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WestJet flight attendants' union serves airline 72-hour strike notice
The union says 99.4% of members backed strike action as WestJet warned of a lockout and said neither notice has immediate service impacts.
- On Thursday, CUPE Local 8125 served a 72-hour strike notice to WestJet, prompting the airline to issue a lockout notice the same day; both actions could take effect as early as Sunday, Aug. 2.
- The union claims flight attendants work up to 35 monthly hours for free on duties like boarding and safety checks, a grievance that mirrors issues sparking a major Air Canada strike last summer.
- Members authorized the strike with a 99.4 per cent vote; potential walkouts could impact about 75,000 passengers daily. Both parties signed an operational wind-down agreement to mitigate disruptions if action proceeds.
- WestJet Group CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech said the company remains committed to round-the-clock bargaining, while CUPE Local 8125 President Alia Hussain pledged the union would continue negotiations to reach a fair deal.
- Analyst Gomez predicts no federal intervention like last year's Air Canada strike, though uncertainty for passengers will persist through Sunday as bargaining continues around the clock toward a potential last-minute resolution.
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WestJet flight attendants issue 72-hour strike notice over unpaid work | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Canada’s WestJet said today it has not cancelled flights or started winding down operations and sees progress in talks, hours after its flight attendants gave 72-hour notice for a strike during the busy summer travel season. Cabin crew at the Calgary-based carrier, owned by Onex Corp, could strike as early as Aug. 2, if talks fail to produce an agreement over a dispute on unpaid work, the Canadian Union of Public Employees said.
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