Air Canada flight attendants on strike
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On Saturday, flight attendants were ordered to “resume their duties” by 2 p.m. ET Sunday, according to a statement from the Air Canada component of CUPE. The CUPE said it invited Air Canada back to the negotiating table, “rather than relying on the federal government to do their dirty work for them when bargaining gets a little bit tough.”
Canadian Labor Minister Patty Hajdu said on Friday that she met jointly with Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), urging both sides to work harder and remain at the negotiating table to reach a deal and avert a potential strike.
Air Canada wants to reinforce the gender wage gap by forcing Air Canada flight attendants – 70% of whom identify as women – to accept a wage offer less than one-third what Air Canada offered its pilots less than a year ago.