Posted on 08/12/2025 5:59:14 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Air Canada said on Tuesday it has asked for federal government intervention in contract talks with its flight attendants union, after the airline declared an impasse in the negotiations.
The company also warned of potential flight disruptions, saying it had made arrangements with other Canadian and foreign carriers to provide customers alternative travel options.
Patty Hajdu, Canada's Minister of Jobs and Families, said later in the day that she had met with both the union and Air Canada, and was closely monitoring the situation.
"I ... encourage both parties to remain at the table until a deal is reached," Hajdu said, adding that federal mediators would remain available until an agreement is finalized. The standoff in contract negotiations have raised the risk of disrupted service as early as Saturday by Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, which together carry about 130,000 customers a day. Earlier in the day, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents more than 10,000 flight attendants, rejected the airline's proposal for binding arbitration, arguing it wants a negotiated settlement.
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This ought to be good. What do you think is going to happen?
Send the Mounties to trample them. That’s how the Canadian government rolls.
Air Canada is one of the worst airlines I have ever flown on. They are always canceling their flights. Their rebooking system sends you to places that you don’t want to go to from places you are not currently at. Their customer service is terrible. It is actually less of a hassle to drive from New York to either Toronto or Montreal because by the time you get done with the delays flight cancellations and other assorted issues, it takes about the same amount of time to actually get there. But what would one expect from a Canadian government owned airline?
“But what would one expect from a Canadian government owned airline?”
I don’t belive that is the case any longer.
Is this a warm up for when all the Canadian NHS nurses go on strike again?
Maybe the two sides could just get together for a nice walk in the forest to let nature calm both sides down and…… OOPS forget illegal in Canada to walk in the woods….
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