500 flight attendants went on strike Saturday, grounding hundreds of flights

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9 h. ago Hajdu orders binding arbitration, resumption of operations to end Air Canada strike

Ottawa is intervening to resolve the labour dispute between Air Canada and the union representing flight attendants

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9 h. ago Picket lines, disruption at Ottawa airport on first day of Air Canada strike

On the first official morning of the Air Canada flight attendants’ strike, a group of about 25 picketers were at the arrivals gate at the Ottawa International Airport. The group waved bright pink Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) flags, with signs around their necks reading slogans like, “UNPAID work won’t FLY!” “I’m in the […]

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9 h. ago Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu orders Air Canada and striking flight attendants back to work

Ottawa orders binding arbitration to end Air Canada flight attendant strike, with Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu directing operations to resume after walkout disrupted global travel.

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9 h. ago Air Canada passengers should avoid YVR unless they've booked another airline

Air Canada mainline operations were suspended at 9:58 p.m. Friday because of a flight attendant strike.

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9 h. ago Air Canada passengers should avoid YVR unless they've booked another airline because of strike

The federal government is ordering both parties to resume operations and resolve the dispute through binding arbitration.

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12 h. ago Federal government orders Air Canada flight attendants back to work, imposes binding arbitration

Airline had locked out about 10,000 flight attendants after they walked off the job early Saturday

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20 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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20 h. ago Air Canada flight attendants go on strike, grounding hundreds of planes

Air Canada could lose $75 million in earnings for each day there is a work stoppage, says analyst

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20 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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21 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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21 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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27 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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30 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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