6 h. ago Canada Games challenged by Air Canada strike, families stuck in St. John’s

For Canada Games Council CEO Kelly-Ann Paul, the timing of Air Canada’s strike was nothing short of “surreal.” Air Canada grounded thousands of flights last Saturday when its flight attendants went on strike, disrupting the Canada Games in St. John’s, N.L., which run Aug. 8-25 with teenage athletes from across the country flying in and […]

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7 h. ago Two proposed class actions seek compensation for travellers hurt by Air Canada strike

The proposed class of plaintiffs in the first lawsuit includes all passengers worldwide whose travel plans were adversely affected

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10 h. ago ‘I cried’: Air Canada strike costs young Girl Guides member trip of a lifetime

A 15-year-old Girl Guide's flight from Toronto to London was cancelled because of the strike and lockout at Air Canada, which started the day they were supposed to leave.

Economics

15 h. ago Opinion: PM needs to end his government’s war on worker bargaining power

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 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 […]

Politics

15 h. ago After Air Canada strike, Section 107 of labour code is ’dead,’ says union leader

OTTAWA — A rare show of defiance by Air Canada flight attendants in the face of a back-to-work order from the government has proven the ineffectiveness of the section of Canada’s labour code that allows a minister to order the end to a strike or lockout, the president of the Canadian Labour Congress said. On […]

Politics

16 h. ago Air Canada flights set to ramp up as restart continues after strike

The company resumed flights Tuesday afternoon after a complete halt to Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge routes that began early Saturday morning.

Culture

17 h. ago Terence Corcoran: CUPE and the ‘crime’ behind the Air Canada strike 

'Unfair Canada' commercials and picket signs served as a giant smear campaign to corrupt the image of Air Canada

Events

28 h. ago Air Canada won’t punish flight attendants over illegal strike, will pay for pre

Union leadership said the four-year tentative agreement struck with the airline was a mixed bag

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29 h. ago Saskatchewan parents step up to the plate amid Air Canada flight cancellations

The lingering affects of the Air Canada strike are still being felt, but the parents of one Sask. baseball team stepped up to the plate to get their kids out east to compete.

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29 h. ago 'The damage is done': Marketing expert weighs reputational fallout after Air Canada strike

In Canada's relatively non-competitive airline market, price plays a greater role than loyalty when it comes to consumer decision making.

Events

30 h. ago The Air Canada strike is over. Can I get reimbursed for my alternative flights and other expenses?

Many passengers had to pay for bookings and other costs out-of-pocket. Can they send Air Canada the bill? Read more.

Other

31 h. ago Howard Levitt: Is the Air Canada strike Mark Carney’s Ronald Reagan moment?

CUPE is gambling that Canada has grown too timid to punish them

Transport

31 h. ago Canada Post, union to restart labour talks after Air Canada strike ends

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers had previously said the return to bargaining had been delayed after federal mediators were called into the Air Canada dispute.

Culture

33 h. ago Air Canada to resume operations after making deal to end flight attendants' strike

The airline said flights will 'gradually' resume Tuesday evening, warning full restoration could take up to 10 days

Other

39 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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39 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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39 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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39 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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40 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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40 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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