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5 hours ago
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Dozens gather in downtown Montreal in support of Air Canada flight attendants
As flight attendants are defying a back-to-work order, those who had planned to travel Monday are running out of patience. While Air Canada travellers wait, rebook, and make other arrangements as their flights remain in limbo, a crowd in downtown Montreal formed to support flight attendants who remain on the ground despite a federal back-to-work order. Air Canada announced on Monday that it will suspend all flights through Tuesday afternoon after flight attendants still defied Prime Minister Mark Carney's order. The airline's CEO told CTV News earlier in the day that he hoped Air Canada would resume services on Tuesday. Around 200 protesters joined the multi-union Workers' Alliance in Phillips Square in downtown Montreal and marched to Air Canada's headquarters at Square Victoria. 'This illegal strike is necessary—it's the beginning of something,' said Workers' Alliance Montreal representative Emma Dowson. '[Premier Francois] Legault and Carney think they can break our leverage with laws and decrees, but power doesn't come from the Code. It comes from people, from anger. And what they're seeing now is only a taste of what awaits them if they keep pushing.' Protesters in Montreal People protest in support and solidarity with Air Canada flight attendants, in downtown Montreal, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu intervened in the labour dispute between the two parties, ordering binding arbitration and operations to resume. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press) Several representatives made speeches at the gathering, including Syndicat des professionnelles et professionnels du Cégep de Saint-Laurent (CSN) president Philippe Soucy. 'Flight attendants are being repressed for simply demanding better living conditions,' he said. 'We are here, at their side, whatever our trade. This moment is historic, and it is our duty, as workers and union members, to fight alongside them.' The flight attendants' union says that workers face 'unacceptable conditions' with a starting wage of $1,952 gross per month and dozens of hours of unpaid work.
CTV News
9 hours ago
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Windsor travellers caught in Air Canada strike uncertainty
The ongoing Air Canada strike is creating stress and uncertainty for Windsor-area travellers as flight cancellations ripple through international connections. Windsor resident Moe Zogheib said his family is struggling to bring his mother home from Lebanon after her flight was cancelled last weekend. 'Our budget is tight and we don't know what to do,' he said. 'She's currently in Lebanon, and she's coming back to Montreal. Okay. But last Saturday, they canceled the flight. She was at the airport, and they sent her back home in Lebanon. So, we're trying to figure it out. We're calling the call center. Nobody answers us,' Zogheib said. 'We keep calling from Saturday, today's Monday, we don't have any answer,' he said, adding the family doesn't know when she might be able to travel. 'How long we going to wait? We can wait like ten days, five days, but I don't know when she will come back,' he said. Others are stranded in Windsor waiting for flights out. Windsor International Airport Windsor International Airport in Windsor, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (Chris Campbell/CTV Windsor) Emily Napier, visiting from England with her four-year-old son, said their return to London was abruptly pushed back. 'We were supposed to leave yesterday and land today this morning. But we're now not scheduled to go to Friday and landing on Saturday,' Napier said. 'It's fortunate in a way, because we can spend more time with family here. I think we're just lucky that we weren't on an all-inclusive or booking a hotel, because it would be very difficult. And I think we'd be stressing a lot more than we are now,' she added. At Windsor International Airport, Jazz Aviation flights operated under the Air Canada Express banner are still flying, but president and CEO Mark Galvin said the situation is changing quickly. 'It's a pretty fluid situation and dynamic. So check your connections. Check where you're going, check the flight you're on, check all of your flight numbers to make sure that you know what's happening. And of course, obviously, if you're getting emails from the airline itself, letting you know that that's also important,' Galvin said. 'The situation is pretty fluid. So, I would continue to give the same advice to check those flights. Right now, they're operating as normal. You know, don't foresee any impact, but the situation can change day by day,' he said. Travel agent Al Valente, president of Valente Travel, said the strike has created a flood of calls from anxious clients. 'Our phone's been ringing off the hook. I mean, we've been dealing all over the weekend trying to figure out, you know, whether they're working, whether or not working, whether their flights are delayed, whether they're canceled, whether they're going or not. We're just really not sure at this point,' Valente said. 'We usually recommend to wait until it's cancelled before you make plans for other flights, etc. so unless you want to change your flight, you have to do that as well. That's an option,' he said. 'This is just complete turmoil. That's the word to describe it. It's a mess. But, hopefully we'll get back to some normalcy in the next couple of days,' Valente added. He urged passengers to be patient and avoid rushing into expensive changes. 'We just have to be patient and try to figure things out because it's a moving target, and we really don't know what's going to happen from one hour to the next. So the most important thing is to keep aware of alerts for your flight. Call your travel agents if you have one, and, see what you can do from there,' Valente said. 'It's extremely frustrating. I mean, a lot of clients save up for years literally for their dream vacation. And when it comes to something like this, it really puts a sour taste in their mouths. And, so the only thing we could do is just try to help them through this and to navigate the waters,' he said.
CTV News
11 hours ago
- CTV News
Union laments uncertainty for students, staff ahead of back-to-school
CSQ president Eric Gingras lays out the union's plans for this year during a news conference, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024 in Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press) Just weeks before the start of the school year, the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ) is arguing that its members, including teachers, professionals, support staff and parents, are in limbo regarding the services that students will receive. The union group said on Monday that this widespread uncertainty was caused by the Quebec government's announcement that it was implementing $570 million in budget cuts last June. That announcement was followed by a $540 million reinvestment in mid-July. The last-minute reversal comes on top of a hiring freeze that was imposed last November. The union said it wants to know how many speech therapists, special education assistants and special education technicians will be able to work this year, as well as how many hours those working part-time will have. CSQ president Éric Gingras said Monday he found it ironic that the government was constantly arguing for the need for staffing predictability during the last round of collective agreement bargaining. He pointed out that the turmoil in the sector today is a result of the government's decisions. This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Aug. 18, 2025.
