Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAir Canada flight attendants' strike, now in its fourth day, has caused significant disruption for hundreds of thousands of summer travellers. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has defied a federal labour board order to return to work, maintaining the strike despite resumed talks with Air Canada. A central demand of the flight attendants is compensation for ground duties, which they claim are currently performed unpaid, a grievance Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu has pledged to investigate. While Air Canada offered a 38 per cent boost to total compensation, the union claims this equates to only a 17.2 per cent wage increase over four years, highlighting a substantial gap in negotiations. Other major labour organisations, including the Canadian Labour Congress and Air Canada's pilot union, have expressed strong support for the striking flight attendants, indicating potential broader industrial action. In fullAir Canada cabin crew strike disruption continues as talks resumeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The strike could disrupt travel plans for more than 100,000 passengers.

Flight attendants walked off the job around 1 a.m. EDT on Saturday. Around the same time, Air Canada said it would begin locking flight attendants out of airports.

Flight attendants walked off the job around 1 a.m. EDT on Saturday. Around the same time, Air Canada said it would begin locking flight attendants out of airports.

Air Canada advises passengers not to go to the airport unless they have tickets on other airlines.

A walkout by flight attendants ended after about 12 hours with the imposition of binding arbitration. But getting travel back to normal will take days.

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

Union criticises move less than 12 hours after start of action that has left more than 100,000 travellers stranded

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

Union rejected the Canadian government’s return-to-work order. The action has left more than 100,000 travellers stranded.

Refusal comes after labor minister triggered process ordering flight attendants back to work on Sunday by 2 p.m. Eastern time

Workers at Canada’s flagship carrier defy back-to-work order as they stage first strike in 40 years.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which is representing the workers, sought wage increases as well as to address uncompensated ground work, including during the…

MONTREAL: Air Canada’s fleet of hundreds of planes remained grounded on Monday morning after striking flight attendants refused a government-backed order to get back to work and…

The strike was already affecting about 130,000 travelers per day during the peak summer travel season.

Air Canada flight attendants continued their strike Monday after an order to return to work by the Canadian government. The union has defied the order.

The 10,000 striking workers are being ordered back on the job

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

The union president said he is willing to face jail time for defying a back-to-work order after the strike was deemed illegal.

Cabin crews are pushing for higher wages and compensation for time on the ground.

Air Canada and the union representing 10,000 flight attendants resumed talks late Monday for the first time since the strike began over the weekend. The strike is affecting about…