The Canadian government intervened in the Air Canadian strike and forced the negotiation table to be forced to negotiate with hundreds of flights this week.
Patty Hajdu JOBS ordered a binding mediation between the airline and the Canadian Civil Service Union, representing more than 10,000 Air Canadian crew members after the strike began on Saturday morning.
Hadju said in a statement that “despite the government’s significant support, these parties could not solve the difference in a timely manner.”
The largest airline in the country said the strike will affect about 500 flights a day.
HADJU called the Canadian Labor Law section 107 and brought the parties to the table.
CUPE said in a statement on X, the Canadian Liberal Party “Violated our Charter Rights,” and intervention said, “It sets a terrible precedent.”
The airline has suspended all flights, including the flight of the budget Air Air Canada Rouge, and advised the affected customer not to travel to the airport unless there are other airlines.
Air Canada said that this would interfere with about 130,000 passengers a day.
The crew requires higher salaries and pays when the aircraft is on the ground.
The strike came into effect on Saturday at 00:58 EDT (04:58 GMT), but Air Canada began to scaly before.
The crew smoked at major Canadian airports, and passengers tried to secure new reservations at the beginning of the week.
Air Canada, who flies directly to 180 cities around the world, said, “stopped all operations.”
Air Canadian Jazz, PAL Airlines and Air Canadian Express flights were not affected.
“Air Canada deeply regrets the impact of a strike on customers.”
On Friday night, airlines said they canceled 623 flights that affect more than 100,000 passengers as part of the withdrawal of operation ahead of the strike.
In the contract negotiations, the airline reported that the total compensation increased by 38% over four years to the crew and increased 25% in the first year.
CUPE said, “It is lower than the minimum wage under the inflation below the market value.”
The union and the airline publicly traded Barb about the willingness to reach the contract.
Earlier this month, 99.7%of the employees represented by the union voted for strike.
CUPE has been negotiating for more than eight months, but Air Canada insisted that the government has found mediation instructed by the government.
“When we were standing together, Air Canada did not come to the table in good faith,” the union told the members in a statement. “Instead, they asked to enter the federal government and take away their rights.”
