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Arab News
8 hours ago
- Arab News
Air Canada to resume flights after directive ending strike
Air Canada plans to resume flights on Sunday after the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) acted on a directive from the country's Jobs Minister Patty Hajjdu to end a cabin crew strike that caused the suspension of around 700 daily CIRB directed Air Canada to resume operations and for all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flight attendants to return to their duties by 2 p.m. ET (1800 GMT), the airline said in a directive came after the government on Saturday moved to end the strike and require binding arbitration to break a contract impasse, an action that the country's largest carrier had sought but unionized flight attendants fiercely of Air Canada cabin crew walked off the job on Saturday for the first time since 1985, after months of negotiations over a new contract. In anticipation of the stoppage, the airline began canceling flights on Friday, forcing more than 100,000 travelers to scramble for alternatives or stay Canada said flights would restart on Sunday evening, but some would still be canceled over the next 7-10 days as the schedule stabilizes and returns to normal.
Al Arabiya
8 hours ago
- Al Arabiya
Air Canada to resume flights after directive ending strike
Air Canada said it planned to resume flights on Sunday after the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) acted on a directive from Canada's Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu to end the strike resulting in the suspension of more than 700 flights. The CIRB directed Air Canada to resume airline operations and for all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flight attendants to resume their duties by 2 p.m. ET (1800 GMT), the airline said. Thousands of Air Canada flight attendants walked off the job for the first time since 1985, after months of negotiations over a new contract.
Al Arabiya
2 days ago
- Al Arabiya
Air Canada cabin staff go on strike, grounding hundreds of flights
Air Canada's unionized flight attendants walked off the job early Saturday after contract talks with the country's largest carrier stalled, in a move affecting more than 100,000 passengers. The union, representing over 10,000 flight attendants, confirmed the strike on social media around 1:00 a.m. ET. It is the first strike by cabin crew since 1985. Attendants currently are paid only when planes are in the air; the union seeks compensation for time spent on the ground assisting passengers and during boarding. Montreal-based Air Canada said it anticipated canceling 500 flights by Friday, with around 100,000 passengers affected. The airline and its low-cost affiliate Air Canada Rouge transport roughly 130,000 passengers daily and operate the largest number of flights to the US among foreign carriers. Passengers are likely to see pickets at major Canadian airports. Freddy Ramos, 24, said his flight from Toronto had been repeatedly delayed and canceled due to the labor dispute. While some passengers have voiced support for flight attendants on social media, Canadian businesses urged the federal government to impose binding arbitration to end the strike. Air Canada has requested arbitration from the minority Liberal government of Prime Minister Mark Carney, while the Canadian Union of Public Employees opposed it. Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu has repeatedly called for both sides to return to negotiations. The union said Air Canada offered partial compensation for previously unpaid work and a 38 percent total pay increase over four years, including a 25 percent raise in the first year, which the union deemed insufficient. Financial analysts at TD Cowen warned that failing to resolve the dispute could outweigh labor cost savings with lost earnings during the airline's key travel season.
