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Despite a government call for both parties to return to the negotiating table, the possibility of a systemwide work stoppage by Air Canada's (AC.TO), opens new tab unionized flight attendants loomed large on Friday with a strike deadline just hours away.
Ahead of a threatened strike just before 1:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, Canada's largest airline has stated that it anticipates canceling 500 flights by the end of the day, leaving approximately 100,000 passengers to find other ways to get around.The union that represents 10,000 flight attendants for Air Canada urged Prime Minister Mark Carney's minority Liberal government to reject the airline's request to impose binding arbitration on both parties.
After contract negotiations between the two parties stalled over demands for higher wages and compensation for unpaid work, the union said that imposing arbitration would put an end to the first strike by Air Canada flight attendants since 1985.
According to the Canadian Union of Public Employees, "Air Canada's obligation to bargain in good faith has been chilled by the mere prospect of ministerial intervention."
The two parties were urged to cooperate with federal mediators by Patty Hajdu, Canada's Minister of Jobs and Families.
"Getting a deal should be the only priority right now," she stated.
As of Friday at 1:00 p.m. ET (1700 GMT), Air Canada had canceled 174 flights, according to FlightAware data. Ninety-four more were delayed.
According to the Canadian Union of Public Employees, "Air Canada's obligation to bargain in good faith has been chilled by the mere prospect of ministerial intervention."
The two parties were urged to cooperate with federal mediators by Patty Hajdu, Canada's Minister of Jobs and Families.
"Getting a deal should be the only priority right now," she stated.
As of Friday at 1:00 p.m. ET (1700 GMT), Air Canada had canceled 174 flights, according to FlightAware data. Ninety-four more were delayed.
Air Canada passengers waited in line in front of a desk to ask staff about flight information at Toronto's Pearson International Airport, which FlightAware says was the hardest hit in the world for cancellations on Friday.
At the height of the summer travel season, a strike would affect Canada's tourism industry.
Robyn Flynn, 38, who owns a recording studio, told Reuters that she had experienced two delays on her Friday afternoon flight from St. John's, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, to Montreal. She said she supported the attendants in spite of the inconvenience.
Flynn, who was traveling with her three-year-old daughter, stated, "They deserve a salary increase...and if our flight gets cancelled, I 100% blame Air Canada, not the flight attendants."
At the height of the summer travel season, a strike would affect Canada's tourism industry.
Robyn Flynn, 38, who owns a recording studio, told Reuters that she had experienced two delays on her Friday afternoon flight from St. John's, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, to Montreal. She said she supported the attendants in spite of the inconvenience.
Flynn, who was traveling with her three-year-old daughter, stated, "They deserve a salary increase...and if our flight gets cancelled, I 100% blame Air Canada, not the flight attendants."
Hajdu has the right, under the Canada Labour Code, to request that the Industrial Relations Board of Canada enforce binding arbitration in order to safeguard the nation's economy.
Despite its independence, the board frequently consents to request arbitration after reviewing the case, which can take several days.
The Board of Trade for the Toronto region urged Ottawa to intervene, arguing that a strike would harm Canada's standing internationally.
Last year, the government acted swiftly to stop rail and dock strikes that threatened to devastate the economy under Carney's predecessor, Justin Trudeau.
Despite its independence, the board frequently consents to request arbitration after reviewing the case, which can take several days.
The Board of Trade for the Toronto region urged Ottawa to intervene, arguing that a strike would harm Canada's standing internationally.
Last year, the government acted swiftly to stop rail and dock strikes that threatened to devastate the economy under Carney's predecessor, Justin Trudeau.
According to Rafael Gomez, director of the University of Toronto's Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources, "(Ottawa) might decide to use that, but it's not as pressing an economic issue for the country as when the railway or the ports were on strike." "The stakes are not as high."
Tom Fitzgerald, an analyst at TD Cowen, calculated in a note that the airline might lose C$300 million in EBITDA (earnings before interest, depreciation, taxes, and amortization) as a result of a three-day strike.
Tom Fitzgerald, an analyst at TD Cowen, calculated in a note that the airline might lose C$300 million in EBITDA (earnings before interest, depreciation, taxes, and amortization) as a result of a three-day strike.
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