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Union strike forces Canadian airline to cancel 150 flights

Union strike forces Canadian airline to cancel 150 flights

PTI

Jun 30, 2024 12:49 PM | UPDATED: Jun 30, 2024 12:49 PM | 2 min read

Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, says it has cancelled at least 150 flights affecting 20,000 passengers beginning on Saturday after the union of maintenance workers announced it has gone on strike.

The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association said its members started to strike Friday evening because the airline’s “unwillingness to negotiate with the union” made it inevitable.
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The strike came after the federal government issued a ministerial order for binding arbitration on Thursday. That followed two weeks of turbulent discussions with the union on a new deal. 

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