- Air 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.
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