US EditionCanadian arbitrator upholds Air Canada's wage agreement
The arbitrator approved multi-year wage increases including a 12% raise for junior and 13% for Rouge flight attendants, ending a strike that affected over 10,000 workers.
- On Feb. 18, 2026, an independent arbitrator finalized wage rates for Air Canada mainline, ending last summer's travel disruptions and increasing the first-year raise for Rouge.
- Union delegates had rejected the airline's final offer, and last year more than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants went on strike, prompting Ottawa to invoke Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code less than 12 hours after the strike began.
- The contract includes a 12 per cent salary increase this year for most junior Air Canada flight attendants and an eight per cent bump for more senior members, while ground-pay rules award half their hourly wage for initial ground time and phase higher shares later.
- Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu's department said the federal probe found no evidence wages fell below the minimum but flagged part-time and entry-level flight attendants for closer examination.
- The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered flight attendants to return to work a day later and the company and union resumed negotiations with many terms beyond wages considered final.
15 Articles
15 Articles
An arbitrator to review the salaries of Air Canada flight attendants finalized the airline's rates of pay.
Canadian arbitrator upholds Air Canada's wage agreement
A Canadian arbitrator on Tuesday largely upheld Air Canada's offer to raise its flight attendants' wages by more than 20% over four years, putting an end to a bitter dispute that led to a four-day strike by the carrier's cabin crew in 2025.
An arbitrator to review the salaries of Air Canada flight attendants finalized the airline's rates of pay, ending the labour dispute that disrupted the movements of thousands of people last summer.
A Canadian conciliator has approved Air Canada's offer to increase cabin crew salaries by more than 20 percent over a four-year period, resulting in a month-long collective dispute that led to a four-day cabin crew strike in 2025.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
