WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through
The union says 4,400 cabin crew members are seeking pay for all duty time after WestJet canceled more than 300 flights.
- Flight attendants at WestJet, Canada's second-largest airline, went on strike over pay disputes related to unpaid groundwork duties, leading to the cancellation of more than 300 flights during a three-day weekend.
- The Canadian Union of Public Employees represents 4,400 cabin crew and initiated the strike over disagreements concerning pay methods for groundwork duties.
- WestJet canceled scheduled Boeing 737 and 787 flights but maintained WestJet Encore Q400 and code-share partner flights unaffected, offering refunds and re-accommodation to affected travelers.
- WestJet proposed an hourly rate covering all pre- and post-flight groundwork time along with a wage increase, but the union found the offer insufficient, and negotiations are ongoing.
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WestJet's flight attendant strike is the third labour dispute to have an impact on Canadian travellers in a year.
10% of all flights at Vancouver airport cancelled today due to WestJet strike
About one in every 10 flights scheduled at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) today has been cancelled after WestJet suspended its mainline operations amid a strike by the airline’s cabin crew. As of the morning of Sunday, August 2, 2026, 88 WestJet flights had been cancelled at YVR, representing approximately 10 per cent of all flights scheduled at the airport on this day. WestJet temporarily suspended its mainline flights after contract neg…
A quick look at recent airline labour disputes
Over the past three years, strikes by Air Canada flight attendants and WestJet mechanics have briefly brought operations at the country’s two biggest airlines shuddering to a halt, and the threat of job action from pilots at WestJet and Air Transat was a real possibility during contract talks.
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