Air Canada flight attendants on strike
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Air Canada announced Aug. 17 that it would be resuming flights after the Canadian government intervened to end a flight attendants' strike. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) representing the flag carrier's flight attendants began the strike on Aug. 16 after rejecting a proposed wage increase.
The federal government is stepping in to resolve a labour dispute between Air Canada and the union representing flight attendants, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu revealed on Saturday. Hajdu told journalists she is ordering binding arbitration and operations to resume.