US EditionProtestors disrupt Air Canada press conference days before strike
Union members representing about 10,000 flight attendants protested unpaid work and unfair treatment before a planned strike that could cancel 500 flights, affecting 130,000 customers daily.
- On Thursday, a union representing Air Canada's flight attendants streamed into a press conference with signs, prompting its abrupt end.
- Earlier this week, the Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees rejected binding arbitration after members voted 99.7 per cent for a strike mandate and issued a strike notice just before 1 a.m. on Saturday.
- Air Canada plans to cancel 500 trips, impacting about 130,000 customers per day, as it begins suspending operations ahead of Saturday's stoppage.
- Despite calls for intervention, Ottawa has not signaled whether it will act after Air Canada requested government-directed arbitration, according to Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu.
- If no deal emerges by Saturday, Air Canada plans to lock out flight attendants and workers are set to strike around 1 a.m.
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Le Journal de Quebec
Le Journal de QuebecA group of Air Canada flight attendants interrupted the airline news briefing on the labour dispute.
·Montreal, Canada
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Winnipeg Free Press+16 Reposted by 16 other sources
Air Canada, flight attendants offer competing narratives ahead of strike deadline
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution62% Left
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C 23%
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