Their union says one of its core demands, to receive pay for groundwork, is unlikely to be introduced in arbitration. The airline began canceling flights ahead of the potential strike.

The dominant air carrier in Canada set in motion a process that could ground 130,000 passengers a day by Saturday.

Their union says one of its core demands, to receive pay for groundwork, is unlikely to be introduced in arbitration. The airline began canceling flights ahead of the potential…

Thousands of flight attendants have walked off the job over a wage contract dispute, forcing the airline to cancel all of its daily flights.

Hours after Air Canada flight attendants went on strike and the airline paused all flights, Canada's government intervened and ordered operations to resume.

The decision by the union representing the 10,000 workers means that travel chaos will most likely continue for at least a second day.

The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered the flight attendants’ union to call off the job action by midday.