Air Canada reaches deal flight attendants
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Prime Minister Mark Carney said flight attendants should be ‘compensated equitably’ and that it’s ‘disappointing’ that negotiations did not lead to an agreement as the Air Canada strike continues.
Mark Carney has been accused of a “blatant betrayal” of women’s rights after the Canadian prime minister intervened to try and block a strike by 10,000 flight attendants.
A major disruption hits Air Canada as flight attendants strike. Thousands of passengers face travel chaos. Union leaders defy a back-to-work order. The government intervenes, citing economic concerns.
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu issued an order calling on the industrial relations board to end the strike and impose binding arbitration.
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu tells The Canadian Press that the federal government is launching a probe into allegations of unpaid work in the airline sector as a work stoppage at Air Canada stretches on.