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Air Canada suspends plans to restart operations
The Canadian Union of Public Employees is defying a government return-to-work order amid an eight-month contract dispute affecting 10,000 flight attendants, delaying Air Canada flights further.
- Air Canada suspended plans to restart operations on Sunday after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants said they'll defy a return to work order.
- The federal government ordered the striking flight attendants back to work, saying the shutdown impacted 130,000 travelers daily during peak season.
- The union defied the order, saying the contract dispute process has been 'unfair', and it will challenge what it called an unconstitutional order.
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Air Canada suspends plan to resume flights
TORONTO, Canada – Air Canada on Sunday suspended its plan to resume flights over a strike by flight attendants that has effectively shut down the airline and snarled summer travel for its passengers around the world. The announcement came despite the country’s industrial relations board ordering an end to the strike by around 10,000 flight
Air Canada Scraps Plan to Resume Flights Amid Labor Dispute
Air Canada suspended plans to resume flights Sunday after striking flight attendants refused a government order to return to work. “All Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights are cancelled due to CUPE’s actions. Please do not head to the airport, as flights are not operating,” the airline said on its website Sunday. Air Canada has announced earlier Sunday that flights would resume after Canadian Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu ordered some 10…
Air Canada Flight Attendants Refuse to End Strike, Defying Back-to-Work Order
The union representing 10,000 striking Air Canada flight attendants said Sunday it will defy an order to return to work and continue a strike that has stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world during the peak summer travel season.The Canada...
Striking Air Canada flight attendants defy back-to-work order | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
MONTREAL >> Air Canada’s striking flight attendants today refused a government-backed labor board’s order to return to work, forcing the airline to delay restarting its operations and leaving its passengers in limbo.
Air Canada suspends restart of operations as flight attendants' strike continues
OTTAWA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Air Canada said Sunday it has suspended plans to resume limited flying on Sunday evening after its flight attendants defied a government back-to-work order. Read full story
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