The Canadian government has moved to end the Air Canada flight attendants’ strike, invoking its authority to force binding arbitration after thousands of cabin crew members walked off the job on Saturday.
At the center of the dispute is beating inflation and compensation for ground-based duties, such as boarding and deplaning, which are currently unpaid. CUPE rejected Air Canada’s most recent offer, which the carrier said would raise overall compensation by 38% over four years.
Air Canada welcomed the government’s intervention and said it would work quickly to resume normal operations. The airline estimated it could take four to five days before schedules fully recover once crews are ordered back to work.
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