Air Canada flight attendants continue strike
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Air Canada suspended its third-quarter and annual profit forecasts as its 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 called on the airline to return to the bargaining table.
Canada’s labor policy minister, Patty Hajdu, said she met with both sides Friday night and determined there was a low likelihood of a near-term deal.
By Allison Lampert, Kyaw Soe Oo and Promit Mukherjee MONTREAL (Reuters) -The Canadian government on Saturday moved to end a strike by Air Canada's cabin crews and require binding arbitration to resolve their contract impasse,
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said she received a request from Air Canada to refer both parties to binding arbitration and has asked the union to respond to the airline's request.
Several Air Canada customers visited the Regina International Airport on Saturday to try and sort out flights later in the week. On Saturday afternoon flight attendants were called back to work after Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu invoked binding arbitration.
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Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu to provide update on Air Canada labour dispute
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is holding a news conference on Parliament Hill today to provide Canadians with an update on the Air Canada strike.