US EditionAir Canada strike updates: Airline won’t negotiate with union until they return to work
- Air Canada states it cannot negotiate with the flight attendants' union until they return to work, as the planes are grounded and negotiations are stalled.
- CUPE National President Mark Hancock emphasized that the union is committed to negotiating a deal despite the travel disruptions for hundreds of thousands of travelers.
- Hancock mentioned that the union stands up for workers' rights and the rights of Canadians under their Constitution.
- The impasse affects hundreds of thousands of travelers, as timelines for a restart continue to shift.
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The Hamilton Spectator
St Catharines StandardAir Canada strike: Union defies back-to-work order, returns to bargaining table with company
CUPE union president Mark Hancock refuses to obey Ottawa orders as airline cancels all flights through to Tuesday afternoon leaving tens of thousands of travellers stranded.
The Peterborough Examiner
Air Canada says no deal with union until planes moving as it cancels more flights
TORONTO - Air Canada says its flight attendants need to return to work before the airline can push on with negotiations, even as the union says it won't end its
Canadian Airline Strike Chaos Is Worse than Finnair – Four-Day Strike Cost an Estimated $300 Million
The strike at Air Canada lasted four days, but it came at a considerable cost. Compared to the strikes fought in Finland in the spring, this is a fairly large-scale industrial action.
Solidarity with CUPE: Protect the right to strike and bargain fairly
Statement from Sharon DeSousa, PSAC National President: PSAC is in solidarity with CUPE Air Canada flight attendants refusing the government’s back to work order as they fight not only to be paid for the work they do, and the legal right to bargain fairly. The government’s decision to force Air Canada flight attendants back to work is a blatant violation of workers’ constitutional rights in Canada and tramples over the collective bargaining p…
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