Air Canada flight attendants continue strike
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Air Canada reversed course on plans to resume flights on Sunday after the government ordered more than 10,000 cabin crew to end a strike that led to hundreds of cancellations.
After months of stalled negotiations, 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants walked off the job early Saturday morning. The federal government stepped in hours later to order binding arbitration, forcing an end to the strike — or so they thought.
The Canadian government has urged Air Canada and its flight attendants' union to restart contract negotiations, with a threatened work stoppage that could disrupt travel for tens of thousands just hours away unless there is a resolution to the dispute.
Businesses want the government to prevent a strike by Air Canada flight attendants because of the impact on cargo deliveries. The post Supply chain disruptions feared as Air Canada prepares for strike appeared first on FreightWaves.