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Ottawa orders binding arbitration for Air Canada-union dispute to end flight attendants' strike
Minister Patty Hajdu ordered binding arbitration to end a strike by 10,000 flight attendants that grounded flights and affected about 130,000 passengers daily, citing economic impact and stalled negotiations.
- On August 16, 2025, the Canadian government intervened in the Air Canada strike by ordering the striking flight attendants to resume their duties and commencing binding arbitration.
- The strike came after roughly eight months of negotiations between the airline and its flight attendants' union failed to settle major disagreements over wages.
- The work stoppage affected over 10,000 attendants and stranded more than 100,000 travelers globally during the summer travel peak, with about 623 flights canceled by Friday night.
- Air Canada offered a 38% total compensation increase over four years, including benefits and pensions, but the union criticized the initial 8% first-year raise as insufficient amid inflation.
- Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said both parties are at an impasse, require arbitration help, and cautioned that flight services could take days to fully resume, emphasizing the importance of air travel in Canada.
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Travellers Stranded Despite Federal Intervention Into Air Canada Labour Strife
Air travellers across the country continued dealing with hundreds of grounded planes on Saturday as the federal government announced it was ordering a binding arbitration in a labour strife between Air Canada and its 10,000 flight attendants on strike. In Ontario, passengers who had received notice that their flights were cancelled still showed up to Toronto Pearson International Airport in search of information from Air Canada about alternative…
Air Canada: Gov’t forces striking cabin crew back to work
The Canadian government on Saturday moved to end a strike by Air Canada flight attendants. The strike had forced largest airline to cancel all of its 700 daily flights and grounded over 100,000 passengers at the peak of the summer travel season. Why has the Canadian government intervened in the strike? The government has ordered an immediate end to the strike and for the Canada Industrial Relations Board to impose binding arbitration on Air Can…
In Canada, the government intervened in the flight crew strike at Air Canada and forced both sides to settle.
Canadian government orders arbitration over Air Canada strike. Here's what you need to know.
Air Canada suspended all operations Saturday morning after more than 10,000 flight attendants walked off the job over pay and scheduling disputes, prompting the Canadian government to step in
Canadian government moves to end Air Canada strike, seeks binding arbitration
The Canadian government on Saturday moved to end a strike by Air Canada's cabin crews and require binding arbitration to resolve their contract impasse, an action that the country's largest carrier had sought but unionized flight attendants opposed. Thousands of Air Canada flight attendants walked off the job after months of negotiations over a new contract just before 1 a.m. EDT (0500 GMT). In anticipation of the stoppage, the airline canceled …
Canadian jobs minister intervenes in Air Canada strike, orders flight attendants back to work
More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants who went on strike early Saturday will be ordered to return to work by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), according to a Saturday announcement by Canadian Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu.
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